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    • Alcoholic Mother

      Hi, sorry for the long message ahead. For context I live in a multi-generational household, where my parents basically act like they are divorced but legally aren’t (e.g., don’t speak to each other or...

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    • Parents split

      Hi all so this is a lot to get through My dad and mum are splitting up as my mum has fallen out of love with him and had her heart broken by his...

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    • Breaking the chain or over-reacting? Help!

      Hi everyone, I'm the adult daughter of an alcoholic mother, who died 10 years ago of alcohol toxicity when my child was an infant. My child is super skittish about alcohol, and really doesn't...

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    • Endless cycle

      I genuinely dont see how my mum will ever get sober, today started off ok and then we went out to lunch, she said she knew today was going to be stressful so she...

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    • Can never quite get it right

      Being around drunk people is insufferable as is but especially when it’s your mum who you know is going to start yelling any minute now, today I was trying to avoid her in the...

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    • I’m so tired and scared

      Sometimes I really do feel like my mum will never get sober especially on nights like these , she went out to the pub after school and i went with her cuz I worry...

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  • Alcoholic Mother
    Hi, sorry for the long message ahead. For context I live in a multi-generational household, where my parents basically act like they are divorced but…
  • Parents split
    Hi all so this is a lot to get through My dad and mum are splitting up as my mum has fallen out of love…
  • Breaking the chain or over-reacting? Help!
    Hi everyone, I'm the adult daughter of an alcoholic mother, who died 10 years ago of alcohol toxicity when my child was an infant. My…
  • Care assistance and general rant.
    Hello, First post here and after some advice hopefully in relation to my Dad For background he’s been a lifelong drinker, pretty much solely in…
  • Still struggling 10 years on
    Hi all New to NACOA and this board, wondering if others are in a similar spot. I have just turned 50 and my Dad died…

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  • Hi, First of all I want to reassure you that there’s always space for you here. The message boards are a safe space for you…
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  • Hi thebigdipper, I'm really pleased you felt able to share all of this. It sounds like you need a space to externalise what has been…
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  • As the daughter of an alcoholic dad - this is something I have wrestled with personally for myself & for my now young adult kids.…
    catswithbells on Breaking the chain or over-reacting? Help!
  • Hi, Thank you so much for sharing what’s going on for you at the moment. I'm sorry to hear of your ongoing issues with your…
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