Anya
Hi there. I would like to ask those reading this to please pray for my two aunts. Sadly, both of my aunts have completely given themselves over to their alcoholism, which makes it difficult for them to function in day-to-day life and maintain healthy relationships with others. Both care about nothing else except for their alcoholism, despite sowing so much pain into the heart of my family, including (and especially) my grandpa, who turns 90 in two weeks. To compound matters, both have an extremely prevalent holier-than-thou mentality, and so they try to act Christian, yet routinely act in very un-Christian ways and then sweep everything under the rug because they attend church every week. They also constantly disparage my mom who does not drink and who genuinely tries her hardest to follow the Lord, which has broken her heart, my dad's heart, and mine. My aunts are very mean, selfish, and hurtful; their actions have also begun to encroach upon our upcoming Easter celebration, which has made my mom very upset. In addition, one aunt lives with my grandpa, but he fears he is enabling her drinking because she expresses no desire whatsoever to stop while she lives rent-free, hardly contributes, and drinks alone in her room. So, my grandpa is completely racked with guilt but cannot bring himself to ask her to leave, as she has proven incapable of living alone. The risk of my aunt overdosing in his household is very, very high, which would be unimaginably painful for my grandpa to deal with on top of my grandma's death three years ago. At his age, it is likely he would die from the pain and heartbreak alone. The situation is very bad, and we're at a loss because it seems each day, my aunts slip a little further and a little deeper into the pits they've dug for themselves. We honestly don't know how to deal with this, and my mom is reaching the point where she does not want to see them ever again. I ask those reading this to please pray for this huge mess, as it is taking its toll on our family's dynamic and is causing horrible amounts of pain. I would appreciate it so very much. Thank you.