How Do I Tell My Family I’m an Addict?

The Dr. John Delony Show

Ramsey Network

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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0:00.0	How do I tell my teenage children?
0:07.0	I'm an alcoholic and an addict.
0:10.0	I want the science nerdy answer of how I can not overindulge with everything.
0:18.0	There's a couple of things here that are out of order.
0:23.0	And so I'm going to challenge you with a few things.
0:23.4	Is that cool?
0:29.8	What's going on?
0:32.2	This is John with the Dr. John DeLone's show.
0:37.3	We're recording this at the very beginning of the new year.
0:40.4	More importantly, I believe we are recording this.
0:41.7	What's my birthday?
0:44.3	I know 21's a big one.
0:45.4	I can drink now.
0:46.1	Whatever.
0:47.0	It's pretty awesome.
0:50.6	21 times two plus... Plus a few.
0:51.3	Plus a few.
0:52.0	Getting old up in there.
0:53.7	Yes, but happy birthday to me. Kelly, I appreciate the big birthday present. You got me. You're welcome. But that means nothing. But it's cool. But it was a big box of nothing. It is a big box. It was, yeah. It was a lot of nothing. It's your glorious smile that I see right through the glass right now.
1:11.3	That's it.
1:12.4	All right.
1:12.7	Let's stay right here in Nashville and talk to April. Hey, April, what's going on? Hey, Dr. John, I am locked in and I'm ready to go. I love it. I love it. What's going on? How do I tell my teenage children, I'm an alcoholic and an addict, and I'll get more to that.
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