My mum has been drinking for as long as I can remember. She spilt up with my dad 10 years ago, when I was 7. He was a violent alcoholic and nearly killed my mum on a number of occassions.
Hi everyone. I have been off the forum for a while now after the events of my christmas back home.
A Poem that I think I've posted here a while ago, but thought that it seems quite appropriate at the minute. It's by Charles C Finn;
Please Hear What I'm Not Saying
From before I was born, my dad has been a heavy drinker. When I was born, the overwhelming responsibility made him worried and his way of dealing with worries was to drink, more than usual.
As far as I could remember, my Dad was an alcoholic.
I've only just joined up, but I heard about this charity through a morning TV programme, I think it was Daybreak?
Hi i am 14 and for as long as i can remember i have grown up with an alcoholic.