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- 77 year old father won’t change
  Hi, I grew up with two high functioning alcoholic parents well certainly dependant. Lots of embarrassing incidents at parties and family events. I spent most weekends and school holidays with either set of grandparents...
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  Posted by: worried1972
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- How to tell children why I’m leaving their father
  Hello. I'm on the process of divorcing a man who I believe has an alcohol problem. He refuses to confront the issue and has taken great lengths to hide how much he is drinking. We have...
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  Posted by: fishandchips
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- Feeling a bit helpless
  It was the anniversary of my mum's death on Monday (16 years) I said I wasn't so sad but I guess I am but also grieving my dad who is an alcoholic too. Went...
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- My mum is a “functional” alcoholic and has been for many years
  my mum is a “functional” alcoholic and has been for many years. She and dad argue almost constantly, not just about the drinking but about almost everything, yet refuse to get a divorce. When...
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  Posted by: blue
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- My dad is choosing alcohol
  For context from the day i was born till i was 12 me and my dad were close then the pandemic hit and he took up drinking. He used to stay at home to...
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  Posted by: please get better
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- I’m 10 years old and I’m worried about my dads drinking
  It’s been happening on and off since I was eight. My dad gets shouty and tired he sleeps most of the day he doesn’t usually eat dinner. He still works and that stresses him. I...
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77 year old father won’t change
Hi, I grew up with two high functioning alcoholic parents well certainly dependant. Lots of embarrassing incidents at parties and family events. I spent most…
How to tell children why I’m leaving their father
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Hi there, I’m so sorry to read how hard things are feeling again, sounds like it is bringing up a lot of those same child…
pearl on 77 year old father won’t change
Thank you for your post, and please accept my apologies for the delayed response. I'm sorry to hear about your experiences with your parents. It…
listener on 77 year old father won’t change
That’s great, you have opened lines of communication as well with the children. Well done, it must be exhausting, it’s great you feel lighter, you…
pearl on How to tell children why I’m leaving their father
I am so pleased they took it well, that must feel like a huge relief. You did the right thing and all of your reasons…
listener on How to tell children why I’m leaving their father
Thank you. I did talk to them and they took it very well. I didn't want to risk them finding out later and thinking it…
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