My alcoholic stepmom loves vodka. My Confession is, she will send me to the liquor store to get her vodka. But when I get back I always dump it out, and fill it up with water. Like she will have me get two pints, I’ll take one of them and dump it out and fill it up with plain tap water. By the time she drinks the one pint that has the vodka in it, she’s so lushed, that she don’t even know the difference if she’s drinking water or not in the second bottle. And I’m going to keep on doing it! I have never told anyone about this.
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As a sober momma with an alcoholic mother of my own, I’m sorry you have to do this. 💔
Wait… What? You been doing what with my vodka? Are you serious right now?! I thought that second bottle was just a little weak or something. You little sneak! I knew something was off, but I figured maybe they were watering it down at the store never thought it was you doing it. Hmph. Well, I guess it explains why I never got as drunk as I thought I should. You think you’re slick, huh? Just wait till I get my hands on you after I sober up, of course!
You should try al-anon. It will help you cope. You can’t win doing that, she is still drinking and maybe doing some of it behind your back. It’s terrible i agree. I went through it.
One thought… she might actually think she has the tolerance to drink two bottles in one go, so if someone else ever supplies the vodka, she might kill herself. Just something to keep in mind.
I mean, how old are you? You’d have to be over 21 to buy liquor in the US. And if you’re an adult, you’re not obligated to do shit for her. Why are you even playing along with her self destruction?
I hope for your sake you’re not in front of her when she finds out.
I think you should talk to someone about it, so you can get help for her.
Can u save the money and reuse bottles? Would be better for both of you.
Sorry
You could offer to make her margaritas with blended ice and frozen fruit, make boozy milkshakes, or blend like frozen apple juice and little cider or vodka. Could also ask her if she needs a vibrator and a good book to read instead.
If you havent already, check out AlAnon. It has helped me tremendously with someone elses drinking.
Keep the bottles, you can refill the old ones and dump out less. Save the money.
My dad’s alcoholic girlfriend found out my brother and I were stealing vodka (drinking it) and adding water to replace it. She then took the alcohol bottle and filled it with ammonia to teach us a lesson. We never stole booze from him again. 😅
Dump it in a container that you can reuse it then keep her money next time she asks.
You should just keep an empty bottle and keep filling it up. Then pocket the money for the second bottle.
You should save and sell the pint you would have otherwise thrown out.
Only buy one bottle and keep refilling the other with water (hide the empty in between, obviously).
Keep the extra money and save up for something you and/or your family need or want.
Save a bottle and keep that money. No need to buy one to dump every day.
No alcoholic thinks water is vodka after drinking a pint. I’m guessing bullshit. I would know, I was one, as was my mom, all my aunts, and my uncle. Sorry buddy, that’s not how it works, nice try at creative writing though.
At this rate you should save some money and just keep the empty bottle to refill.
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Save money. Keep on empty bottle to fill with water instead of buying and emptying one.
My stepmom (I am almost 50) has drank literal gallons of vodka and been twice the lethal limit once and over the lethal limit a few times all dealt with by the hospital after I carried her to the car and took her there. She has drank away her brain and been through a lot of the family savings paying for rehab. All of this and she still drinks…. 40 years of her trying to destroy herself and currently I don’t know if I would even want to put her in the car the next time I find her that way.
That said I commend your efforts, and maybe dump 50% out of the first bottle and all of the second bottle. Also destroy credit cards and remove vehicles from her access.
Im so sorry. Been there with the alcoholic parent before. It’s exhausting and depressing and I’m sorry to say I have no answers. ):
Honestly, you’re probably helping her. Not that a bottle of vodka is good, but two bottles would be worse.
Can you keep refilling one of the bottles and stashing the cash? You might need it for an emergency. Obs you will need to use newer bottles so they one with water doesn’t look worn, so keep recycling the actual vodka bottles that way.
You are a little bit of a saint.
Have you consider meeting anyone in alanon? We are a fellowship of friends and relatives of alcoholics who find a little bit of peace while our loved ones still suffer.
Coming from an alcoholic, this is FAKEEEEEEE, she would for sure notice the difference.
Seems like you could save some money buy just refilling the empty bottles.
Pretty wasteful to keep buying it and just dump it out.
Idk based on your post history you’re not far behind
My alcoholic gf does the opposite. She dumpster out a water bottle and fills it with vodka. That way she can drink anywhere.
Why buy two bottles just to dump one out? Just re-use one of the old empty ones and refill it with water.
Bad idea if you force her into sobering and goes into withdrawal she could die. I almost died and had to have my heart restarted from alcohol withdrawal several times. Withdrawal from alcohol is truly the only withdrawal that can kill a person. 22 plus months sober now but believe the withdrawal is the worst part
Instead of dumping a bottle out can you just save an old bottle? Might save you some money. Maybe put some aside in case you need to get a hotel or something.
Just be wary if they find out and accuse you of theft. It could net you legal issues.
So keep her money and just keep refilling an already empty bottle when it’s you who has to pick up liquor. Ez money hack.
Try to sell the extra vodka
How long do you plan to keep doing the switching until you move out and start living a life of your own, or until she dies? You become co-dependent and just prolong her alcoholism! Years from now, you unconsciously will get into relationships with people who also have an addiction and continue the co-dependent role over and over again. You need to join adult children of alcoholic support group.
Keep a (,empty)bottle go buy ” 1″ bottle fill the empty and Keep cash for the 2nd bottle. Keep the money for emergency back up money
Hang on to the empty bottles so you can save her some money too?
Mom your skin is so hydrated!
Why do you keep buying 2 bottles every time and dumping one? Just buy one and refill an old one with water.
Why don’t you just refill the empty ones with water and pocket the money?
This is not real
What happens if she drinks the water filled bottle before the vodka filled bottle?
Save the vodka from pint 2 in another container. Fill her old pints with it. Profit
Bullshit.
Wish my mom could have been thay oblivious. She always had me mix her vodka tonics when I was a kid, and sometimes I’d try to make them weaker but she’d just send them back immediately. It was her angry juice.
You can just water it down half-and-half
Why don’t you keep the money and fill a old bottle with water?
Ill take shit that never happened for 500 please…
You’re doing what you can to keep her safe and try to lessen her alcoholism and you’re doing great.
I’m sorry you have had to do this. I know it’s out of love but you shouldn’t have to worry about it.
I hope she can get sober soon.
This makes zero sense.
Next time dump half but save it, then you can refill it and keep the money.
Save a bottle and keep filling it with water and keep the cash.
When buying, buy one and refill an empty over and over and keep the cash.
Save used bottles for the water one, means you only have to buy 1 bottle, saves money
Instead of paying for 2 pints can’t u just use an empty and refill?
Save the empties, refill those with water for her second pints and pocket half the cash. Treat yourself well, or save up to make a better future.
Do your self a favor and save a bottle so you can just refill it and save the money.
As a former alcoholic, you would definitely notice the difference between plain water and vodka…