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How I went from Drunk Dad to Sober Carer

The clarity I get from not drinking is undeniable. — The thought of sobriety used to terrify me. I have thought about it for many months and years. It was always an idea, in the background. A fleeting thought whilst I was waking and feeling groggy and ashamed, usually because I had been rude to someone or thrown up everywhere…

Family

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Drunk Dad to Sober Carer
Drunk Dad to Sober Carer

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Therapy, that’s why I have to write this.

I’m sat at my desk at 2 am wondering where it all went wrong. — I have a bloody scratch on my neck, a throbbing headache, I have shed a bucket full of tears, my loving wife I cannot speak too, I am fearful. I shall paint a picture for you. Have you ever been rejected? By a girlfriend or boyfriend? Going for a job…

Disability

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The torture of rejection, from our son.
The torture of rejection, from our son.

Published in Beautiful Hangover

·Mar 11, 2021

How I use alcohol-free drinks to quench my addictive thirst?

My new normal and it could be yours too. — I, just like many of you out there, love drinking socially. It is my way of making an event more lively or to relax/forget, so I don't have to worry about life and its problems. Or is it the best way to hide our addiction in plain sight? The craving…

Self Care

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How I use alcohol-free drinks to quench my addictive thirst?
How I use alcohol-free drinks to quench my addictive thirst?

Mar 3, 2021

5 Things I’ve Learnt from Being a Dad to a Disabled Child

Embrace it or f*** off. — I write this because I need to have a stern word with myself, and in turn, I am going to have a stern word with everyone who needs to read this. Don’t be the cause of further hurt and harm to your child. Being a parent of a disabled child…

Disability

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5 Things I’ve Learnt from Being a Dad to a Disabled Child
5 Things I’ve Learnt from Being a Dad to a Disabled Child

Published in Ascent Publication

·Feb 24, 2021

Meditation: My Journey From Joke to Joy

I used to think meditation was for weirdos. — Meditation is for weird people. That was honestly what I thought. I had the misconception that it was a thing strange people do who aren’t living in the real world. …

Meditation

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Meditation: My Journey From Joke to Joy
Meditation: My Journey From Joke to Joy

Feb 24, 2021

What To Do When You Realise You Will Outlive Your Child

Look at the big picture, enjoy the small moments. — That is a brutal paragraph to write, yet I have to write it, for it may help others. Two events have just happened that bring it all back to me, the fact that if we live longer than our son, it’s either a miracle that he has lived that long or a tragedy and either me or my wife have died young. The first event was googling my son’s condition again.

Life

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What To Do When You Realise You Will Outlive Your Child
What To Do When You Realise You Will Outlive Your Child

Published in Change Becomes You

·Feb 19, 2021

What You Should Say to a Disabled Person and Their Family

Unfortunately, the answer is not what you think. — We have a disabled son who has unusual facial features, pokes his tongue out a lot, can’t stand or walk and is on oxygen 24/7. He is clearly different. There is a variety of interactions you get from having a disabled child. When walking down the street and around the…

Community

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What You Should Say to a Disabled Person and Their Family
What You Should Say to a Disabled Person and Their Family
Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Honest, Common Sense Provoker, Father of 3, husband of 1.

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