{"id":54016,"date":"2020-03-03T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T10:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herway.net\/?p=54016"},"modified":"2021-08-12T10:15:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:15:46","slug":"essere-la-figlia-di-un-alcolizzato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herway.net\/it\/essere-la-figlia-di-un-alcolizzato\/","title":{"rendered":"Essere la figlia di un alcolista mi ha spezzato, ma mi ha anche reso pi\u00f9 forte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A soli 6 anni ho provato il dolore per la prima volta.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not talking about any kind of pain like when a small child falls and cries\u2014I\u2019m talking about real pain.<\/p>\n<p>The pain you feel when someone abandons you or when someone just doesn\u2019t care about you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quando avevo 7 anni, invidiavo gli altri bambini.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wasn\u2019t jealous of their clothes or perfect pencils, their shiny, pink Barbie bags or glitter stickers\u2014I was jealous because of their true happiness.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ero geloso di tutte le volte che correvano dal padre quando veniva a prenderli a scuola.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54026 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-girl-watching-outside-on-windows.jpg\" alt=\"Ragazza preoccupata che guarda fuori dalle finestre\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-girl-watching-outside-on-windows.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-girl-watching-outside-on-windows-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-girl-watching-outside-on-windows-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I envied every hug they got and every \u2018tap\u2019 on their shoulder when they got A for their homework.<\/p>\n<p>I was jealous of their freedom and how they didn\u2019t have to pretend that everything was fine\u2014because for them, it was.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A 9 anni ho visto mio padre ubriaco per la prima volta.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ricordo che pensavo fosse succo di mela.<\/p>\n<p>Facevamo lunghe passeggiate e poi andavamo in qualche bar; lui diceva sempre che aveva bisogno di riposare e ordinava una birra.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know why but I always thought he was drinking apple juice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54027\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-and-holding-her-head-at-home.jpg\" alt=\"donna preoccupata che si tiene la testa in casa\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-and-holding-her-head-at-home.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-and-holding-her-head-at-home-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-and-holding-her-head-at-home-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Essere la figlia di un alcolista mi ha spezzato, ma mi ha anche reso pi\u00f9 forte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Volevo bere come lui, cos\u00ec mi ordinava un succo di mela e, solo per il fatto di essere seduta accanto a lui e di berlo, mi sentivo felice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quando avevo 10 anni, mio padre mi sgrid\u00f2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ha iniziato a tornare a casa molto tardi.<\/p>\n<p>Le nostre passeggiate non erano pi\u00f9 interessanti per lui, cos\u00ec mi ha sostituito con delle strane persone alte con la barba lunga.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t understand my mother but I felt her pain.<\/p>\n<p>Di giorno era nascosto, ma di notte si diffondeva come un virus. Lo sentivamo tutti.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-in-bed-by-window.jpg\" alt=\"donna preoccupata seduta a letto vicino alla finestra\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\"><\/p>\n<p>A casa nostra le notti erano vive e piene di litigi, parole e urla dei miei genitori.<\/p>\n<p>Mio padre tornava a casa alle 4 del mattino, ubriaco, incasinato e sporco, e accendeva la luce nel corridoio, assicurandosi che tutti noi sapessimo che era a casa.<\/p>\n<p>Dovevamo essere nei nostri letti, fingendo di dormire.<\/p>\n<p>Ma quella notte di febbraio mi svegliai e andai in bagno. Erano le 4 del mattino e le luci erano accese.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mi ha sgridato perch\u00e9 non ero nel mio letto, senza sapere che la rabbia nei suoi occhi avrebbe creato un'immagine di lui nel mio cervello che avrei portato per sempre con me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54024 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-woman-sitting-in-bus-and-watching-throught-window.jpg\" alt=\"donna pensante seduta in autobus e che guarda attraverso il finestrino\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-woman-sitting-in-bus-and-watching-throught-window.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-woman-sitting-in-bus-and-watching-throught-window-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-woman-sitting-in-bus-and-watching-throught-window-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quando avevo 14 anni, mio padre ci lasci\u00f2 per la terza volta.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La sua partenza \u00e8 sempre stata incerta, proprio come la sua mente.<\/p>\n<p>We never knew what he would do next but one thing is for sure\u2014we got used to him leaving.<\/p>\n<p>He never said, \u201cGoodbye,\u201d when he was leaving. Sometimes, he left when I wasn\u2019t even home.<\/p>\n<p>Questa volta gli stavo parlando di quanto fossi felice di andare al liceo; lui mi ha guardato dritto negli occhi e mi ha stretto la mano.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how I knew I wasn\u2019t going to see him for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-in-front-of-window.jpg\" alt=\"donna preoccupata seduta davanti alla finestra\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-in-front-of-window.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-in-front-of-window-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/worried-woman-sitting-in-front-of-window-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A 19 anni ho capito quanto sono forte.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In all the pain, my father taught me one thing\u2014to cherish moments, even those that you think are not important.<\/p>\n<p>Non si sa mai quando la presenza di qualcuno ci verr\u00e0 tolta.<\/p>\n<p>Non avere mio padre nella mia vita mi ha fatto capire e vedere tutto quello che avevo.<\/p>\n<p>Ha reso tutto e tutti nella mia vita cos\u00ec importanti.<\/p>\n<p>I cherished every moment of every day that I got to spend with my mom and my brothers\u2014and I still do.<\/p>\n<p>Sono cos\u00ec sensibile e protettiva nei loro confronti.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54077 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/standing-confidece-woman-in-bussines-outfit.jpg\" alt=\"donna confidente in piedi in abito da lavoro\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/p>\n<p>Il dolore mi ha insegnato la gentilezza, l'umilt\u00e0 e la cura.<\/p>\n<p>Mi ha insegnato a essere grato per tutto ci\u00f2 che ho.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It taught me that you can\u2019t choose a family member, nor can you change them. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can\u2019t control every move or choice someone makes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You can\u2019t make yourself hate someone when you don\u2019t.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>La battaglia che ho creato dentro di me, tra dolore e amore, ha sempre trovato un modo per illuminarmi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/outside-smiling-woman-standing-on-sun.jpg\" alt=\"esterno donna sorridente in piedi sul sole\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/p>\n<p>Mi ha reso forte, umile e gentile, quando volevo solo essere giovane.<\/p>\n<p>I went to college and I didn\u2019t know anyone there.<\/p>\n<p>I was so alone and the one person I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about was my father.<\/p>\n<p>La sua assenza mi ha fatto molto male, ha creato problemi di fiducia e un muro emotivo che avevo ogni volta che qualcuno cercava di contattarmi.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t have a lot of boyfriends and I didn\u2019t know how to love someone, even though I tried.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ma ho imparato ad amare e a prendermi cura di me stessa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/strong-woman-with-hands-up-to-the-sky.jpg\" alt=\"donna forte con le mani alzate verso il cielo\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/strong-woman-with-hands-up-to-the-sky.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/strong-woman-with-hands-up-to-the-sky-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/strong-woman-with-hands-up-to-the-sky-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m forever grateful for that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quando avr\u00f2 i miei figli, insegner\u00f2 loro cosa significa davvero perdonare.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So che si dice che le donne dovrebbero guardare al padre quando cercano l'uomo con cui passare la vita.<\/p>\n<p>But I don\u2019t believe in \u2018looking\u2019 or \u2018searching\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Credo nella fede e che un giorno qualcuno di speciale mi terr\u00e0 la mano mentre ringrazio mio padre per avermi fatto superare tutti i drammi e i dolori.<\/p>\n<p>Lascer\u00f2 che la mia persona speciale mi guardi negli occhi e mi stringa la mano sapendo che rester\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>One day, when I have my own children and when they are old enough, I will tell them that forgiveness is not saying, \u201cI forgive you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Il perdono \u00e8 un processo. Richiede tempo e a volte dura tutta la vita.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-on-mountain-feeling-strong.jpg\" alt=\"donna in montagna che si sente forte\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-on-mountain-feeling-strong.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-on-mountain-feeling-strong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-on-mountain-feeling-strong-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Perdonare non \u00e8 scegliere tra cose e persone o avere paura di perdere tutto. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Forgiveness is the strength to pick yourself up and move on. It\u2019s holding the hand of darkness while knowing that your heart is light.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now, I can\u2019t imagine my life without moments that break me down but they only taught me how to pick myself up and be stronger than ever.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m filled with love and patience; that\u2019s all I have for the people around me.<\/p>\n<p>Ci sono pensieri positivi e c'\u00e8 compassione e amore incondizionato in me per ogni persona con cui ho perso i contatti, che mi ha ferito o che mi ha lasciato.<\/p>\n<p>Spero che da qualche parte l\u00e0 fuori, nel mondo, mio padre lo sappia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54074 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Essere la figlia di un alcolizzato mi ha distrutto, ma mi ha anche reso pi\u00f9 forte \" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Being-The-Daughter-Of-An-Alcoholic-Broke-Me-But-It-Also-Made-Me-Stronge-Pinterest.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was just 6 years old, I felt the pain for the first time. I\u2019m not talking about any kind of pain like when a small child falls and cries\u2014I\u2019m talking about real pain. The pain you feel when someone abandons you or when someone just doesn\u2019t care about you. When I was 7&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":54236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29625],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toxic-relationship"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":29625,"label":"toxic relationship"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BEING-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-AN-ALCOHOLIC-BROKE-ME-BUT-IT-ALSO-MADE-ME-STRONGER.jpg",800,534,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Christine Keller","author_link":"https:\/\/herway.net\/it\/author\/christine\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":29625,"name":"toxic relationship","slug":"toxic-relationship","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29625,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Are you in a toxic relationship without even knowing it? 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