But one day, you will wake up and decide to let go.
This will cause you to make a habit of controlling your life. This means drama if you think of canceling plans or acting spontaneous. They will take control over your life, while also trying to control their own. As a result, their kids will feel the urge to control their lives.ĭating such a control addict is not an easy task. You will learn to control life, but then stop and let go.Īddicts have no control over their addiction. Here's what the experience has taught me: 1.
In fact, this is especially true when it comes to dating. But this is not all they learn from living with an alcoholic parent: There are many other life lessons the children of addicts learn, and some of them alter their entire lives. Therefore, they tend to live with a certain amount of guilt. They all learn to put others first, and they all learn depression and alcoholism are related. Not all the kids of alcoholics have bad childhoods, but they DO all see the effects of addiction.