My Mum
As I have got older I realise there is no shame to admit things are getting too much and asking for help.
As I have got older I realise there is no shame to admit things are getting too much and asking for help.
Death of a parent
My story
When he drank, he changed. I remember my mum describing him as a Jekyll and Hyde character.
When he drank, he changed. I remember my mum describing him as a Jekyll and Hyde character.
Life
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
For those that didn’t recover
The most upsetting part for me is knowing how unhappy he was and that he never found peace
The most upsetting part for me is knowing how unhappy he was and that he never found peace
I lost my superpower: Strength
The questions I had will never be answered. The answers I wanted will never be given.
The questions I had will never be answered. The answers I wanted will never be given.
Don’t wake the Ogre
It took so much for me to share our shameful secret, I thought they could just talk to my dad and it would all improve.
It took so much for me to share our shameful secret, I thought they could just talk to my dad and it would all improve.
What would have helped me when I was a child?
I felt isolated, lonely, that I didn’t matter, and that life had to be better than this.
I felt isolated, lonely, that I didn’t matter, and that life had to be better than this.
Dad, do you remember?
Dad, I loved you and then I hated you but now I just feel sorry for you.
Dad, I loved you and then I hated you but now I just feel sorry for you.
My Dad, The “Alcoholic”, and Me
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”.
Finding it difficult to come to terms
I’m finding it very difficult to come to terms with my loss.
I’m finding it very difficult to come to terms with my loss.
