Unit1 Got on the Wagon

If I didn't get help I may have lost my daughters forever. That was the reason I sought treatment. I first began drinking at parties, dinners and other social gatherings . Then I began drinking on my own at home and work.

I was fired from my job because I had lack of focus. I went on social assistance from the government .My daughters saw the worst of me and began not to trust me.

They would come home from school unsure of what they would find. They didn't know if I would be drunk or sober, angry or happy.

The day my little girl pulled away from me when I went to hug her was the day I realized I had to get help for my problem. I went to a center for alcoholics.Through the help of social workers, my children and I received living assistance and guidance.

Now two years later, I am sober. If I ever feel like a drink, I just think of my girls and remember how good it feels to hug them again.

【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陈怡芬 译

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