My Dad
As a family I believe we were in denial
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As a family I believe we were in denial
Children of alcoholics: You are not to blame.
We see your hidden glass on the floor.
As much as I miss you, I don’t miss the alcohol and perpetual cycle of despair.
All I can do is support from an arm’s length. I’m a daughter, not a carer.
If I could come and tell you one thing it would be this—IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.
Dad came drunk to parents evening and argued with the mums’
When somebody is given family support to heal, you must tell ourself that you were not the cause.
As I have got older I realise there is no shame to admit things are getting too much and asking for help.
When he drank, he changed. I remember my mum describing him as a Jekyll and Hyde character.
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