My Dad, The “Alcoholic”, and Me
And his forever lasting words to me were “Reach for the moon Gem, you will always land amongst the stars. I will always be your Dad”.
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And his forever lasting words to me were “Reach for the moon Gem, you will always land amongst the stars. I will always be your Dad”.
Although we got through those difficult times, the price we paid will never be refunded.
All I wanted was for her to love us, to love me, and I think she did but just could not show it.
All I wanted was some normality, to not be scared to come home from school.
It was like living with Jekyll and Hyde. When she was sober she was lovely and when she was drunk she was awful!
I learnt not to talk, not to trust and not to feel.
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.
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.
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