I have been told that I am in denial, that I will hinder my husband's recovery, and that I would rather have him home ill than to recover. I do not want to go to Alanon, as suggested by the staff at the center. My husband will lose his license if he does not comply, which means mandatory AA meetings years after the treatment center. As far as I can see, AA has ruined my family. I am at home with an 8 year old, a 4 year old and 11 month old twins.
Bankruptcy is a possibility.
We were a very close family and I loved my husband very much. However, the man that comes out of the center may no longer be the man I married. I cannot tell you how painful it is to me to see the treatment methods. I am allowed to visit my husband on Sunday and talk with him 10 minutes a day. The rest of the time he is theirs to pound 12-step garbage into his head.