Recommended: Effect on children exposed to alcohol
The parents hand over responsibility as if it was an easy job to provide without any experience or being taught overall. At young ages children in families that have an alcoholic parent are taken away from their childhood to protect those other family members who are in need of
When a parent exhibits “excesses of warmth or coldness” (Lourie l.10) towards their child, it might cause uncertainty and a sense of unpredictability. The parent's contradictory and conflicting actions may lead to feelings of resentment. Inconsistent emotional behaviours can damage the child's trust in the parent. When a child continually views a parent's shows of warmth as false and their displays of coldness as rejection, it can cultivate a profound mistrust in the child towards the parent's true intentions and actions, harbouring feelings of resentment. The accumulation of resentment and mistrust caused by inconsistent emotional behaviour might affect the child's emotional well-being and impede their ability to form healthy relationships, as well as lead to a catastrophic path of personal struggles.
My dad kind of had a drinking problem when he was young, but nothing really serious. He started drinking alcohol in his teenage years. And he’s still has been drinking alcohol to this day. On weekends, he would go hang out with his friends from work every Friday and play pool at their houses. He would sometimes call my mom late at night asking if she could pick him up because he was too drunk to drive.
Alcoholism in parents can cause children to be more likely to struggle emotionally, physically, and mentally but this can all be prevented by parents not drinking unrestrained amounts of
Growing up with an alcoholic dad showed me the damage that addiction has not only on the individual, but also on the people around. I have seen my mother cry because my dad would rather get drunk than spend time with us. I have seen my father unable to walk or talk. When my dad is drunk, he is a completely different person, short-temper and
Knowing who a person is can be a deep mystery. It takes time to truly know someone. A relationship has to be formed. One cannot simply meet someone for the first time and know everything about them. That is the beauty of forming relationships.
My sister Paula at one time was every thing I wanted to be. Paula was petite, pretty, intelligent, and had a caring heart. Paula is four years older than me and was considered the popular one in school. She tried really hard to be accepted by her peers and got really good grades without what seemed like any effort. At one point in time Paula had the world at her feet and all the potential in the world.
The short documentary “Child of Rage” presents an example of how experiencing abuse as a child can shape the child later in life and how some children can recover. The intrafamilial abuse that Beth experienced as a one year old affected her behavior later in her childhood when she was adopted. Beth was also able to recover from some of the effects of the child abuse she experienced once she was separated from her adoptive family and taken to a special home. Beth experienced intrafamilial abuse at the hands of her biological father after her mother passed away when she was one.
Considering I had never drank an alcoholic beverage before, I was not completely sure what I was getting myself into or what might could happen to me. I knew in the back of my mind I was disobeying and not doing what my parents expect of me. They had always taught me underage drinking was wrong and against the law, but I never fully understood the consequences. My parents were never the drinking type, so I had never been around it. Instead, they were always against it and certainly did not approve of me being around it, much less doing it.
Living in a small household with six sisters, an alcoholic father, and a semi-depressed mother sounds like a recipe for disaster. As a kid, my parents would either be involved in a quarrel or be at work. Stereotypically, a child living in this type of environment would not seem to see a bright future for themselves. However, this does not apply to me. I remember how I would regularly look forward to going to school and see my teachers every day.
My mother’s alcoholism made her threatening and belligerent, which often made me despondent. I would come home every day dreading what I might encounter. She would frequently be either aggressive and incoherent or unconscious. On the rare days she was sober, I celebrated having an affectionate and supportive role model.
My father grew up dreaming of becoming a boxing world champion. Unlike my dad, I never had a specific dream of what I wanted to be when I grew up. This scared me because I always believed that knowing what you want to be was a monumental step in becoming an adult and I was always unsure about my future. Anyway, my dad had some success at a young age.
My dad left me to find work in Malaysia, when I was about four years old. I might not know what to say if I were asked how much my dad loved me, but I could speak infinitely how much my mom gave her life for me. My dad was an alcoholic for the past sixteen years. I could not taste the love of father from my childhood. I used to be really afraid of my father because of his behavior toward my mom and I. Being alcoholic is not enough for him , my dad refuse to worked.
A few months ago, as my mother picked me up from school, she broke the news to me that my grandfather developed stage 4 lung cancer. Since my grandfather is one of the most important people in my life, hearing the news that he was soon passing away made me, and the people around me feel completely helpless. As my mom broke this horrible news to me, I shut myself from believing it. I find it quaint that my grandfather impacted my life in such a tremendous way. Although my grandfather was not biologically related to me, he taught me how giving up is never the solution to a problem.
”: My brother was a truck driver. And, he was a pretty tough man. He was the complete opposite of me. He got addicted to all kinds of drugs and pathetic habits when he was 16. Actually, he started smoking when he was 14.
