Do I Tell My Teen About My Drinking Problem?

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🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Not only does Dr. Laura believe it's a good idea for Brynn to tell her teen daughter that she's an alcoholic, she thinks her daughter should attend Al-Anon meetings. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:41.3	Brin welcome to the program.
0:44.0	Hi, thanks Dr. Laura.
0:45.7	My question is, I am trying to decide or figure out how open to be with my daughter who's about to turn 14 and I'm 43.
1:00.0	About what? Open about what?
1:02.0	About, about, open about my struggle with alcohol that I'm working on.
1:07.0	Well, since she's living with an alcoholic mother, she should know and maybe go to Al-Anon meetings at kids go to and family members.
1:19.0	She should be well aware and understand so she doesn't, because kids her age, I I'm sorry did you want me to finish my thought
1:28.3	Yes, okay because kids her age tend to take misbehaviors of all sorts of their parents personally,
1:37.0	like it's a measure of how much they're loved or how worthy they are of anything.
1:42.0	So the more she knows what's going on, the better for her.
1:47.0	Okay, can I ask sort of a follow-up to that?
1:54.3	Sure, of course.
1:57.3	Is that your same answer in light of the fact that I appear very successful and pretty put together?
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