Don’t blame yourself for your parent’s behaviour
Sarah explores how she was impacted by her mother’s drinking and depression.
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Sarah explores how she was impacted by her mother’s drinking and depression.
Growing up as a child of an alcoholic shaped my life.
I knew that when my dad had been drinking to stay out of the way.
The drunk texts and hurtful late-night calls have taken a toll I can no longer bear.
Elizabeth’s message to anyone who grew up with an alcoholic parent: Never give up hope.
My family members would use my behaviour to justify the parental drinking.
The stigma, the family I no longer speak to—what will the backlash be?
Talking about having a family member who is an alcoholic is still taboo in our country.
Thank you for the lessons that your life taught me
Everyone commented on how lovely she was but behind closed doors she was anything but.
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