Wonder
I wish things were different, I wish we were different
I wish things were different, I wish we were different
Mother's Day
My Sober Mum
Facing up to the effect my drinking had on my children.
Facing up to the effect my drinking had on my children.
Camilla Tominey – #LunchtimeLives
‘You feel like you are doing your parent a disservice if you are only talking about the drunk parent.’
‘You feel like you are doing your parent a disservice if you are only talking about the drunk parent.’
And I’ll see you again when it’s time for me
As a young girl I remember the fear of coming in from school.
As a young girl I remember the fear of coming in from school.
We both ended up leaving home around 16, because we could not cope with the situation anymore
For a second I had a glimpse of a family where alcohol was not the priority.
For a second I had a glimpse of a family where alcohol was not the priority.
There is always a light, if only a tiny flicker
If it’s only a tiny flicker, it is there and we can find something good in the most awful of happenings.
If it’s only a tiny flicker, it is there and we can find something good in the most awful of happenings.
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
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.
