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

hi im am 12 i think i might be one of the younger people on this support group and i hae just joined COAP well heres my story:
my mum has been an alchohloic for a long time now and its always been worrying and its split our family up alot, the other day in school (this may sound ridiculous) my teacher asked me where my ingredients were and i just broke down into tears in fornt of all of my class mates, you see just before that day my mum hafd been caught drinkdriving and she had to go to court and we were so worried about all this that i forgot my stuff and it all showed me exactly how much my mum is addicted to alchohol i spoke to someone from my school who was a student suport kind of person and she showed me to this lady after about a week the lady was from a place called adsis and for about 3 weeks now she has been teaching me about drugs (including alchohol) and also showing me that its not my fault so today she gave me a leaflet and showed my this website on it so i joined and thats what im doing now.