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IdaBriggs

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10. Do you like him enough to stop drinking with him?

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 05:57 AM

Jun 2013

Maybe you guys could all make a pact to take drinking out of your social ritual time, with everybody supporting each other. It will save all of you some money, give him a chance to be fun without alcohol if he needs that reminder, and really make the point he is having a problem if you use your phone to video him being the only drinking guy acting the fool if he doesn't stop with you.

Or you can ignore it until you quit inviting him because no one wants to deal with his crap. That works, too.

It depends if you like him or not.

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One of my pals is turning into an alcoholic! [View all] sibelian Jun 2013 OP

How well do you know him? Is he someone you'd expect to react aggresively to advice? Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1

I don't think so. sibelian Jun 2013 #4

Let him know you're worried about him. Mention specific incidents, not in an embarassing way, but in okaawhatever Jun 2013 #9

Do you like him enough to stop drinking with him? IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #10

We don't even drink with him! He turns up drunk! sibelian Jun 2013 #11

If you aren't drinking with him, and he's showing up drunk, IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #13

He gets the bus... sibelian Jun 2013 #14

Go to the AA website and do some reading. IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #17

I'm going to have to... sibelian Jun 2013 #18

after years of b eing married to an alcoholic hollysmom Jun 2013 #2

Thanks for that. sibelian Jun 2013 #5

Alanon has helped a lot of folks who care about alcoholics Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #3

I don't know. sibelian Jun 2013 #6

It's for friends and family of alcoholics Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #7

Tell him what you told a bunch of anonymous strangers: bike man Jun 2013 #8

:) sibelian Jun 2013 #12

You're a good friend to try marions ghost Jun 2013 #15

Intervention ? jessie04 Jun 2013 #16