My father’s addiction
Lost in addiction. That was the sin.
Lost in addiction. That was the sin.
Adults
I am glad to see that there is greater recognition
I attribute my survival against the most adverse circumstances to the tenacity developed as a child with an alcoholic parent.
I attribute my survival against the most adverse circumstances to the tenacity developed as a child with an alcoholic parent.
Ceri Walker – #LunchtimeLives
‘Mum’s addiction was nothing to do with me. But somewhere in my brain it’s still telling me, She did reject you.’
‘Mum’s addiction was nothing to do with me. But somewhere in my brain it’s still telling me, She did reject you.’
I would hide the fact she drank like it was a dark secret
It was like living with Jekyll and Hyde. When she was sober she was lovely and when she was drunk she was awful!
It was like living with Jekyll and Hyde. When she was sober she was lovely and when she was drunk she was awful!
We’re all human stop the hostility
People wanting a friend in a lonely place. Looking for a friendly face.
People wanting a friend in a lonely place. Looking for a friendly face.
Broken
Broken promises and failed hopes drift out the windows. We are broken.
Broken promises and failed hopes drift out the windows. We are broken.
Struggling to define what you have made for yourself
They worry about the potentially embarrassing repercussions.
They worry about the potentially embarrassing repercussions.
My dad’s alcoholism took a turn for the worse when I was 7 years old
Just because you’ve had an alcoholic parent, doesn’t mean you’re destined to go down that path.
Just because you’ve had an alcoholic parent, doesn’t mean you’re destined to go down that path.
My husband’s father was an alcoholic
The ‘after-effects’ of growing up with an alcoholic parent are many
The ‘after-effects’ of growing up with an alcoholic parent are many
And I’ll see you again when it’s time for me
As a young girl I remember the fear of coming in from school.
As a young girl I remember the fear of coming in from school.
