Children
The alcoholic may find it hard to re-establish friendly relations with his children.
Their young minds were impressionable while he was drinking.
Without saying so, they may cordially hate him
for what he has done to them and their mother…
They cannot seem to forgive and forget…
In time they will see that he is a new man
and in their own way they will let him know it.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 134
Often times people get newly sober or home from treatment and expect their family members to feel as good about them as they do about themselves. This is often not the case. A good friend of mine puts it this way, “We have to establish a new track record. We have been behaving a certain way for so long and have made countless promises to change. Over time it is our actions that will heal the relationship.”
(Source: lahacienda.com)
