Impact on Children
A lady shared how that when drinking she found pieces of paper in her 7 year old daughter's room saying "please let mummy stop drinking". I found this incredibly sad and made me deeply regret the worry and distress I have no doubt caused my own son.
She was single parent and talked about in her drinking years her daughter went from a baby unaware of her mum's drinking, to being sad and worried to eventual anger at her mum. The lady has been sober a couple of years now and has good relationship with her daughter.