They say alcohol only hurts the person drinking it.

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How has your life been effected by an alcoholic? Tell your story here. I was 4 and a half when my story occurred. My mother was an alcoholic. My dad was yelling at her that she could either stop drinking and be a loving mother and wife, or leave. That was they day she left. I was standing by their closet with my baby blanket, watching her throw stuff into giant cardboard boxes. I threw in my blanket. She took it back out. I threw it back in. She asked me why I was doing that. "I don't want you to forget me when you leave." She smiled and promised she wouldn't. She was moving less than a mile away. But she didn't talk to me for 8 months following the day she left. I will never forget that day. I was so sad. Luckily, almost 13 years later and 7 miles further away, she has entered Alcoholics Anonymous, as of March 1st. Before last week, I had never seen my mother sober, honestly. Things are much better now. So don't tell me that they only effect their lives.