Children of Addicted Parents and People

Im 15 years old and this has been a recurring problem for most of my mums life but I used to live with my dad down South. It was only when I was 11 that I moved up North with my mum following a dispute between my dad and my brother. I soon realised that my mum wasnt what was stereotypically normal, though it felt like that at first. She had given birth to my little brother and would drink to the point of passing out in which I would look after him. The situation worsened when her brother died and her partner left her, she continued drinking and I continued to look after my brother. We then went on holiday where she met a man 20 years her junior froma nother country and brought him home after a year of trying to get him a visa. This caused problems as the area I live in is full of racist people who thought my mums boyfriend was really wierd and I became ashamed of the home I lived in even more. It then got worse as whenever my mum drank, her boyfriend would hit her and it has continued in this vicious cycle for about a year. Ive always been too ashamed to tell anyone until I opened up to my friends who were understanding but couldnt do anything about it and could hardly relate to it. Im always paranoid of the reaction I would get from telling anyone so have completely avoided the concept. Im not too sure what Im expecting from this website but its a fine coincidence that my mums opened a bottle of Jack Daniels which her and her boyfriend are drinking as Im typing this... I dont know what to do really because I dont want a scene and I dont want a fuss. I was really surprised that so many people suffered from similar problems when I came across this site. Not too sure what else to say, but thanks for reading.