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Article: Bottled emotions: Rishon, 15, didn't realize just how devastating alcoholism can be--until she saw it firsthand in her mom.
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- Girls' Life
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- December 1, 2006
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I've honestly never felt sorry for myself for not having my mom around when I was younger. I think it's because my dad is so amazing. I've lived with him from the time I was a year old. He never sat me down to explain why I couldn't live with my mom but, over the years, I figured out that she is an alcoholic.
It wasn't until I was 12, though, that I finally understood what "alcoholism" actually means. Up until then, I didn't think it was all that big of a deal--I just didn't have any idea how dangerous this disease really is.
My brother and I usually visited my mom about six times a year. She must have been careful to hide the disease from us--I have no ...