Megan Ace – #LunchtimeLives
‘You can be angry, and that’s okay.’
‘You can be angry, and that’s okay.’
Parent changing when they drink
I miss you every moment of my life
As much as I miss you, I don’t miss the alcohol and perpetual cycle of despair.
As much as I miss you, I don’t miss the alcohol and perpetual cycle of despair.
You have to love yourself first
All I can do is support from an arm’s length. I’m a daughter, not a carer.
All I can do is support from an arm’s length. I’m a daughter, not a carer.
The Lessons you taught me
If you are within arms-reach as a child or loved one, the negative stigma remains much the same.
If you are within arms-reach as a child or loved one, the negative stigma remains much the same.
I was longing for her to show an interest in my children and in my life
It’s scary that alcohol has made her this way and that she is permanently damaged
It’s scary that alcohol has made her this way and that she is permanently damaged
Dear Ceri (9 years old)
If I could come and tell you one thing it would be this—IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.
If I could come and tell you one thing it would be this—IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT.
Grief
I just wish that we could have come before your addiction.
I just wish that we could have come before your addiction.
Alcohol Stole the Beauty (‘Paper Therapy’)
Piece by piece your world became so small, The road to recovery was a mountain too tall.
Piece by piece your world became so small, The road to recovery was a mountain too tall.
The fact is, she was ill
It doesn’t excuse some of what she did but it does go some way to explaining it.
It doesn’t excuse some of what she did but it does go some way to explaining it.
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.’
