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dcharlesworth
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Does it say in scripture or church teaching, and if so where that we are supposed to hold others accountable for their wrong doing?
I do my very best not to come at this from a judgemental point of view, however I see some wrong in my family. I am a recent convert to the Catholic faith, my folks are still Lutheran.
My mom drinks to an accessive degree, if she isn’t an alcoholic, she is very close to it. She is still a very functional person, going to work, getting up when she is responsible to and carries out an active life in the community as head of a Pro Life Pregancy care center.
She drinks as a symptom of her pain in losing her son my brother when he walked out on our family. It has been coming up on 9 years now since I have seen him and I don’t think about it a whole lot, but she thinks about it daily I am sure. I know that her drinking is affecting her marriage greatly. My older sister is also an alcoholic, but by the grace of God is recovered and is more strongly situated in her faith than ever before. She truly is a miracle story. She takes no responsibility for her recover and attributes it all to God’s grace.
My sister and I know that our mom needs help, as our dad is at the end of his rope in trying to deal with it or not deal with it as may be the case, and is perhaps thinking about a divorce. He is a tough guy, and what I would consider a good Christian man, however he is under so much stress that I fear for his health. My sister and I are at a loss for what to do. Is it right for children to hold their parents accountable? Is there scripture that we can present to them to give us credibility that we are not just trying to act judgementally? We both fear that if we come to her she will feel ganged up on, and perhaps try and victimize herself. I apologize that I cannot articulate this as well as I would like.
Any help and prayers are appreciated. Thank you.
I do my very best not to come at this from a judgemental point of view, however I see some wrong in my family. I am a recent convert to the Catholic faith, my folks are still Lutheran.
My mom drinks to an accessive degree, if she isn’t an alcoholic, she is very close to it. She is still a very functional person, going to work, getting up when she is responsible to and carries out an active life in the community as head of a Pro Life Pregancy care center.
She drinks as a symptom of her pain in losing her son my brother when he walked out on our family. It has been coming up on 9 years now since I have seen him and I don’t think about it a whole lot, but she thinks about it daily I am sure. I know that her drinking is affecting her marriage greatly. My older sister is also an alcoholic, but by the grace of God is recovered and is more strongly situated in her faith than ever before. She truly is a miracle story. She takes no responsibility for her recover and attributes it all to God’s grace.
My sister and I know that our mom needs help, as our dad is at the end of his rope in trying to deal with it or not deal with it as may be the case, and is perhaps thinking about a divorce. He is a tough guy, and what I would consider a good Christian man, however he is under so much stress that I fear for his health. My sister and I are at a loss for what to do. Is it right for children to hold their parents accountable? Is there scripture that we can present to them to give us credibility that we are not just trying to act judgementally? We both fear that if we come to her she will feel ganged up on, and perhaps try and victimize herself. I apologize that I cannot articulate this as well as I would like.
Any help and prayers are appreciated. Thank you.
