After my mother left that ward, she continued to get worse. I continued to stay out of the house a lot, I was either with my eldest sister and her new family or with D and friends. My older sister was now working full-time so either at work or with a (now ex) boyfriend so …
A new time of new beginnings
Fresh starts and new beginnings have always played a major part in my life. Starting Sixth Form was a fantastic one for me, I'd already made friends with a few people from the year above so was excited to finally join them (in the common room and the good parties mostly). School work started well, …
Sweet 16 and going to court
After that horrible Christmas, things got a little better at home. And by that I mean we didn’t fear that our mother was dead for a good while. She was still drinking more than she should be, we didn’t say anything as she seemed a bit happier in herself. She was still in her relationship …

