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

My name is Lily and i'm eleven years old.
My Dad is an alcoholic and my parents split up last year because of it.
I go to see him every Friday but most of the time he is too drunk to have me or he pops down to the "shops" and comes back slurring his words and telling me he loves me all of the time.
Then there's my sister, Harriet who isnt an alcoholic. But she is a smoke addict and has anger issues. She's been kicked out loads of times but either my Dad can't look after her because of her behaivior, or he's too drunk to even look after himself let alone her. She's only fourteen and I really love her, I seem to be the only one who does. But this evening things have got much worse, and my Dad is threatning to kill himself, so I joined this site.
I hope I can relate to someone,
Lily xxxx