Mum’s gone

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daffodil

My mum has been an alcoholic all my life. The last decade things got worse and worse, and she died from decompensated liver disease on 3rd March. I have been trying to make her better…

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Is this alcohol related?

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ephe1

I’m in a really difficult place right now and could use some advice on navigating a situation that has only grown more complicated over time. A few years ago, I went through cancer treatment, and…

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Birthdays

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tm19x

I could only wish for you to feel at peace that was all you ever deserved I can’t pretend this doesn’t come with a heavy sadness you aren’t here with us we don’t get to…

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To my younger self

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elvis0707

I see you. You’re 14, and you’re doing your best to be a good girl. You don’t realise it but you think that will make everything ok, if you just block the rest out and…

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Dechipering it all…

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foxpott25

In 2020, my 10-year marriage ended explosively. My husband had a drinking problem which I struggled to ‘manage’. And amidst the breakdown of my marriage, I was forced to confront my past and how this…

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Alcoholic Dad dead after drinking and driving

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acd

Three months ago, my alcoholic father died in a car accident where he flipped his jeep multiple times and was thrown from the vehicle. Yesterday we got the toxicology report back and he was completely…

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Can never quite get it right

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catzz_143

Being around drunk people is insufferable as is but especially when it’s your mum who you know is going to start yelling any minute now, today I was trying to avoid her in the most…

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Strange Times

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sparklecoordinator

My mam passed away 8 years ago with alcohol dependency. There was myself and my sister. I’ve always had a complex toxic relationship with her and around 7 years ago we had a argument about…

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Father – a poem to you.

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tm19x

Father, I feel betrayed deep in my bones. For your love is all I’ve ever longed for. It was a push and pull. A Turbulence. The past decade has felt so rough, I know mums…

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I’m exhausted but scared to cut contact

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anonymous123

I was adopted when I was very young and my adoptive dad is an alcoholic. My family sees the problem, including my mum who has told me numerous times how afraid she is of him…

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