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Am I being selfsh to ask my visiting sister not to get drun around me
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My sister has come to visit me for a few months. She sometimes wants to go out to bars for fun and wants me to go with her. (she lives in a small town that's not much fun and wants to cut loose while she's here) Its not that I want to drink but it annoys me when she gets drunk. She has always been more social and friendly than me and of course is more so when she drinks. So I get left behind, pissed off sitting alone by myself. She thinks that I should be more social too and have fun anyway. Well, if that's the case, why cant she go without and have fun anyway? I did ask her not to drink one time when we went out and she didn't but I could tell she was kind of bummed. Its just really annoying when I'm sober to be around someone who is drunk. Am I being selfish to tell her I don't want to go out unless she doesn't drink? Or to tell her I don't want her to be drunk around me?



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Well, first question first...

Are you an alcoholic?

(or is it that you are bothered by your sister's alcoholism (or both)?)



-- Edited by Jakamo on Monday 8th of February 2016 09:37:34 AM

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Assuming you are alcoholic, it's up to you who and how you associate. My personal practice is that anyone non alcoholic around me is free to drink if they want. But I have no tolerance for drunkeness or alcoholic behaviour. It is so boring. I leave, and if it is my place, they leave, family or not. I have a firm boundary on this. I didn't get sober to suffer from someone elses drunkeness.

You make a good point about your sister not enjoying herself unless she has had a few. I found this when entertaining customers. If I wasn't drinking alcohol, they wouldn't either. And that resulted in them being unable to relax. They weren't enjoying themselves because they didn't have their usual social lubricant. I would almost have to insist they have a drink and relax. And when they did they were fine, and we had a constructive evening.

Over the years I have had very few problems with drunks. My mother and sister, both chronic alcoholics, I never see now. I tried hard but I learned that I didn't have the power to sober them up, so it's damage limitation. Neither were safe to be around my children, and both were unpleasant to me and my late wife, and my current partner. I don't need that.

It comes down to what you can handle confortably in your own sobriety. Your sis sounds like she drinks more than is good for her. By going out with her, would you be enabling alcoholic behaviour? Would that be the best thing to do for your sis? Or is she a moderate drinker, and the main reason for your discomfort is centred in your own problem with alcohol? These are questions only you can answer.

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Welcome to MIP Nae Nae, ... glad you're here ...

You have 2 good follow-up posts already ... It would help us to know if you are an admitted alcoholic in recovery or not ... and if your sister frequently abuses alcohol or not ... some people are just heavy drinkers and can stop whenever they want ... and some need, like FS said, to get 'lubricated' before they can relax and be themselves ...

But in the end, you should explain to your sister exactly what your boundaries are and that you expect her to respect them while she's your guest ... or then maybe she should fine another place to stay ... this may or may not be awkward, but so be it ... you should not feel obligated to put up with a drunk in the house no matter who they are ...


Love ya and God Bless,
Pappy



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