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The Real Cost of Growing Up in an Alcoholic Home

I remember sitting by my heater at night, listening to the wind come through. It was an old-fashioned wall heater that expanded from the floor to the ceiling, grey and talkative.

My nightgown was pink on the top, yellow in the middle, and blue on the bottom. My hair was cut short and was like straw from all the chlorine. I had a lot of freckles, which I hated because I thought they made me ugly.

There was this sense of freedom in listening to...