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    • Strange Times

      My mam passed away 8 years ago with alcohol dependency. There was myself and my sister. I've always had a complex toxic relationship with her and around 7 years ago we had a argument...

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      Posted by: sparklecoordinator
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    • Father – a poem to you.

      Father, I feel betrayed deep in my bones. For your love is all I've ever longed for. It was a push and pull. A Turbulence. The past decade has felt so rough, I know mums death took it out on...

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      Posted by: tm19x
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    • I’m exhausted but scared to cut contact

      I was adopted when I was very young and my adoptive dad is an alcoholic. My family sees the problem, including my mum who has told me numerous times how afraid she is of...

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      Posted by: anonymous123
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    • Alcoholic dad refuses to get help

      My dad has been an alcoholic for at least 12 years, I think he started drinking more than normal in 2010 (when I was 15) and it gradually got worse. By 2013 (when I...

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