Quote From: nasaleYou say that children never get over it? Sure they do. Both of my parents were raging alcoholics when I was a child. I got over it and I forgave them completely.I can't count the times when I had to rescue my mom who fell into a dead stupor with a cigarette starting her bed on fire or left the stove on, or any number of other life-threatening things that happened. My father? He was out getting drunk too and then he would come home and abuse my mother. I knew even then that it was not something they wanted to be. There was NO support systems in place for them where we lived (and at that time) to seek the help they needed. I saw them as victims of a horrible disease and forgave them. I love my mother to death and would not want to see her spend another second 'feeling guilty' about something she had no control over. She's an intelligent, kind, respectable woman who deserves some peace after the years of torture she went through. Maybe in your life there is no forgiveness, but not everybody feels that way.
I wanted to post and tell you that I really admire your forgivness for your parents. A lot of people (myself included) could learn a lot from you.
You may have had a tough start but you have certainly matured into a fabulous adult.I am going to try to follow your example and work on being a more forgiving and positive person.
Thanks for your post!
