Thoughts & Quotes

I have a right to be treated with respect as an intelligent , capable and equal human being
I have a right to state my own needs and set my own priorities as a person independant of any roles that I may assume in life
I have a right to express my feelings
I have a right to express my feelings and values
I have a right to say 'No' or 'Yes' for myself
I have a right to say 'No' or 'Yes' for myself
I have a right to make mistakes
I have the right to change my mind
I have a right to say 'I don't understand' and to ask for more information
I have a right to ask for what I want
I have a right to deal with others without being dependent on them for approval
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.
Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.
Say to yourself each morning "I do not need the reactions of others to validate myself or my personality"
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest to us.
When it is dark enough you can see the stars.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact

Hey im emilylouise i have a very similar problem to,my dad has been an alcholice since i was well born...and probarly before that but it started taking affect just after i was born.my mum married him and were happy together untill my dad was told he had to go too work in dubaii, he started going out in the evening out there and drinking with all his work mates leaving my mum at home with my brother and sister.
it was copable for a while but after my mum had said to him she cant live out in dubaii anymore so she moved back home to kent. at this point my brother was 10and my sister was 7.
my dad promised them he would call every friday night and speek to them to see how they were......well every friday past by..no phonecall!
then i was born and my dad was even worse he had stopped workking out in dubaii and was comuting to london everyday,and ended up coming home at 2 o'clock in he moring every single day.
he wasnt sober though,he would walk in the house and crash out on the couch.
but anyway long story short!
recently my mum was out with a group of friends,and a lady gave her this website for me to check out.
i thought that maybe i should because recently the past year or so,i have been in a state think about what has happened..what could of happened. my father is now ill from drinking and has two blood clots, he is a very heavy.21 stone.
i do need someone to talk to now,before i get even worse.
thank you.x