What to do about my raging alcoholic father?

Question by casey: What to do about my raging alcoholic father?
I moved out of my parents house when I was about 19, I grew up with my dad being a raging alcoholic, he’s since had a few DUI’s one of them right before Christmas last year, he has been drinking more heavily lately and closet drinking with vodka, he is very intense and verbally abusive to my mother, they are both close to 60 yrs old, he has struck her in the past, he is also addicted to ambian, I talked to him on the phone about why he is doing this to everybody and he says he doesn’t want to feel, I’m not sure what that means, my mother has been hiding some of this to keep me from getting involved because if I’m to go over to their house I’d go to jail and I can’t be selfish and be taken away from my family, the passed few days he’s been in and out of the hospital for drinking and taking too many ambian, he is self destructing and my mother refused to call the police because she doesn’t have any money since the DUI court date is coming up, I don’t know what to do.

Best answer:

Answer by Caramel B.
Hello,
Sounds like you have a lot going on with the family to be so young. I would listen to your mom’s advice. Else you will go to jail. It’s not worth it. Just try to avoid trouble and stay cler and clean as you can. The less you get involved the more it sounds like you will be out of trouble. So, just be safe and think before you act and I think you will be fine. As for your dad, he is your dad, unforunately he is an alcoholic and that neabs he has troubles that he cabnnot handle.So, don’t hate him. he need s help, but you cannot help him. He has to want to help himself and get treatment for his addiction. I wish you the best.

Answer by Pearl L
he might end up in jail once the court date comes up

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