Are you an alcoholic? Learn how your addiction will affect your
kids' future.Sometimes the truth hurts, but it also sets you
free to choose to act differently. The truth also gives you the
freedom to get help when you know help is available. Addiction
is not a pretty disease and it affects the entire family.
Children are the victims of the alcoholic or addicted parent.
Imagine being a child whose parent is more interested in a
substance than caring for and raising you. Imagine the
inappropriate behaviors and responses in daily life of the
person who is under the influence of a mind-altering chemical.
The child doesn't know what is real or right. Also Read: When
Should I Tell The Guy I'm Dating I'm In AA? The child knows what
anger and sadness are. She also knows what neglect and
abandonment are through physical and/or emotional absence. They
witness lying, violence, aggression, desperation and worse. They
know what hurt and pain feel like and what it's like to be alone
is like. Children are the true victims o