
i’m in a similar situation, and i can definitively tell you this: her being better now does not make up for nor cancel out the damage she caused to you during your childhood. it’s unrealistic for her to expect you to just get over what she did when you were younger, because there’s so much research indicating that alcoholism in parents is damaging to their child in a somatic and emotional manner. this damage is not something that can be worked through overnight. (1/2)