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 sam, my dads had a drink problem for as long as i can remember...he can go months and months without a drink, but then when he does have one he cant stop!
he gets abusive...both verbally and physically. the last time he got drunk he hit me accross the face with a metal dog lead and i had him locked up for the night...he said that was the end of it and it was...until this time!
he comes home at 4am and i have to carry him up to bed and get him into it. then i hardly sleep incase he chokes on his own sick or something!
then he wakes me up as soon as he wakes up to see if i have any drink, cigarettes or money for him to get some!
as im typing this now he's downstairs shouting and swearing and calling me all the worst names he can think of.
he's told me he hates me and how i was a mistake and he never wants to see me again. but in the morning when he's sober he always says sorry and that he wont drink...until he sneaks out to buy a bottle of vodka.
at the minute he's drinking over a litre of vodka a day and its killing me inside!
everything he does annoys me but i cant seem to get him to see sense!
it was his and my mams anniversary yesterday and my mam was at work till 8pm so he went out and got drunk and came home and kicked off with me! before going out again to get more drink...
im so fed up i dont know what to do!
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