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Jennifer, welcome to the program.

Hi, Dr. Laura, thank you for taking my call.

My pleasure.

What's up?

I just have to go on record as saying I'm actually really nervous. I know everyone says that.

I'm a really extroverted and outgoing person so I don't know why this has me nervous. But I've been a long time listener. I listened when my son was in my womb and he's 27 so I remember when he used to talk about Eric when he was a little boy so

He's going to way back I'm calling today about my 25 year old daughter. As I mentioned to your

screener, she is living with a man 10 years, her senior. They moved back to Washington where we live together to

take new jobs, both of which were very promising, good career jobs.

And he, I did not know this, had an alcohol,

has an alcohol problem.

He entered an inpatient rehab in December to, you know, kind of get away from the temptation

of alcohol, but then found himself back drinking. The job wasn't going

well and so he tendered his notice and they basically told him to get out. One day after that

happened he collapsed in their apartment and she ended up having to call 911 and take him to the hospital and it was something related to the drinking and so he's now trying to quick drinking again but he

came over for dinner on Sunday with my husband and me and he was shaking and just kind of looked like a bump on the log and I just couldn't question my

question for you is how far do my husband and I I mean do we take her out for a cup of coffee and express to her our concerns?

No, she's 25. No, nothing, you do nothing. I wouldn't have him over for dinner though.

Okay. You can't tell your daughter to or not to do anything. You have no right to do that.

She's 25.

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