A year without you
I am reminded of what brought me to Nacoa this time a year ago.
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I am reminded of what brought me to Nacoa this time a year ago.
Last Christmas was my first without my Dad.
You should always remember it is just as physically and emotionally draining for the carer as it is for the addicted.
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘
‘It’s more than shame – it’s a secret shame.’
‘I walked on egg shells during my late teenage years. Mum never admitted it.’
‘Having an addicted parent is something that can happen to anyone. It happened to me.’
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
I wish I could let her know that I am okay.
My Mum’s alcoholism was a secret kept by me, my Dad, and my Mum.
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