thanks lionspaw,and dots.my boyfriend does drink every now and then just beer.like maybe a couple times a week.I've told him to be careful,since alcholism can run in your family,so hes cut down a lot.plus its harder for her if everyone is drinking around her.he just has so much hate towards her it makes me angery.I guess its because my mother means so much to me.I mean shes everything to me.so I m not used to that kind of relationship.by the way she comes home on wed. so everyone please pray that she gets the strength to get better.