What normal looked like for me
As a COA, I grew up in an environment where every day was uncertain.
As a COA, I grew up in an environment where every day was uncertain.
Feeling sad
Glass on the floor
We see your hidden glass on the floor.
We see your hidden glass on the floor.
Normal
I’d buy cards just to feel normal. ‘To Dad’ on the envelope.
I’d buy cards just to feel normal. ‘To Dad’ on the envelope.
The Disturbed Nights
Scared and lonely is what she feels
Scared and lonely is what she feels
My dad won’t stop!
It started when mum started to find beer bottles and wine hidden all around the house.
It started when mum started to find beer bottles and wine hidden all around the house.
Talk to Nacoa
Are you feeling sad or maybe bad.
Are you feeling sad or maybe bad.
To anyone who met us, you would have thought we were happy
When I used to go to my friend’s house I noticed how happy her mum and dad were.
When I used to go to my friend’s house I noticed how happy her mum and dad were.
I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else
I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else.
I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else.
The feeling of having an alcoholic parent or relative
Don’t let something like this hold you back, it is their problem not yours.
Don’t let something like this hold you back, it is their problem not yours.
My dad won’t stop!
The thing that keeps me strong is help lines and I realise I am not alone.
The thing that keeps me strong is help lines and I realise I am not alone.
