My mom has been sober for 18 years and she admitted to me that she never finished the Big Book. I feel like she shames alcoholics. I'm a binge drinker and I definitely have alcoholic characteristics. One of my resentments is growing up with seeing her in and out of rehabs and AA meetings. She acts like it never happened which makes me even more upset.
Don’t worry about your mother. Focus on yourself. This is your life, not hers.
Take on the attitude and authenticity that you claim your mother is lacking.
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In agreement with Matthew on this. While her antics were a big part of the why you are where you are, you now are in control of your road. Look at it like this...you get in a car with a person, and you are at the mercy of how they drive. However, once you are in your own car, you control how the driver drive. The only car you have control of is the one you are in. Someone may cut you off or bump you, but it is completely out of your control. All you can do is avoid the bad drivers to the best of your ability.
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