• My Son and the Addict

    This morning, I have re-read the previous posts I’ve made in my blog. I haven’t read any of them for quite some time and it has made my heart ache. We have been living with this for years now, and he is only 21 years old. I’ve been writing about it since he was 19…


  • The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son Returns: addiction, family and hope


  • Al-Anon and Co-Dependency

    I am spending most of my ‘screen time’ amongst the Al-Anon posts on Reddit. I find it helpful to read about the challenges other people are facing with their loved ones experiencing addiction. It helps to alleviate my feelings of loneliness in my own journey with my son. Yesterday, there was a much commented upon…


  • Lost boys

    Are our boys floundering and are feminists willing to help?


  • This Be The Verse

    When I started writing this blog on NYE, I wasn’t sure why I felt the urge to do so. But I did feel it. Strongly. I’m not much of a social media person. I have an Instagram account on which I haven’t posted for around 3 years. I don’t have Facebook or Twitter. I think…