My mom has a beer problem

Its kind of like cigarettes, you’ve got to make her WANT to stop. Not very long ago my dad stopped smoking, It was really good and I was proud of him. As everyone who answered this question said, you should talk to someone.

Hope you succeed in making her stop, LOL {Lots Of Love}

Coron Ra Lester

donnt smash the beer

talk to trusted older family members like an aunt or an uncle. you know?

good luck x

my mom is somewhat the same way. I use to hate it so I would hit her, swear, and make fun of her but now we barely talk because of the things I did. I would tell her she had a problem but she would always say no. I was afraid that my friends would seee her so I rarely brought them home. Hiding the beer is the worse thing, she will just buy more. Here is what I would do…

  -hide her keys
  -listen to my ipod while she was drunk.. loud
  -talk to her and say she does have a problem
  -keep track and tell her how many times she has drank a month
  -tell her that you were thinking about running away one night... it does work
  -bring her to a group session

I would advice that you find a way to talk to her and if its impossible then I would go to another adult that you know you can trust to help you. like and aunt or uncle or your dad

my mom drinks ever day like hard liquor I’m 15 I have a 9year old sister&&a 5 year old brother that I have to take care of because she is drunk everyday I no how yhew feel we can’t ever spend a day without her drinkinq…she sumtimes takes my money or pawns my jewlery to qet liquor…I hate it because I’m stuck takinq care of my sister brother the house&&my mom.

Well if you dont like the way that she treats you when shes drunk and if shes always drunk then you might want to talk to another trusted adult who can help you explain to your mother how this is affecting you. If you feel harmed in any way then go to child and family services. And if you ever need some one to tak to fun mail me . Yours truly, Demika Ray

hiding or smashing her beer will probably just make her mad.

On days that she is sober try to talk to her about it. like loveboe said. Try not to accuse her, try to use “I” statements, so that you are talking about how you feel. It sounds like you have tried talking to her, and it sounds like she is definitely an alcoholic. Unfortunately alcoholics and addicts can only be helped when they want the help. No one can force your mom to give up beer. She has to make the decision to get help herself. There are groups for family members of alcoholics, al-anon I think it’s called. In Canada the numbers are in the phone book. It’s never easy to live with an alcoholic or addict, my dad, step-dad and ex-mother-in-law, were all alcoholics, I found some help through going to open AA meetings, and ended up getting into treatment for own drug/alcohol abuse.
but I was older than you, so it was easier to go to the meetings. The people at those meetings had a lot of information on how to deal with my family members, how to help them and talk to them.

make sure you are safe, and make sure she is safe.
I know you dont like being the parent in this situation, but it looks as though that comes naturally for you now… dont tell her what shes doing wrong, but go with what she has to say, and try to catch her when she is sober, and talk to her nicely, and just mention how you are uncomfortable with her drinking so much.

talk to another adult who is willing to talk to you, and maybe see if your mom is interested, but unfortunately, you can only get help if they want to get it, and are willing to try. so just get your mom to realize how much of a problem this really is, and ask her to promise that she will lay off a little. I did this with my dad who the same, and it worked… after a while, and a lot of effort.

Good luck,