lindsay lohan
ihtm contest
Even though the alcoholic in my life has been gone for years, the disease still lingers. I’ve locked it out of the house and it sits on the front porch waiting patiently to sneak back in.
mother's day
I’m filtering out Mother’s Day because I don’t have a mother. She killed herself six years ago. I’m not filtering Mother’s Day out because I miss her or because I’m sad. The truth is, my mother was not a very nice person to be around. The truth is, I don’t miss her.
alcoholism
I grew with a parent who just drinks more when things are getting tough, and then goes to bed and forgets all about it. How was I supposed to learn how to deal with things without opening a bottle?