A.) Be an ENABLER to them and provide them with anything they may need to stay “well” including alcohol, rides to the store, money, lying/making excuses for them, and in a sense “parenting” THEM while YOUR life falls apart. You do this to “keep the peace” and HOPE that soon they will “hit rock bottom” and seek help.
OR
B.) Show them TOUGH LOVE by NOT enabling them; letting them deal with the addiction ALL ALONE without ANY help from you, EVEN if it means they will be homeless until they hit “rock bottom” and ASK for help.
OR
C.) Seek immediate professional help for them and don’t take “NO” for an answer NO MATTER WHAT!
*Yeah, I’ve been watching too much “Intervention!” LOL! =)
Mary Cherry
March 3, 2010 at 11:51 pm
C
ƭooτbαll hεαd
March 4, 2010 at 12:39 am
C)
I would never enable them.
Dizzay.com
March 4, 2010 at 12:56 am
do nothing
dr h
March 4, 2010 at 12:58 am
None of the above… I’d buy them alcohol and drink with them… especially on a night like tonight.
deaddolly
March 4, 2010 at 1:00 am
C Because their addiction impacts my life as well.
♥kRiStEn (Fer sure maybe)♥
March 4, 2010 at 1:05 am
c!
Glossy Lips
March 4, 2010 at 1:09 am
C… it’s hard watching someone you love ruin their life and become someone they aren’t.. I ♥ that show!
ʇiɐʞ
March 4, 2010 at 1:22 am
C. definitely. if you’re the parent it’s hard to say no. there needs to be outside help to help both the child and parent learn how to handle the situation.
Lucille A
March 4, 2010 at 2:17 am
B.)
Hey, they’re only hurting themselves!
my auntie is like that =/
Now What Bitches
March 4, 2010 at 3:11 am
b.
CONEHEAD
March 4, 2010 at 3:47 am
i would run away. <<:-) CONEHEAD
Skeeter
March 4, 2010 at 4:23 am
C. We had to do that for my mom over 25 years ago now and she’s been sober ever since.
One Love
March 4, 2010 at 4:53 am
C
Hey, it's me: That Douchebag
March 4, 2010 at 5:25 am
C. They have a responsibility (to look after me), and they can’t be doing that if they’re off their head 24/7.
Soft Heart
March 4, 2010 at 5:57 am
C.) Seek immediate professional help for them and don’t take “NO” for an answer NO MATTER WHAT!:)))
aphexzangel08
March 4, 2010 at 6:34 am
I’ve done all 3. None help…it’s all on them. There comes a point when you have to stop worrying about them and do whatever you can to live yor own life. I LOVE intervention, too!
Blueberryflowers
March 4, 2010 at 7:25 am
Many alcoholics hold down a job and they don’t need or want any help. If it is your parent and they got addicted to something you would help them because tough love is not the answer to all situations.
BadAss as F*K
March 4, 2010 at 8:19 am
other
i would deal with each individual senario as it comes i would never turn my back even tho i know im gona get hurt in the journey and be there for them no matter what.
SurfBaby
March 4, 2010 at 8:22 am
I have a parent who’s a serious alcoholic and I’m doing B for him because he sexually abused me for many years as a kid. If it was someone I cared about, like my brother for instance, I would be doing C.
quince
March 4, 2010 at 9:18 am
C, but it would include calling the cops on dad or mom to tip them off whenever I saw him/her driving drunk.
Amanda D
March 4, 2010 at 10:08 am
speaking from experiance.. (both my parents)
You want to do C but your gonna start with A then get sick of putting up with their shit, so you’ll attempt B.. But it wont work, its to difficult to push someone you care about so much out of your life. Then you would rnd with C.. If your tough enough to do it. It’s wasy to say your going to but a whole other thing to actually do it.
Pretty much its completely up to them. They will not quit until they hit rock bottom, which is different for everyone. For my mom it was losing me and my brother and her whole life. As for my dad, he hasn’t gotten there yet.
untytled u
March 4, 2010 at 10:36 am
Intervention is the way. When they hit rock bottom, they’ll probably create a little ripple for everyone in their life to feel. Then there are too many pieces to pick up.
SKI THE EAST
March 4, 2010 at 10:42 am
my friends mom is a serious alcoholic, and she is an enabler. she is stressed to the breaking point… she often calls me crying about how she can’t be her mom’s parent.
my other friend is addicted to heroin… when i told her that she had to quit, she refused and said that i didn’t accept her lifestyle. which is true, i don’t accept heroin. not only is it ILLEGAL, but it is also very harmful to her and everyone else she shares a needle with. I called the cops when she shut me out of her life. she’s in rehab now… she’s been there for a few weeks.. and she hates me. but she will be okay.. and one day, when she has been clean for a while… she’ll forgive me.
I am confident that i would C. seek immediate professional help for an alcoholic parent.
kedrick g
March 4, 2010 at 11:06 am
B and then C…i can not help until they hit rock bottom and then professional
Question Queen Martian CandyBar!
March 4, 2010 at 11:45 am
Selection (A) is the usual for me, since I’m very passive. But I need more assertiveness training from my counselor, so I can be mentally strong enough to choose selection (C).
themrmike
March 4, 2010 at 12:38 pm
both of my parents were serious alcoholics and i had none of those options. for me this is not a game it is my life and i do not like the outcome. tmm
Nico
March 4, 2010 at 1:34 pm
C
Morg III - Herald of Death
March 4, 2010 at 2:18 pm
I actually went through this. When I was in school, my dad was an alcoholic and had me drive him around. Once I graduated HS, my brother and I drove him to a clinic and we locked him in there till released him. Problem was, after my brother and I moved away, he started drinking again, but not to get drunk (socially only).
Unfortunately, the damage done by years of drinking took it’s toll and my dad was admitted to the hospital with diabeties and died of a heart attack before he could meet his grandchildren.
Morg
THE Cupid HATER
March 4, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Somewhere between B and C.
It would depend on how much damage they have done to themselves, But it also has to be their choice to seek the cure and ask for help and support
weasel162get8
March 4, 2010 at 3:13 pm
A.) Be an ENABLER to them and provide them with anything they may need to stay “well” including alcohol, rides to the store, money, lying/making excuses for them, and in a sense “parenting” THEM while YOUR life falls apart. You do this to “keep the peace” and HOPE that soon they will “hit rock bottom” and seek help.
egyption_goddess2002
March 4, 2010 at 3:20 pm
D) Hide the bottles and Run away to good ole’ ireland
Cali C.
March 4, 2010 at 3:44 pm
C
mr_mizan93
March 4, 2010 at 4:16 pm
C
Judas Rabbi
March 4, 2010 at 4:25 pm
C