What is an Alcoholic? How to Explain It to Children

I’m not writing this to parent shame or to guilt trip people. I have a lot of empathy towards my dad and I know alcohol use disorder is a lot more complex than it is given credit for.

The journey of healing from addiction's hurt is not easy, but we must dare to walk it. While the instinct may be to shield each other from pain by remaining silent about the past, suppressed emotions never disappear but fester.