Maybe this time
Marie’s tender poem reflects on loving someone through addiction.
Marie’s tender poem reflects on loving someone through addiction.
Trying to help them stop
I remember being the Mother
Laura shares her experience of resilience, fleeting hope and the impact of loss.
Laura shares her experience of resilience, fleeting hope and the impact of loss.
He was meant to walk me down the aisle
Yasmin reflects on losing her father and remembers the man he was beyond his addiction.
Yasmin reflects on losing her father and remembers the man he was beyond his addiction.
You deserved better. I deserved better.
Elisa mourns the life her dad’s addiction never allowed either of them to truly live.
Elisa mourns the life her dad’s addiction never allowed either of them to truly live.
The duality of loving an alcoholic Dad
Lucy’s Dad was a family man, but hurt them with his behaviour.
Lucy’s Dad was a family man, but hurt them with his behaviour.
My mum – Typical Glaswegian, feisty at the best of times and even worse when drunk
She was by far not always perfect, but she was still my mum.
She was by far not always perfect, but she was still my mum.
It wasn’t the city I was running away from
It was the painful memories and pure heartbreak held there.
It was the painful memories and pure heartbreak held there.
My mum, when sober, was the most beautiful, loving, and caring person
From around the age of nine, I understood that my mum was struggling with alcoholism.
From around the age of nine, I understood that my mum was struggling with alcoholism.
I do not believe you set out to become addicted to alcohol
I often wonder what I would tell you if I had just one more day to spend with you.
I often wonder what I would tell you if I had just one more day to spend with you.
Adult child of an alcoholic: It really isn’t your fault
As a child, I thought my dad drank like any normal person.
As a child, I thought my dad drank like any normal person.
