Forgiving my alcoholic mother and my co-dependent father
33 minutes late. Last Friday, it was 33 minutes after when I normally start the commute to the office. It needs to be Saturday. I…
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How parental alcoholism stays under the radar
How bad can it really be? Just how many kids have alcoholic parents? Most people do not know how HUGELY COMMON it is for children…
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Recognizing and letting go of guilt
6:30 pm was the start of my sister’s Freshman Orientation meeting for parents at the high school. Dad was working. Mom was not expected to…
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Why the COAs topic is so powerfully inspiring
“That is so depressing,” a fellow adult child of an alcoholic replied. She’d just listened to my enthusiastic description of the amazing global Children of Alcoholics…
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The ACOA pursuit of satisfaction
January. The get-my-sh%%-together, resolutions month. Last weekend, in a caffeine-fueled haze, I created a vision board on my bedroom door. I’d just completed another self-help,…
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Coping with shame as an ACOA
The police officers were standing in the living room. They had pity on their faces – my worst nightmare. I wiped away tears as I…
