All this isn't too surprising I suppose, now that his dad has fallen off the wagon BIG TIME. Apparently, having cirrhosis and becoming legally blind, getting on welfare and moving into public housing ALL BECAUSE OF DRINKING aren't enough of a wake-up call. Apparently heavy drinking in the Housing for the Elderly and Disabled is de rigeur, after all, what else are they going to do all day besides sleep off the hangovers. Long ago, a 20+ year sober friend told me that unless this guy quit white knuckling it and get into a program, he would drink himself to death. I guess denial goes a long way, even when you look and feel like shit.
So it's now to the point of what kind of safety parameters do I put into place for my son? School parents' have commented on his dad's odd behavior at events, his reeking of alcohol, how terrible he looks. Logan told me a couple of months back, that he woke up in the middle of the night, didn't see his dad, then found him passed out in the bathtub. Logan didn't want me to tell Connor, because he didn't want to "embarrass him". It's been reported to me, and I've witnessed 1st hand his verbal shaming of his own child: Brat, baby, spoiled, mama's boy have fallen from his lips within a 10 minute span. Threats of "consequences" for the most minor infractions. Logan actually believes that his father might hurt him. He sees him as physical threat. He is still too innocent to realize the emotional abuse is far more insidious and likely.
There can't be any half steppin' on my part here. I've got to be willing to take the heat, all of it. Time to suit up in kevlar and war paint. Here I go.
