To my dad
Your demon, your monster, your saboteur.
Your demon, your monster, your saboteur.
Parent changing when they drink
Alex Walker ‘Anxiety and the ‘Hero’ Child’ #LunchtimeLives
‘It became the point I would get serious anxiety over anything I couldn’t control’
‘It became the point I would get serious anxiety over anything I couldn’t control’
If I was a good girl, then she’d be happy
My Mum’s alcoholism was a secret kept by me, my Dad, and my Mum.
My Mum’s alcoholism was a secret kept by me, my Dad, and my Mum.
When Mommy drinks wine
It reminded me of who she really was.
It reminded me of who she really was.
Megan Ace – #LunchtimeLives
‘You can be angry, and that’s okay.’
‘You can be angry, and that’s okay.’
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.
