Her Happiness Is Not Your Responsibility

This is Peter Rosenberger and this is your caregiver minute. A woman once called my show to talk about her 93 year old mother who doesn't suffer from dementia but is very mean to her. And she wanted to know how do I make her happy? And the woman went on to say I've been sober for six years but she makes me want to start drinking again she's so mean.

How do I make her happy? And I told her that her responsibility is not to make her mother happy but to work her sobriety program. And I said her mother can get happy in the same shoes she gets mad in but her responsibility is to call her sponsor and continue staying sober. And I told her I said if you lose your sobriety your mother gets a drunk caregiver and that will make all of it worse. Call your sponsor and go to a meeting. Pythagoras once said strength of mind rests in sobriety for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion. This has been your caregiver minute with Peter Rosenberger brought to you by standing with hope a ministry for the wounded and those who care for them. There's more information at standingwithhope.com.