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8.02.2007

Jewish Mother and Alcoholic

Q: Why don't Jewish mothers drink?
A: Alcohol interferes with their suffering.

A column from the Chabad.org women's site.

Author: Rabbi Ben A. at 9:55 PM

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Anonymous said...

Ironically, I can relate to this from the other side of the street.

Growing up, I lived in fear never knowing what type of mood my mother was going to be in when I came home. She was not a drinker. She was a prescription drug addict.

To escape the pain of my youth, I socially used drugs and alcohol. I did not realize that I was a blooming alcoholic and addict.

When my children were very young, we temporarily moved in with my parents. On a daily basis, my mother laid in her bed in a dark room. My children spent endless hours sitting on the bed at her side.

My decision to move my children out of this depressing and unhealthy environment sent my mother into a violent rage.

Eventually, my own addictions took control over me. I became my mother. The depression, isolation, insanity, guilt and shame were devistating.

It took several years of this destructive behavior before I hit my bottom. The pain and suffering of my own inability to be a good mother was my spiritual awakening.

My children are now teenagers. It is my choice to have an alcohol and drug free environment at home. My disease and recovery are openly and honestly discussed at home.

Today, I am a grateful recovering alcoholic and addict.

10:32 AM
Frum Jew in Recovery said...

Since I began sobreity, I noticed that there is more drinking going on in Frum circles than I had noticed in the past.

I saw a friends wife say to him that something like please don't drink so much at this wedding.

I feel that I should go and talk to some people about my sobriety and invite them to attend an AA
meeting.

KNowing me, I will do this sooner or later.

The wedding I attended was an interesting one for me. the first wedding since sobriety. I had thoughts all day how it was not going to be fun, how I was not going to be 'boistrous' ( I enjoy the dancing part and stay with the young guys as long as possible).

Of course the wedding was fine for me. it had an added element that i could be sober for it.

I danced as much as always, maybe more.

I guess many days are like that in sobreity, 'hey I can do this sober' is quite profound for me at this point.

I am greatful to HaShem for making it easy for me to get into AA.

9:56 PM

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