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.
Difficulty in relationships
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.
It gave him the courage to live but ultimately killed him
It is with the help of your insightful website and lots of tears that made me know myself a little more before it was too late.
It is with the help of your insightful website and lots of tears that made me know myself a little more before it was too late.
So it wasn’t the drink after all?
One day I’d like to think that I will become a survivor, rather than always being the victim.
One day I’d like to think that I will become a survivor, rather than always being the victim.
I don’t remember a lot about my childhood apart from being completely alone
It was not until I went to the counsellor did I realise my behaviour during my adult life had come from my childhood.
It was not until I went to the counsellor did I realise my behaviour during my adult life had come from my childhood.
Families and how to survive
Even in recovery family life is fraught with tension.
Even in recovery family life is fraught with tension.
One minute my dad could be the most amazing man in the world, yet the next he was an ugly, frightening man
I never blamed myself for his drinking, but I always wondered how different my life would be if he didn’t drink.
I never blamed myself for his drinking, but I always wondered how different my life would be if he didn’t drink.
The conspiracy of silence has made sure I never ask
Sometimes I feel relief that she is gone, relief that the merry go round I was on has finally stopped and will never start again. Guilt is the main emotion that has accompanied this relief
Sometimes I feel relief that she is gone, relief that the merry go round I was on has finally stopped and will never start again. Guilt is the main emotion that has accompanied this relief
My reactions are so different to others and I feel very self-conscious about it
I feel so different to other people and compare myself to my work colleagues who had a normal upbringing.
I feel so different to other people and compare myself to my work colleagues who had a normal upbringing.
I read the letter to children, it made me cry
To the world outside everything was fine, a normal middle class family.
To the world outside everything was fine, a normal middle class family.
