WaitingforTruth

I'm currently in therapy to help me to understand my feelings toward my mom who is an alcoholic and a drug addict who has yet to see that she has a problem. I wrote this about her...

Mracoa

Creative. I often write things in a journal, but I've never thought of writing it out as poetry.

If you were to set this to music, what genre would it be?

Kialua

Welcome. Very creative, thank you for sharing. We all want our alcoholic parent to take responsibility for what they did, but sadly, they rarely if ever do. When we come to accept that then we can move on to our own healing. I hope she recovers.

MusicLanguage

I see so much of my mom and dad in that poem.

Terrispots

Awesome. You spoke for all of us.

FeelingGreat

Love the poem. Not sure if you'll ever get your wish that your mother will face what she's done. Some people just aren't that strong.
Can you forgive her without her admitting anything? Not saying you should, just wondering. I have trouble forgiving, but I do get over the anger in time.

youbetcha

My folks are in their 70's now, still married (though probably shouldn't be, wealth works wonders) and the family disease of alcoholism is still in full effect. I've been hoping for an admission or ownership of something, anything, since I came into recovery over 20 years ago. Ain't gonna happen. I think I've kind of accepted them as they are, but it is sad though. I think we could be alot closer if there was some honesty. It is what it is. Thanks for the post.