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Please know that you are not the reason for your father’s rage.
Family life was chaotic, and we would have regular police visits to our home.
Why doesn’t she care enough to stay sober for one day?
There’s freedom in speaking up and working through this.
As much as I tried to protect my son with every fibre of my being, I couldn’t fully protect him.
Addiction doesn’t just affect the addict. Addiction is a family illness.
We lived in it together, and I felt that no one else would ever understand.
My mum suffered from postpartum psychosis and other mental illnesses, and my dad was an alcoholic.
No-one spoke about it, and we had to keep it a secret. It was like a shame on the family.
I wanted to share how the term “Merry Christmas” can feel, as the kid of an alcoholic.
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