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Lost_Wanderer
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Okay, um, this may come off as a bad surprise to those who are familiar with me here but I’ve actually had a very huge problem with my family these past months.
Just a few hours ago though was sorta like the last straw and I felt like this was the only place I knew to get advice.
Many months ago, my mom caught my dad having an affair and things pretty much started going downhill from there. What’s worse though was that my dad first denied it and it was only until my mom asked my cousins to investigate did she find out.
It was really devastating for her and I myself am not too happy with my dad for what he did. Every night, I would occasionally hear them fight. My mom has now taken to drinking heavily just for her to cope with the trauma. My dad… well. I think he also feels really sorry for what he did. I still don’t think it’s sorry enough in my opinion. However, his temper really fires up when my mom gets drunk and starts going crazy.
Now I’m stuck between comforting my distressed mother all the while putting up with a hardheaded dad who doesn’t seem to like being held accountable. It’s been really hard for me. We’ve got enough on our plate already with financial problems (which, I may add, is another thing my dad didn’t handle well). It’s bad enough that I’m having trouble getting good grades and now I have to play therapist.
I’ve already prayed and still keep praying to God for a way to fix this. I may not be the most religious or virtuous Catholic I know but my mom told me that I have a really strong faith and it’s what keeps her going actually (which only makes me more guilty and worried about what to do).
What should I do? I wanna help my mom through this but her drinking just makes it worse. On the other hand, I can’t even talk straight to my dad anymore. He doesn’t exactly hold firm to Catholic or conservative values as much as he used to.
Just a few hours ago though was sorta like the last straw and I felt like this was the only place I knew to get advice.
Many months ago, my mom caught my dad having an affair and things pretty much started going downhill from there. What’s worse though was that my dad first denied it and it was only until my mom asked my cousins to investigate did she find out.
It was really devastating for her and I myself am not too happy with my dad for what he did. Every night, I would occasionally hear them fight. My mom has now taken to drinking heavily just for her to cope with the trauma. My dad… well. I think he also feels really sorry for what he did. I still don’t think it’s sorry enough in my opinion. However, his temper really fires up when my mom gets drunk and starts going crazy.
Now I’m stuck between comforting my distressed mother all the while putting up with a hardheaded dad who doesn’t seem to like being held accountable. It’s been really hard for me. We’ve got enough on our plate already with financial problems (which, I may add, is another thing my dad didn’t handle well). It’s bad enough that I’m having trouble getting good grades and now I have to play therapist.
I’ve already prayed and still keep praying to God for a way to fix this. I may not be the most religious or virtuous Catholic I know but my mom told me that I have a really strong faith and it’s what keeps her going actually (which only makes me more guilty and worried about what to do).
What should I do? I wanna help my mom through this but her drinking just makes it worse. On the other hand, I can’t even talk straight to my dad anymore. He doesn’t exactly hold firm to Catholic or conservative values as much as he used to.