Families and how to survive
Even in recovery family life is fraught with tension.
Even in recovery family life is fraught with tension.
Adults
Christmas in our home meant a time when there would be more drunkenness, more fights
We would get more anxious; more edgy; more afraid, and school was closed.
We would get more anxious; more edgy; more afraid, and school was closed.
I just read the letter “Two Mothers” and couldn’t believe my eyes
She is like the poem “When she was good, she was very, very good. But when she was bad she was wicked”.
She is like the poem “When she was good, she was very, very good. But when she was bad she was wicked”.
INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
Sometimes society and family will imply that you are guilty for having a parent that drinks.
Sometimes society and family will imply that you are guilty for having a parent that drinks.
I hope you can create something good out of something bad
The haunting feeling of inadequacy that visits me daily is a reminder that some things take an age to heal.
The haunting feeling of inadequacy that visits me daily is a reminder that some things take an age to heal.
I grew up in a house where both my parents were alcoholics. My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant (Anon)
My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant with us.
My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant with us.
Alcohol caused me to lose my three super girls
Alcohol caused me to lose the only things that have ever really mattered to me – my three super girls.
Alcohol caused me to lose the only things that have ever really mattered to me – my three super girls.
One minute my dad could be the most amazing man in the world, yet the next he was an ugly, frightening man
I never blamed myself for his drinking, but I always wondered how different my life would be if he didn’t drink.
I never blamed myself for his drinking, but I always wondered how different my life would be if he didn’t drink.
Kelly Pegg – #LunchtimeLives
‘Probably from the age of about six I knew what alcohol was.’
‘Probably from the age of about six I knew what alcohol was.’
The conspiracy of silence has made sure I never ask
Sometimes I feel relief that she is gone, relief that the merry go round I was on has finally stopped and will never start again. Guilt is the main emotion that has accompanied this relief
Sometimes I feel relief that she is gone, relief that the merry go round I was on has finally stopped and will never start again. Guilt is the main emotion that has accompanied this relief
