I stood in silence next to her bed, experiencing a succession of emotions. Disappointment. Anger. Rejection.
I stood in silence next to her bed, experiencing a succession of emotions. Disappointment. Anger. Rejection.
No one has to suffer alone.
No one has to suffer alone.
I was seven years old, all on my own.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
I never blamed myself for his drinking, but I always wondered how different my life would be if he didn’t drink.
‘Probably from the age of about six I knew what alcohol was.’
‘Probably from the age of about six I knew what alcohol was.’
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
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