“Half Eight”
Why does he drink everyday, Why cant I have a say?
Why does he drink everyday, Why cant I have a say?
Difficulty in relationships
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.
Elizabeth Fletcher – #LunchtimeLives
You don’t want to do anything, ever, to make them feel a certain way. Because that could spark a negative feeling
You don’t want to do anything, ever, to make them feel a certain way. Because that could spark a negative feeling
MY LIFE
I feel guilty for feeling it and give myself a 1000 reasons not to be happy.
I feel guilty for feeling it and give myself a 1000 reasons not to be happy.
I would hide the fact she drank like it was a dark secret
It was like living with Jekyll and Hyde. When she was sober she was lovely and when she was drunk she was awful!
It was like living with Jekyll and Hyde. When she was sober she was lovely and when she was drunk she was awful!
My dad’s alcoholism took a turn for the worse when I was 7 years old
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.
My husband’s father was an alcoholic
The ‘after-effects’ of growing up with an alcoholic parent are many
The ‘after-effects’ of growing up with an alcoholic parent are many
Rest easy my hero
I learnt not to talk, not to trust and not to feel.
I learnt not to talk, not to trust and not to feel.
I remember enough
I have had to and continue to learn how to find new ways of being.
I have had to and continue to learn how to find new ways of being.
Maybe my promise drowned in your bottle
I will never drink myself stupid.
I will never drink myself stupid.
