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    • I’m so tired and scared

      Sometimes I really do feel like my mum will never get sober especially on nights like these , she went out to the pub after school and i went with her cuz I worry...

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      Posted by: catzz_143
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    • Rant

      (Apologies in advance for this whole thing as it probably won’t make sense and isn’t really worth reading I guess I just need somewhere to offload) Today my mum went to AA with my...

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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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    • 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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