How to get my Dad to stop drinking?

talk to him about it when he’s not drunk!! and if it’s because of your mom, tell him to forget about her, and tell him that this is how life goes, good people win, bad people lose! good luck and a lot of succes

I know he raley hits me … but I just want him to quit he used to be so nice and kind and happy and easy to talk to now all he does is yell and throw stuff

you really should go to some one that you are close with and try and get your dad counceling so it doesnt get any worse for anyone.

Alateen is for teens with alcoholic parents…kids in the exact place you’re at with your dad…You’re not going to get him to quit drinking by telling him to, or hiding his booze…but to go out and DO something FOR YOURSELF, to give you the support you need to “handle” his drinking…well, that may very well open the door for him to take an honest look at himself, see what it’s doing to his kids, and give it up…

You need support…one thing you’ll find at Alateen is the “truth”…about why he drinks…and you’ll be surprised…really…Even HE doesn’t truly understand why…

phrannie

Tell someone, even if you have no family, call one of those hot lines. Or even the police if you need to.Child services will do what they can to keep the family together with counciling. What your Dad is saying is just BS probably. When guys are drunk they are irrational. They get mad about stuff and say stuff that they normally would never say. Most of the time they don’t act on what they are saying. But they might. And if it’s coming down to threats of violence that is where I would draw the line and take action, for both you and your brother. I know it’s scary but getting help can sometimes be that way. Make sure when you do call or tell someone that he doesn’t know about it. That you are in a safe place, that way if he finds out you have said something to someone about it you won’t be near him when he gets angry. We wouldn’t want you calling a friend or neighbor and then that friend or neighbor just calls your Dad and says “the kids are concerned you are drinking too much” and then that wouldn’t get you anywhere at all. Not everyone knows how to deal with that kind of situation. Please tell someone grown up and in a authoritative position like a teacher or doctor or police officer. I hope I helped.

my b/f is trying to get me to move in with my grandmother