Recovering alcoholic missing key support
After leaving a toxic job, the writer says a new business and friends help, but family support has not filled the gap in recovery.
- A five-year sober father reports significant life improvements, including a new business and healthier relationships with his kids, ages 7 and 9, but faces continued estrangement from his wife and family.
- Despite working an Alcoholics Anonymous program, the writer feels blamed by marriage therapists for past drinking and reports family members frequently dismiss his feelings or dominate conversations.
- Friends at Alcoholics Anonymous validate his progress, contrasting with his home life where he remains in his marriage for his kids, ages 7 and 9, and maintains distance from relatives to avoid conflict.
- Strained family dynamics persist, with the writer noting he currently feels unsupported by relatives and often keeps to himself to prevent starting arguments about his recovery.
- Columnist Annie Lane suggests maintaining individual therapy and Alcoholics Anonymous attendance, emphasizing that prioritizing his kids while accepting he cannot force family understanding remains his best path forward.
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Dear Annie: Husband in recovery longs to explain that how he was treated was the reason for his drinking
Dear Annie: A lot of things improved when I got sober five years ago. I left a toxic job and started my own business, where I’ve made some good friends. I improved my relationship with my kids, now 7 and 9, so much that I became the preferred parent. I’m even healthier thanks to a new dog who loves walking and comes almost everywhere with me.
Dear Annie: Sobriety fixed a lot in my life, but not my relationship with my family
Dear Annie: A lot of things improved when I got sober five years ago. I left a toxic job and started my own business, where I’ve made some good friends. I improved my relationship with my kids, now 7 and 9, so much that I became the preferred parent. I’m even healthier thanks to a new dog who loves walking and comes almost everywhere with me.
Dear Annie: Five years sober and still waiting for my family to listen to me and understand
Dear Annie: A lot of things improved when I got sober five years ago. I left a toxic job and started my own business, where I’ve made some good friends. I improved my relationship with my kids, now 7 and 9, so much that I became the preferred parent. I’m even healthier thanks to a new dog who loves walking and comes almost everywhere with me.
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