How Do You Deal With An Alchoholic Grandfather?
• Tell a trusted friend, and share your pain with them. It might surprise you how much they understand you, or how well they can listen to you. • Explain to your friend how you feel; angered, grief-stricken, or worried. If you live away from your grandfather, you might feel that if you can’t be there, you don’t know how much he’s drinking, how much he’s falling down, or how much he’s scaring your grandmother. • Ask them if they can relate. If they can, that’s great, but if they can’t, that’s fine; they don’t have to. All they have to do is listen, and be there for you. If they can’t do that, then don’t tell them anything. • Tell your parents how you feel. Don’t be scared; they can’t possibly get mad at you. That might sound impossible if your parents are the type that get mad at everything, but everyone appreciates honesty. Tell them how you feel, how you want to feel… how you feel about feeling what you feel, like you can say, “Mom, I’m angry that I’m so scared for grandpa… I don’
