How to Tell Your Kid That You're a Drunk
Kim had imagined that coming home would be like “a utopia,” she said, but she was a stranger, and everyone was furious. “I realized I didn’t know my kids anymore,” she said. There was tension in the house over who was the mother figure. She heeded the advice of a counselor at an outpatient clinic. Let them be angry. Let them say what they need to... See more
The Rage, Secrecy and Pain of a Family Torn Apart by Addiction
**BROKEN GLASS AND SALT: One Addict's Story**
*[Author's Note: This shares the experience, strength, and hope of a member working his program. Names and identifying details have been changed to protect anonymity.]*
--- I came to the program knowing I was an addict, but not fully understanding the extent of the wreckage. I was looking for a way
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