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Daughter and son-in-law went on a bender last night... How do I handle it?


My daughter and son-in-law were a few years sober. They have been having hard times financially in the last couple of months.  He lost his job as a result of taking prescribed pain pills for a swollen ankle.  He doctor shopped and became addicted quickly.  They both avoided this as if it wasn't happening.  They cashed in his pension and went on a bender last night at a casino with the new found money.  My grandchildren are here with us for the weekend (as they are most weekends).  They are 11 & 14, son-in-law is step dad.  We get a phone call last night from him that our daughter has been missing for 3 hrs.  We could tell right away that he was high/drunk.  He's freaking out that she went out to the car 3 hours ago and never came back.  My husband tells him to call the police, and/or security, son-in-law is crying, yelling, slurring, etc.  He hangs up and calls security.  To make a long story short SIL couldn't even remember where the car was.  Security assists him in finding the car and low and behold my daughter is "passed out" in the car.  All the while we are here, 3 hours away getting ready to drive to where they are to help find her.  It was very scary and even as I'm typing this I can't believe how crazy it sounds.  Daughter denies she was drinking although we know she was just by her slurring words when we finally spoke to her last night.  She called this morning, denied any using/drinking and asked if we are still cooking out later today.  

I am not good at handling these things.  My main priority is to protect my grandchildren.  My daughter is an excellent mom when she is sober and loves her children very much. She has been an alcoholic and bulimic for many years.  She is 36 years old.  SIL is 52.  I am not a fan of his for many reasons.  The two of them met in AA.  

Please give me some advice as to how to handle this situation.  Thank you.

 



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I don't tolerate bs and lies but not gonna argue over it either. However you can walk that fine line...that is YOUR program, your boundaries, and your decision. What course of action is best for you?

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Welcome to MIP ConfusedMom - glad you found us and glad that you shared.

Sorry for what brings you here - am hopeful that you have access to Al-Anon meetings/program. The program tells us we can't cure, control or affect any change on another person's actions/disease. Enjoy the children for today and make a decision that works for you.

JADE comes to mind - Don't Justify, Don't Argue, Don't Defend and Don't Explain.

(((Hugs))) - the insanity of the disease is ever present - what's best for us is how we allow it to affect us and how we react to it.

Keep coming back - there is help and hope in the program.

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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging.  Pause before assuming.  Pause before accusing.  Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret.  ~~~~  Lori Deschene

 

 

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