I hear what you guys are saying. It had not occurred to me that the
other driver was enabling. Of course.

However, as far as living in chaos, tell me this: what happens when
you are in love with that human being? I haven't figured out yet how
not to be with him and be involved in caring for him, even if it is
sometimes against his will...


--- In chicagoalanon@yahoogroups.com, Rhen56@... wrote:
>
> An alcoholic will go to any lengths to get that drink. I will go to
any
> lengths to use the tools given me through Alanon, to keep my life
and mind in
> order.
> Your husband has a child too, and it doesn't keep him from going to
bars.
> Check with your Al-Anon meetings to see if they offer child care,
and if they
> don't, maybe you could suggest a way to get child care started, or
ask a
> neighbor to watch your child for a couple of hours.
> You made the choice to come back into that environment, knowing he
was an
> active alkie. We choose to live in chaos, or we choose to walk away
from it, and
> only you can decide which life you want. We're a victim once, and
if we
> choose to stay, we've become volunteers.
>
>
> Rhenda
>
>
>
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>
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