I Scratch Myself To Cope With Stress

“I scratch myself” one mum told me when I asked if any of the mums on my Facebook group would like to share their anonymous real life story. Its the first time I have come across someone I know who scratches, so I was intrigued to learn more. Is scratching yourself considered cutting? Yes it is [...]

Addicted To Food; Weight Loss Surgery

Ever since around the age of 10 I have been big. I always used to have sweets, ice cream and big meals and was brought up to finish what was on my plate. As the weight piled on over the years I was bullied and called every name under the sun due to my weight. [...]

My Mother Turned Up Drunk As I Gave Birth

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I didn’t know my mother was an alcoholic until my early teens, drinking a big bottle of wine every night, she would get drunk every single night as long as I can remember. I was always treated different to my siblings, they would be taken on days out with my gran (on my mothers side) and I [...]

I Need A Baby To Prove Im A Good Mum; Secret Confession

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I found out today someone in my family is 12 weeks pregnant. I should have been congratulating her but instead I whispered to my partner – why does she get to be pregnant and not me? I was bubbling up inside with jealousy and yes, anger. It doesn’t seem fair to me. Why is she so special? It didn’t occur [...]

You Can Let Go Now Mummy – A Song To My Mum

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You Can Let Go Now Mummy- A Song  The social workers came to take us away, mum you was screaming, shouting at them pleading for them not to take us from you. Your heart was breaking all you wanted was your little girls you clung to me whispering in my ear please dont go please [...]

Addicted To Prescribed Drugs

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I remember the first time I had morphine; July 4th 2010. I collapsed in horrendous pain, was rushed in an ambulance to hospital and it was in the ambulance I was given the first dose, via IV , it was amazing. I was given it again in the hospital and pretty much every 2 hours [...]

How to Talk to Children About Gambling

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  Helping children to develop good habits–from brushing their teeth twice daily to using alcohol responsibly–is a huge part of a parent’s job. When it comes to talking about gambling, parents must use the same open attitude as they do with other subjects, and they must provide real facts to their children.   Why Discuss [...]

Addicted To Sex – My Inspirational Story

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Becoming addicted to sex was the last thing on this mums mind when she threw caution to the wind and started to enjoy her new single life, young free and single this mum soon found she was putting herself in danger and had become a sex addict. Addicted to sex – My Inspirational Story I [...]

Heroin and Pregnancy – My Baby Kicked My Addiction

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  Heroin and pregnancy in the same sentence? That has got to be a joke right? I mean we all know the dangers that taking drugs during pregnancy can cause. A rather inspirational mother shares with me her battle against getting clean for the sake of her unborn baby.   Heroin and Pregnancy – Does [...]

Depression And Anxiety; Scared Of Dying

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  Depression and anxiety have turned a once normal fun and outgoing mother into a self-obsessed hypercondriact who spends up to 8 hours each day searching for answers to her problems.   My Depression And Anxiety Story; My depression story;  It all started a few months after having my little boy, I woke up one [...]

Addicted To Online Sex; I was unable to care for my kids

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Addicted to online sex a mother shares with me her devastation when she realised her addiction had taken over her life and she could no longer care for her children. Addicted To Online Sex; I was unable to care for my kids It all started when my dad got the internet, I was 15 and [...]

Internet Addiction Stole My Life

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    I can’t fully remember when my internet addiction started a mum tells me, after all, we all use the internet on a daily basis and sometimes we don’t realise how much we use it. Internet Addiction – It Stole My Life I guess I became aware of it when I was about 14. [...]

Addicted To Porn; If I Don’t Watch It I Become Depressed

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A mum shares with me that she is addicted to porn and as porn is available worldwide with mobile phones, Internet, magazines and dedicated channels. The chances are you would have at some point in your life came across it, on purpose or not. Addicted To Porn – My Dirty Little Secret What are you [...]

I was raped but was too drugged up to defend myself

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    I started taking drugs when I was 15, at the weekends taking pills & speed. I was 19 when I started to take cocaine & MDMA. Cocaine was my main love, it became me. I even tried crack. I would do anything to get it, I got into serious amounts of debt, lost [...]

Living With An Alcoholic Partner;Is It Time To Leave?

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I have shared my boyfriend’s problem with alcohol on the blog in the passed but since the last blog he’s done another two detox’s so I thought I would give you all an update on his progress and life living with an alcoholic. The first detox lasted two months and just recently he was admitted [...]

We Are Homeless – An Inspirational Story

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At the age of 21 I met the love of my life Max*. We fell in love and things began to happen pretty quickly within weeks we were looking for our own place. We didn’t see the point in waiting we were in love why wait. Nobody knows what tomorrow holds. We found a beautiful house [...]

Fetish Smoking; The Cigarette Smoke Made Me Sick

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  Can you imagine your partner asking you to try smoking during sex? There are some strange fetishes out there but have you ever come across fetish smoking? This mum did and today she shares her story An Inspirational Fetish Smoking Experience, Smoking During Sex; I met him when I was 17, I was just [...]

My Dad Is An Alcoholic; I Watched Him Beat My Mum

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From a young age I knew my dad was different to other dads. My dad is an alcoholic. Until the age of 4/5 he used to make me and my young brother watch him beat my mother up when he was drunk, I still remember the day he was taken away by the police he [...]