Originally Posted by Cococo

Hi amazing

Thanks for your kind words.

I know exactly what you mean re: laughing. I'm so happy that you and your daughter are happy and laughing together. I know what you mean by genuinely laughing. For me, a lot of the time, when I was drinking or thinking about drinking, it was somewhat forced or contrived laughs because my attention and energy was really elsewhere (on alcohol). And I knew it was somewhat forced which used to make me feel bad.....like a failure as a mother who can't truly laugh
Yeah.....alcohol robs kids of a parent/s.