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    • Parents split

      Hi all so this is a lot to get through My dad and mum are splitting up as my mum has fallen out of love with him and had her heart broken by his...

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      Posted by: thebigdipper
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    • Breaking the chain or over-reacting? Help!

      Hi everyone, I'm the adult daughter of an alcoholic mother, who died 10 years ago of alcohol toxicity when my child was an infant. My child is super skittish about alcohol, and really doesn't...

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    • Care assistance and general rant.

      Hello, First post here and after some advice hopefully in relation to my Dad For background he’s been a lifelong drinker, pretty much solely in pubs but his drinking increased exponentially since around 2010 when...

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      Posted by: poolwack
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    • Still struggling 10 years on

      Hi all New to NACOA and this board, wondering if others are in a similar spot. I have just turned 50 and my Dad died 9 years ago this month aged around 70. He was...

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    • Feeling hopeless and angry

      Think like many others, I’ve come here for a bit of an offload. My mum was hospitalised last night from falling down the stairs drunk and knocking herself out, she has a small bleed...

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    • Hello, glad to meet you…

      Hi everyone, I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself to this wonderful group. I am a man in my early 30s who has struggled for a long time due my mothers...

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  • Alcoholic and manipulator MOTHERS
    Anyone here with alcoholic and masterly manipulative mother? I know some alcoholics are clumsy and ‘fun’ but mine was and is so evil when drunk…
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    Hey so I'm new here and this is the first time I think I have ever shared my experience, partly because I'm the youngest of…
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    Hi everyone This isn’t a new thing I have just been struggling a bit more with it lately. When ever I get home from school…
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    Hi all, I'm new here and usually just view the message boards. I lost my dad in October 2025 to an alcohol overdose, he was…
  • Different feelings different days
    I haven't spoken to my mum and step-dad properly now for over six months. I guess the best place to start would be at the…

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  • Hi, Thank you for sharing here on the message boards. I’m really glad that you did and I know others here will relate to some…
    listener on Alcoholic and manipulator MOTHERS
  • I get this! The anger may be part of your grieving process. Kinda grieving the life you didn’t have and also letting them go. Please…
    kayvee on The Anger.
  • Happy belated birthday. My mother forgets or purposefully ignores my birthday.. and it hurts, even now. I’m so glad you have friends and a therapist…
    kayvee on Unhappy Birthdays, as a child of an alcoholic
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