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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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    • reflecting months after you passed

      When you lost the hope to fight, your body beaten down and barely holding on just know we were there. You might not have heard but I held your hand in mine and that...

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      Posted by: tm19x
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    • After all these years……

      Hi, this is my first post, I'm 62 and still feeling the effects of my mums drinking. Until very recently I thought my Mum had started drinking after I was born and I carried the guilt...

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      Posted by: southwellski
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    • I’m scared I’ll never be free

      I'm 27 now and my mum has been an alcoholic before I was born. She is currently homeless living in a family members spare room, with no ability to change her situation. Her drinking...

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      Posted by: zeebee
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