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- Pregnant with alcoholic mother
  I’m currently 35 weeks pregnant with my first child. My mother has been an alcoholic since before I was born and has been on and off with recovery all my life. I’ve been hoping...
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  Posted by: squeebs
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- I don’t know what to do anymore.
  My dad is 58 and he as a drinking problem. Around January he had a very bad episode he has had drinks along the way which has lead to this. He can drink a...
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  Posted by: atariah97
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- How to cope with aftermath
  Okay so I'm a 19 year old turning 20 and this isn't really about an issue I have with my alcoholic parent but more of the aftermath of my relationship with them. Me and my...
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  Posted by: book21
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- Struggling to cope with Dad’s alcoholism – help
  Hi all I am really struggling to cope with my Dad's alcoholism and feel at my wits end. I don't know where to turn anymore because it feels like nothing will help/change him. I will...
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  Posted by: eh2888
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- bereavement help
  Hi, I found out today that my father passed away. He has been an alcoholic for as long as I have known him and I could see this death coming from the last time...
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  Posted by: fox26
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- Is giving hope to my children the right thing?
  Hello I am struggling with which path to support my children 11 and 8, their father an alcoholic who does not live with us. My son has recently become quite militant that no one should bad...
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  Posted by: jaciecooke7778@gmail.com
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