LibraryScenariosWhen adult children are concerned about a parent's drinking but don't know how to address it
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When adult children are concerned about a parent's drinking but don't know how to address it

My adult kids are worried about how much I drink and they've started having conversations about it without me, which I found out about accidentally. I know they're coming from a place of love but I feel ganged up on and they probably feel like I'm not hearing them, and now we're all just walking on eggshells around each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love and worry are creating a dynamic where everyone is trying to protect each other from a conversation that needs to happen.

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