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    • Exasperated Son

      Hi, not sure where to start and thinking I’ll need 1000+ pages to convey all that’s going on and how it’s making me feel. I’m so frustrated. I’m a mid 40’s male who’s 69 year...

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      Posted by: thewondererofwhy
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    • Explaining alcoholism to children

      Hi there, I have a 5 year old and a 3.5 year old. Their dad is an alcoholic and is not in contact. I have told the children that daddy is in hospital but...

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      Posted by: ef5
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    • Like a ton of bricks

      Hey everyone, I'm around the five month mark of no contact with my mum. All week I've felt so tearful and exhausted on the brink of tears. I was able to cry a...

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      Posted by: katy996
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    • Any thoughts on what to do when your parents get old?

      So me and my brother have supported my mother since we were teenagers and things have gotten progressively worse. Over time she has become recluse and with reclusion comes accelerated mental deterioration and she...

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    • The wider impact

      As I’m sure many do I feel like I’ve come here for a serious offload. My dad has been an alcoholic for most of my life. As a very young child he was told...

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  • Exasperated Son
    Hi, not sure where to start and thinking I’ll need 1000+ pages to convey all that’s going on and how it’s making me feel. I’m…
  • Father starting to recover but it’s not enough
    My father has been an alcoholic most of my life and is finally starting to attempt recovery, but it feels like too little too late.…
  • Explaining alcoholism to children
    Hi there, I have a 5 year old and a 3.5 year old. Their dad is an alcoholic and is not in contact. I have…
  • Endless cycle
    I genuinely dont see how my mum will ever get sober, today started off ok and then we went out to lunch, she said she…
  • Like a ton of bricks
    Hey everyone, I'm around the five month mark of no contact with my mum. All week I've felt so tearful and exhausted on the brink…

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  • Hey, I'm really sorry to hear what’s been going on with your dad, and I’m so sorry for the loss of your mum. That must…
    hopeyhope1 on Exasperated Son
  • Thank you for sharing. You are definitely in the right place! As a fellow COA, with a Dad who destroyed his life with drink, I…
    catswithbells on Exasperated Son
  • How are you katy996? I read your post and felt so sad about your need for a friendly shoulder to lean on which was rejected…
    arvide on Like a ton of bricks
  • Hi thebigdipper, That's understandable why you think and feel that way, on the one hand it's good that your dad is seemingly attempting a recovery…
    listener on Father starting to recover but it’s not enough
  • Hi, I don't have any specific advice as to how to explain their dad's alcoholism to your children but I wanted to say that it's…
    catswithbells on Explaining alcoholism to children

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