Should I tell my son about my alcoholic mother?

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sam123

My mother has been a functional (and very dysfunctional) alcoholic all of my adult life. She has been in and out of rehab facilities, in and out of AA, with some periods of sobriety but…

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My Mum is Dying

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feeling sad

I first noticed my mothers heavy drinking in 1999 when we went on holiday together. We’ve never had a great relationship, she was quite horrible to me growing up and can be erratic and scary…

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Letting go

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zeebee

I’ve returned from what I believe I’d the last visit to my mother I’ll ever make. I had to drop everything and find to Ireland from the UK at 3am due to a call that…

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Dysfunctional siblings

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bbaggins

Hi everyone, I guess I’m just wondering if anyone can relate or have a similar issue with their siblings… We have all experienced trauma as a result of parental alcoholism from both parents and have…

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Forms of Support

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midlandson

What forms of support people have found helpful. Which groups offer, for example, group meetings and which only offer individual support. Support that is based on religious principles and that which isn’t. Support groups which…

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Bereaved

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bereaved

My mum was an alcoholic for as long as I can remember. I have been through years of heartache, anger and resentment. Despite losing everything-friends, family, job, house she was in denial till the bitter…

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Cry for help

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alwayshere

My mum has drank for as long as I can remember but I’d say the last 6/7 years it has got worse and she starts drinking about 12/1pm it has been 11am before!!! I love…

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A letter I never sent.

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dreamcatcher

A letter I wrote months ago but felt I could never send… I know that no matter how much I beg and plead and wish for you to see that your life is valuable, that…

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