MuirWannabe
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My 23 year old son is an alcoholic. We came to realize this about 3 months ago. He was living with us, as he had his second job in the hotel industry after graduating in 2018. He was fired from his first job but seems to be doing okay in his current position.
It got to the point where we had to kick him out in November. Last Wednesday I got an early morning call from him. He was in the local jail, having been arrested for DWI. Fortunately, no one had been hurt.
I’m encouraging him to attend AA. He did go to two meetings with me after I bailed him out (he asked me to join him). Although he had an initial (what seemed to me to be genuine) desire to change, I’m concerned it is already fading. He also suffers from severe social anxiety, and that makes it hard for him to attend anything like an AA meeting.
I believe AA is a good place for him if he is willing. Does anyone have any advice or other ideas/experiences that might be helpful in this situation?
Of course, we love our son very much. And we are devastated. We are Christians, and are praying for him to find a spiritual relationship with God. It seems odd to be sharing something such as this on the internet. But maybe any idea might help. Thanks.
Muir
It got to the point where we had to kick him out in November. Last Wednesday I got an early morning call from him. He was in the local jail, having been arrested for DWI. Fortunately, no one had been hurt.
I’m encouraging him to attend AA. He did go to two meetings with me after I bailed him out (he asked me to join him). Although he had an initial (what seemed to me to be genuine) desire to change, I’m concerned it is already fading. He also suffers from severe social anxiety, and that makes it hard for him to attend anything like an AA meeting.
I believe AA is a good place for him if he is willing. Does anyone have any advice or other ideas/experiences that might be helpful in this situation?
Of course, we love our son very much. And we are devastated. We are Christians, and are praying for him to find a spiritual relationship with God. It seems odd to be sharing something such as this on the internet. But maybe any idea might help. Thanks.
Muir