It’s day 2 of no contact.
That doesn’t mean I haven’t heard from Faith, it means I haven’t responded.
I am starting to feel a terrible sadness inside. Do I really have to stop contact for him to find his way? Will it help him? Is this what I must do?
There are no guides –
If A doesn’t work then resort to B. If all else fails switch off and re-boot.
It has given me some much needed peace. And I am important, I work bloody hard, full time, elderly parents that also need and deserve my time and attention.
He has called twice, first time I’m at work and it’s easy to ignore, still more accusations left on my answerphone. Then again when he knows I am home and he sounds more sober. This is the first one that starts I love you mum, I want us to have a relationship, please call me. That’s harder to ignore, but I have, and I will today.
Maybe tomorrow I will send him a message telling him I will only speak to him when he is sober. I will not answer his calls until I can hear in his voice he is.
I’m really not sure if this is protection for me, or as I have read, what I must do for him to be at that place where he wants recovery beyond all else.
I always thought having children was a learning curve that you learn as you go. I didn’t realise that it went on into their adulthood. One thing I have learnt and I am absolutely certain about is, there are no rules, ever! You do what you think is right at the time, maybe you will fuck up occasionally, but one message I would always pass on to my children is “go by your gut feeling, and if you are told that it is wrong, and you still feel your way is the right way then just do it” Don’t be afraid….
As I am tonight.
Thats why I am thinking tomorrow I will send a message to him.
“I will speak to you again, but only when you are sober”
I would love a few responses from you peeps that have found sobriety, how would you feel receiving this message? how did you feel?
Sending out love
As a mother of an alcoholic 