‘I Can’t Believe Alcohol Is Stronger Than Love’

The disturbing reality of growing up in an alcoholic household

Elizabeth Keyes
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readJul 16, 2019

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SShe moved away from the curtain for the hundredth time that evening, having checked the driveway once again to see if my long overdue, undoubtedly drunk father had returned.

“I can’t believe alcohol is stronger than love,” was her resigned…

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