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    • Drunk mum vs sober dad is exhausting

      My mum is an alcoholic and has been for a while but in the last 2-3 years it’s gonna pretty bad , and in the last few years I’ve learnt when your drunk you...

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      Posted by: catzz_143
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    • parent doing the 12 steps

      my dad has been doing his 12 steps he over a year sober and 6 months ago just upped and left stating he needs to be alone to just focus on him...

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      Posted by: alonenowsober
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    • My dad is choosing alcohol

      For context from the day i was born till i was 12 me and my dad were close then the pandemic hit and he took up drinking. He used to stay at home to...

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      Posted by: please get better
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    • i feel alone all the time

      my dad has a drinking addiction and my mum recently has chose to ignore it or refuse to believe it anymore and my brother is at uni so its made it extremely difficult for...

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      Posted by: tayswizzie13
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  • Hi catzz_143, Thank you for reaching out. I really hope the other comments on your post have been helpful. What a diffficult situation you are…
    listener on Drunk mum vs sober dad is exhausting
  • Hi catzz_143, thank you for sharing your experience which I know will be acutely familiar to those of us who lived with alcoholic parents growing…
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  • Hey alonenowsober that sounds really difficult and I can understand your feelings of hurt. Unfortunately we cannot control the actions of others, only our own…
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  • Wow this sounds really tricky…. So proud that you are able to voice it here. Such a complex situation for you and really shows how…
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  • So sorry to hear of this really difficult time you are having. Well done for reaching out here, it’s so helpful to have a place…
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