‘It’s not your fault’, people kept telling me, yet it never has sunk in
As far as I was concerned, it was my fault she did this.
As far as I was concerned, it was my fault she did this.
Trying to help them stop
I thought no one would understand what it was like for me – but you may find they do.
I remember I used to find empty drink bottles, hidden in the garage.
I remember I used to find empty drink bottles, hidden in the garage.
Listening to you drunk on the phone today broke my heart
I want us to be a close and strong family. Please try – I’ve never wanted anything more than this.
I want us to be a close and strong family. Please try – I’ve never wanted anything more than this.
Someone dies of cancer, it’s a tragedy, someone dies of alcoholism it’s an embarrassment
“I love/hate you”, “I’m proud of you” / “ What the hell are you doing with your life?
“I love/hate you”, “I’m proud of you” / “ What the hell are you doing with your life?
My name is Shelby I’m 19 and I live in Exeter
Me and my brother were placed together and we had an amazing foster mum.
Me and my brother were placed together and we had an amazing foster mum.
I first became aware of my father’s drinking when I was 11
The shame when your father turns up drunk to your school prize giving where you are getting a prize.
The shame when your father turns up drunk to your school prize giving where you are getting a prize.
I am Georgia Lee. My father is an alcoholic
I was daddy’s girl, the guilt I felt when I realized what he had done to my family but I’d been to wrapped up in how much love I had for him to see it.
I was daddy’s girl, the guilt I felt when I realized what he had done to my family but I’d been to wrapped up in how much love I had for him to see it.
