Hes been one forever... and I dont like it.... In Health we are learning about the dangers of alcohol and I dont wanna see my daddy go through ANY of the cancers, the pain, the surgeries, any of it...I love him to death! I never even get to see him...He wakes up, goes to work(he DOES NOT drink at work) comes home, goes straight into the garage, and drinks beer for a good 6 and a half hours. He comes home at 5:30 most days...6 the latest. Then doesnt come to bed until around 12 midnight. So I never see him....My mom and me try to tlk to him about it but he just says He doesnt have a problem and then starts yelling and screaming. He drinks anywhere from 8-14 beers I would say...He is 49 yrs old and hes been drinking since he was a teen, so he doesnt get drunk easy....well hes drunk, but you wouldnt know it..he walks fine, tlks fine all of that, but its terrible... he always smokes 2+ packs of cigarettes a day. Our family could save SOOO much money if he cut down on both... i wanna do Horse back riding,but we dont have the money cause were spending at least 200 a week on beer and cigarettes... if not more. what do i do!!??!
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He probably doesn't realize that he has a big problem with alcohol, and it's causing problems for everyone...or he doesn't realize how serious it is.I used to have problems with it myself. I didn't realize how serious it was until I got really sick and had to come off of it, because I couldn't keep it down anymore. When I look back on those years (now sober for almost 10 years) it scares me, and I realize ''now'' how bad things were for my whole family, because of me and my drinking. The only thing you can do..well your mom..is take you and leave. Your mom would have to be the one that chooses not to put up with it anymore. Leaving might wake him up, but it would take time.Other than that, there is nothing you can do.When your mother puts up with him drinking..and stays with him.. she's enabling him to keep drinking. Im sorry, but this would have to be up to your mom, there's nothing you can do, until you're old enough to move out, or decide to keep living with him like this. This may sound harsh.. Im sorry, but I've been there. My dad was also an alcoholic, who never got help. Stuff like this can run in family's sometimes.
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Only he can work out for himself if he has a problem and then deal with it. My late dad was an alcoholic, my mum is one and for years and years I was on at them - but you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped, however heartbreaking it is.
I honestly don't really know what to tell you what to do, but I'll tell you that I'm sorry and that I'll pray for your dad.
Good Luck