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I really hope some of these tips work, and remember NACOA are here to help if you ever want to chat.
I really hope some of these tips work, and remember NACOA are here to help if you ever want to chat.
Children
To anyone who met us, you would have thought we were happy
When I used to go to my friend’s house I noticed how happy her mum and dad were.
When I used to go to my friend’s house I noticed how happy her mum and dad were.
I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else
I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else.
I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else.
The feeling of having an alcoholic parent or relative
Don’t let something like this hold you back, it is their problem not yours.
Don’t let something like this hold you back, it is their problem not yours.
My dad won’t stop!
The thing that keeps me strong is help lines and I realise I am not alone.
The thing that keeps me strong is help lines and I realise I am not alone.
I love my mum and hope she gets better
I have been trying to find someone that can relate to what I have been through.
I have been trying to find someone that can relate to what I have been through.
INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
You are an innocent, worthy child and that people do really care about what happens to you.
You are an innocent, worthy child and that people do really care about what happens to you.
How can you love the person that made you cry?
It was horrible. When she used to get up in the morning she acted as if nothing was wrong.
It was horrible. When she used to get up in the morning she acted as if nothing was wrong.
It took me years to admit to myself that I had a mother suffering from alcoholism
I had had no one to guide me or to tell me that it was not my problem or that she had one.
I had had no one to guide me or to tell me that it was not my problem or that she had one.
I wasn’t allowed any friends in the house nor did I have any birthday parties or go to any parties
I suffer from the shame, I suffer thinking it’s something I have done.
I suffer from the shame, I suffer thinking it’s something I have done.
