I vowed I would never inflict this kind of torture on a child myself
I am still haunted by those childhood memories of my father’s drinking.
I am still haunted by those childhood memories of my father’s drinking.
Experience of abuse
After my dad died
I was seven years old, all on my own.
I was seven years old, all on my own.
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.
Christmas in our home meant a time when there would be more drunkenness, more fights
We would get more anxious; more edgy; more afraid, and school was closed.
We would get more anxious; more edgy; more afraid, and school was closed.
I grew up in a house where both my parents were alcoholics. My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant (Anon)
My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant with us.
My mother drank heavily when she was pregnant with us.
Alcohol caused me to lose my three super girls
Alcohol caused me to lose the only things that have ever really mattered to me – my three super girls.
Alcohol caused me to lose the only things that have ever really mattered to me – my three super girls.
You love the person you just hate what they are doing and that it is NEVER your fault
I was left to pick up my brothers and sisters as she was asleep drunk. We would end up locked out until she woke up.
I was left to pick up my brothers and sisters as she was asleep drunk. We would end up locked out until she woke up.
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.
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.
How can you love the person that made you cry?
It was horrible. When she used to get up in the morning she acted as if nothing was wrong.
It was horrible. When she used to get up in the morning she acted as if nothing was wrong.
