Only one person could make the change with that relationship with alcohol, and it wasn’t me no matter how much I thought I could
Only one person could make the change with that relationship with alcohol, and it wasn’t me no matter how much I thought I could
I don’t ever remember thinking that my dad was an alcoholic. I thought he was like everyone else’s dad.
I don’t ever remember thinking that my dad was an alcoholic. I thought he was like everyone else’s dad.
And his forever lasting words to me were “Reach for the moon Gem, you will always land amongst the stars. I will always be your Dad”.
And his forever lasting words to me were “Reach for the moon Gem, you will always land amongst the stars. I will always be your Dad”.
I’d buy cards just to feel normal. “To Dad” on the envelope.
I’d buy cards just to feel normal. “To Dad” on the envelope.
‘When you pick up the phone, it’s not going to your boss, it’s not going to your mate. No one’s gonna laugh at you.’
‘When you pick up the phone, it’s not going to your boss, it’s not going to your mate. No one’s gonna laugh at you.’
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.
I went into “protection mode” – to protect myself from any further hurt or pain.
I went into “protection mode” – to protect myself from any further hurt or pain.
I learnt not to talk, not to trust and not to feel.
I learnt not to talk, not to trust and not to feel.
All I feel now is sadness at what my dad went through, I truly believe no one chooses to become an alcoholic, it can just happen.
All I feel now is sadness at what my dad went through, I truly believe no one chooses to become an alcoholic, it can just happen.
He was heavily reliant on me and used to call me all the time to drive him places, take him to the shops etc.
He was heavily reliant on me and used to call me all the time to drive him places, take him to the shops etc.
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