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Whatever the reason, tonight, his rage ignites in a flash.
I watch, terrified, as his flushed face knots up in hatred. Is it because my sister and I stand between him and his liquid candy?
Keeping my screams pressed down, I hold my hand over my mouth, watching the man who I thought was ...
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My name is Nicky Young and I’ve written a book series from my journals of what it was like growing up in a family battling alcoholism. My experience is told through a love story that helped to save me from a life is mistrust, fear, and embracing the gloriousness of intimacy.
It is estimated 1 of every 3 children in the United States ...
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This poem is could be the anthem of many children who have been raised in a family battling alcoholism:
ABANDONED THINGS
Stability-I crave it
Control-I need it
Intimacy-I desperately want it
I look okay but I’m not
I may be successful in public
In private, I am struggling
You see me as an adult
Inside I am a little girl still afraid
I have lost my childhood
Please look ...
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DATING? INVITING FRIENDS OVER?
I didn’t dare.
I couldn’t let them see what it was like at home.
Growing up in a dysfunctional family, at least for me, extended far beyond the walls of my house.
I didn’t date – I couldn’t take the chance they’d come to my house, hoping to meet my family, or hang out in my room, only to have my father burst in, overly affectionate, or raging that I’d brought someone home who wasn’t good enough.
Those judgments weren’t just ...
Continue Reading →“My dad’s an alcoholic, Alex.”
“I thought it was something like that,” she said.
To finally share my life with someone older, but still my peer, was a relief, and the conversation we had that day cemented the relationship with my new woman friend.”
— Shadow Heart, Book 1 of the Broken Bottles Series
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO SHARE A FAMILY SECRET?
• Do you feel like you’ve betrayed your family?
• Are you relieved to finally share a part ...