My teenage years were blighted by alcohol having a higher priority than me
My teenage years were blighted by alcohol having a higher priority than me.
My teenage years were blighted by alcohol having a higher priority than me.
Death of a parent
I don’t remember anyone coming to look for us
Us 3 lived on the pub doorsteps with bottles of lemonade sent out every hour.
Us 3 lived on the pub doorsteps with bottles of lemonade sent out every hour.
You are not your parent’s mistakes; you are the successor of them
I don’t hate my Mum anymore, I’m over the anger, I think what prevails is an overwhelming sense of sadness.
I don’t hate my Mum anymore, I’m over the anger, I think what prevails is an overwhelming sense of sadness.
He never abused me, all he did all day was sit, drink and watch television
My sister and I have been the children of an alcoholic since we can remember.
My sister and I have been the children of an alcoholic since we can remember.
After my dad died
I was seven years old, all on my own.
I was seven years old, all on my own.
I believe she thought alcohol was the only way she could cope and she couldn’t live without it
My mother always drank but since we had never known anything different we never considered her an alcoholic.
My mother always drank but since we had never known anything different we never considered her an alcoholic.
The damage letter
I hope mum, that you won’t be angry or upset with me sharing this.
I hope mum, that you won’t be angry or upset with me sharing this.
There is always a light, if only a tiny flicker
If it’s only a tiny flicker, it is there and we can find something good in the most awful of happenings.
If it’s only a tiny flicker, it is there and we can find something good in the most awful of happenings.
My dad died 6 years ago on July 28th. My mum began to drink more and more as a result
This whole episode in my life has caused me nothing but guilt and pain.
This whole episode in my life has caused me nothing but guilt and pain.
I grew up in a house where both my parents were alcoholics. My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant (Anon)
My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant with us.
My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant with us.
