My Concern...

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Thunderbolt

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I have concerns about my mother. Recently, my father passed away and my mom is on her own. I do live close by and see her almost every day. Now, just about every time I see her she has a glass of wine that she is drinking. She has always enjoyed a glass of wine so I never thought anything of it, but with my dad gone and my mom by herself I'm concerned that this may escalate. I really don't know what amount she is consuming; so far she has not shown any signs of having had too much either in her speech or gait and her mood on the surface seems stable so I'm hoping that my concerns are unwarranted.

Now, I don't want to make an issue of it either with her or anyone else in the family since it's hard to say for sure what's really going on, but I am worried. :(
 
I appreciate your concern for you mom, and agree, don't make this a family matter.
Your best course of action when you see her tomorrow is simply to say something like,
"Mom, I'm a bit concerned about you. When I come over I usually see you drinking wine.
I'm concerned that you are going to drink more, considering all you are going through.
Is there any way I can help?" and then let her take it from there. I think that if you were my child, voicing a concern like this (rather than accusing) it would really cause me to take a good look at what I was doing.
You're a good son. I'm so sorry about your dad's passing. How are YOU doing??
 
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