It was all hidden, my mum was the classic secret drinker
I don’t think you ever recover from growing up with an alcoholic parent. What is interesting is how far you go to hide it.
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I don’t think you ever recover from growing up with an alcoholic parent. What is interesting is how far you go to hide it.
My sister and I have been the children of an alcoholic since we can remember.
I stood in silence next to her bed, experiencing a succession of emotions. Disappointment. Anger. Rejection.
No one has to suffer alone.
I was seven years old, all on my own.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s never blame yourself for your parent’s drinking.
I have been trying to find someone that can relate to what I have been through.
Sometimes society and family will imply that you are guilty for having a parent that drinks.
I was left to pick up my brothers and sisters as she was asleep drunk. We would end up locked out until she woke up.
I never blamed myself for his drinking, but I always wondered how different my life would be if he didn’t drink.
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