I'm The Child Of An Alcoholic

Hannah

Everyday, I come home to a messy house because she never cleans it, like a normal mom would. Every night, I fall asleep hungry and crying because she's fighting with a man she doesn't love.

I am a daughter of an alcoholic.

If you ever think that you are in pain alone, you're not, because everyone has something bad happening in their lifetime, this is mine. It seems like I am never going to escape the sadness. She never talks to me about anything, she just cries and I hold her because I would never want her to feel unloved. I love my mom more than life itself and nobody can change that but it hurts. It hurts so bad to see the woman who is supposed to be my role model go down in such a violent way. They cuss, they choke, and they call each other names. I am only eleven but even I know this isn't right. Sometimes, I think about how much I love her and I want her to be my mom, not somebody that I used to know.

My name is Hanna Leigh Fortenberry and I am the daughter of an alcoholic mother. She is my everything and I would never hurt her in anyway. There was one night, though. One night that changed my outlook on everything. My mom was drunk and fighting mad, she walked inside while my sisters were holding her up so she wouldn't fall out. They walked her to the bedroom and she passed out drunk on the bed. I was so scared, mad, sad, and mixed feelings. I slowly laid beside her about an hour later and whispered in her ear, "I love you so much. You are my everything." Then, slowly laid down and was falling asleep when I felt something hold me on my side and she said, "I love you, sweetheart. More than life itself." This is a true story and I want to let whoever is reading this know that you are not alone. There are others, just like you. My name is Hanna and I am a daughter to an alcoholic mother. I hope you understand what has happened in this story and consider giving alcoholics a chance because my mother WAS an alcoholic and she is now clean and free from her powerful addiction but either way she feels like she needs a beer sometimes but I am always there to tell her she doesn't and I will always be there.