DON'T TAKE AS LONG AS I DID
I have a friend who is also married to an alcoholic. In fact, her husband and mine are eerily the same in regards to behavior and...
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wrenrwaters
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
He May Get Sober (But Probably Not)
What a way to ring in the new year, right? A doom and gloom post about eternal alcoholism. My apologies but on occasion, I will get a...
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wrenrwaters
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Myth (Lie) of the "Functioning" Alcoholic
There are a lot of terms and concepts attached to alcoholism that I find particularly problematic. "Co-dependent" and "detach with love"...
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wrenrwaters
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
You're Missing More Than You Know
The great irony (one of them, anyway) of being married to an alcoholic is it's not "that bad..." And then suddenly it is. You can manage,...
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wrenrwaters
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
It Is THAT Bad
My husband is verbally abusive. I'm embarrassed to acknowledge how dismissive I have become of that. Most days, he's here physically but...
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wrenrwaters
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
It Will Never Be Done...
Til I make it done. If ANYONE had EVER told me how hard it would be for me to extract myself from a marriage to a toxic alcoholic, I...
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wrenrwaters
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
I Hate Who I Have Become
I hate who I have become as a result of my marriage. I am an angry, volatile, raging person. But mostly on the inside. This is a problem....
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wrenrwaters
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
Sometimes...
I just hate my life so fucking much. I don't know any other way to put it. I just hate my fucking life. I don't even think I can blame...
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wrenrwaters
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
It's The (Verbal) Sucker Punches That Hurt The Most
There is a lot that hurts about being married to an alcoholic. A. Lot. But perhaps some of the most painful, destructive, toxic behavior...
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wrenrwaters
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
So It's A Holiday
I have a friend - and she is a good friend - but everything is so dramatic in her life. Good, bad - anything in her life - is described...
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wrenrwaters
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
What I Have To Tell You
I've been married to an alcoholic for over 20 years now and yet I still remember, too astutely, the pain and utter hopelessness of the...
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wrenrwaters
- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
What I Finally (Finally, Finally, FINALLY!) Know
When I decided to start a blog, my idea was to be that voice in the middle of the night - the one I once looked for out of desperation...
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wrenrwaters
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
A New Look For A New Focus
It's taken me over 20 years to get here. To a place, The place, where I no longer define myself by my marriage to an alcoholic. For as...
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wrenrwaters
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Don't Worry: People Won't Be That Surprised
I was on Facebook the other day - which is not a regular thing for me - and saw a post from the wife of an alcoholic who said ( to...
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wrenrwaters
- Jun 19, 2022
- 1 min
Happy Father's Day?
Happy Father's Day? It's more a question than a statement in the alcoholic household, isn't it? How do you celebrate a father that isn't...
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wrenrwaters
- Jun 4, 2022
- 2 min
3 A.M. Thoughts
It's been five years since my mother passed away in my arms. I miss her beyond words. I'm sitting up listening to sad songs. Willing...
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wrenrwaters
- May 28, 2022
- 4 min
Amber Heard Can Be A Liar and A Victim
In case you somehow (I'm not sure how) missed it: Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation after she wrote an op-ed piece...
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wrenrwaters
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Spring: The Season of Renewal
I was taking a walk yesterday and it suddenly occurred to me how futile and foolish New Year's Resolutions are. Now, I'm sure we have...
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wrenrwaters
- Apr 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Rawest Post EVER
I can't keep pretending, denying, procrastinating, avoiding. Planning. I can't keep PLANNING on leaving! Oh, I have planned so many exits....
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wrenrwaters
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
The Real Tragedy of the Alcoholic Family
Every once in a while... Like tonight. Somehow all the stars will align just right and my family will spend a lovely evening together....
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