Alcohol and Change
My husband only drinks maybe once a month, but when he does, he becomes angry and it always ends in tears, usually mine. His father was an alcoholic, abusive husband and an abusive father, and when my husband drinks I become afraid that he will hit me. There is no reasoning with him and he calls me all the colourful names he can. The following day he is sorry and swears off the alcohol, until the next time. I just don't know what to do or how to get him to see he needs help. I feel like a failure.
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