My mum is now in her ealry 70’s, I am in my early Growing up with a younger sibling in a single parent household- my mum was a functioning alcoholic. Since she retired she’s had…
Elderly Alcoholic Parent
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics
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Parenthood and impostor syndrome
I look around me and see women I really know and respect have amazing relationships with their children (real relationships, not social media ones), despite working full time like I do. They are close, they…
A letter to you I will never send
You ask the question what have you done You genuinely can’t think of none But are you now ready to hear the truth For it is painful and can’t be removed It’s lived within us…
Anticipating and trying to make sense of change
I’ve always known my mum had alcohol issues since I was a child. There have been numerous incidents which didn’t feel normal even though it was my normal life. For years I have tried to…
Still healing
I’ve been through talking therapy so many times and I do think it helps. I have fibromyalgia so I live with chronic pain and fatigue, and it’s suspected that trauma plays a role in creating…
Darkest Days
You will be unaware of my darkest days I spent years pretending everything was ok You didn’t marry Mum, you married the bottle Beers, Wine & Spirits, all made you waffle nonsense Speaking of, did…
My whole life
Hi I feel like I just need to write this down. I’m almost 58 and my mum has been an alcoholic since I was a child. My dad died from alcoholism aged 59 and my…
Feeling left behind in life
I am 22 years of age and have always lived with my mum and dad. My dad has been an alcoholic ever since I could remember. I don’t have many happy memories from my childhood.…
My mum is a “functional” alcoholic and has been for many years
my mum is a “functional” alcoholic and has been for many years. She and dad argue almost constantly, not just about the drinking but about almost everything, yet refuse to get a divorce. When all…
Unspoken pain
Going to see you and I’m scared what I will face, seeing you shrunken and in this state will cause too much pain. Almost feels like I’m looking at a mirror of mum’s helplessness in…
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