I have accepted that this is the way it is and I have to make the most of the family relationships that I do have.
I have accepted that this is the way it is and I have to make the most of the family relationships that I do have.
I have had to and continue to learn how to find new ways of being.
I have had to and continue to learn how to find new ways of being.
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.
She kicked off at my friends and had to be physically restrained.
She kicked off at my friends and had to be physically restrained.
Of course I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else.
Of course I didn’t tell anyone about the bottle, just kept it to myself as with everything else.
My mum kicked my dad out; my dad weren’t having none of it so he smashed my mum’s window and then started calling my mum names.
My mum kicked my dad out; my dad weren’t having none of it so he smashed my mum’s window and then started calling my mum names.
Even now when he is in hospital at least once a month from blacking out. Even now we know that his liver is beyond repair.
Even now when he is in hospital at least once a month from blacking out. Even now we know that his liver is beyond repair.
When the bell rung at 3pm, most of my friends couldn’t wait to get out of school. For me, I dreaded that sound.
When the bell rung at 3pm, most of my friends couldn’t wait to get out of school. For me, I dreaded that sound.
But the thing that keeps me strong is help lines and I realise I am not alone.
But the thing that keeps me strong is help lines and I realise I am not alone.
Sometimes society and family will imply that you are guilty for having a parent that drinks.
Sometimes society and family will imply that you are guilty for having a parent that drinks.
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