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When family addiction issues overshadow the relationship

My mom and I have spent two years fighting about her drinking and we're both so entrenched in our positions that we can't see each other anymore — just the problem. I love her and I think she loves me but we've forgotten how to be in the same room without it becoming about this.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The thing you're fighting about has become bigger than the love you're fighting for.

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