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XanaDUer2

(14,824 posts)
Sat Apr 13, 2024, 03:10 PM Apr 2024

Wine, candy, chips, and cigarettes [View all]

71-yr-old man. The giant bottle of wine will be gone by tomorrow. No matter what I say, he doesn't care. Hes on a pain patch, too. As the ACoA, this is horrible. I am codependent and cannot take a step back. Its like watching slo mo suicide. I depend on his money to live.

Pray I can just shut up and step back.

ETA as a kid, Id pour out my moms vodka and fill it up with water. I just dumped some wine down the sink and poured in water. Its ridiculous, but I feel I'm doing something. Can't do anything about the other problems, though

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Take care IbogaProject Apr 2024 #1
He says it helps with pain XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #2
My Dad did something like that. Eko Apr 2024 #3
Thank you Eko XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #4
Feel free to reach out. Eko Apr 2024 #5
Hey Not Heidi Apr 2024 #6
Hello XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #7
Hi Dear, I feel for you. My hub is 74, on oxygen 24/7, can't walk over 50 feet without Ziggysmom Apr 2024 #8
I'm sorry XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #9
Sounds familiar! My hub is stubborn as a mule. Ziggysmom Apr 2024 #10
How is your husband doing? XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #11
Not too well. He has another infection in his lungs. The COPD is terrible. Whenever he gets Ziggysmom Apr 2024 #12
I'm so sorry XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #13
XanaDUer2. don't dump the alcohol out. I did that to my husband's whiskey. He got furious. we had only been married a debm55 Apr 2024 #14
Thanks Deb XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #15
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