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Serious XM Triumph 1 11 Rebecca. Welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you for taking my call. I appreciate it. Welcome. You're welcome. What's up?

I was calling today to

hear your advice on

my marriage. I've been married for 28 years and my husband is an alcoholic.

He's been to rehab twice 2018 and then just recently about a month ago. We have two sons 21 and 25

and I'm just wondering what your advice is. I'm tired. What?

Advice about what? I don't know. I'm married. Well, that's a personal choice. Kids are not minors.

So that's a personal choice. I don't have advice about that. You have to decide between now and dead

if the upshot of his behavior is drinking and the rest of his actions.

warrant you deciding you want a different life. That's a personal decision you make.

Okay. Would you kind of expect any of your hope that I would make a decision for you?

Oh, I just I heard you talk about addicts before and so I was just

just looking for a crystal ball, I guess. Well, the crystal ball to determine what?

You didn't ask me for a crystal ball. You asked me for permission to leave him.

Yes. You don't need anybody's permission. You're a grown-up. This is your life. This is nobody

else's life. This is your decision. Your life. The quality of your life is something you decide.

Okay. I just read about the signs that they are grown. So if I was to get a divorce at this point.

Finish that sentence please. I were to get a divorce at this point. What was the rest of the sentence?

Just because I just don't know if I don't want to be the cause my husband having a relapse and I know

I'm not. I know it's his responsibility, but I just don't want the family to look at me as the

reason that he had a relapse if he does.

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