My Alcoholic: A Brief Story Of My Father

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My father was an alcoholic. He loved alcohol more than he loved his family. He left my mother, sister and I in 2009. I was around eleven years old at the time and I recall feeling at peace when he left. He was an abusive husband when he was under the influence. My father would bang on the door, pull my mother by her hair and act in a barbaric manner. I remember being terrified, nervous and frightened if I did not see him home after my mother and I came back from Church because I knew what was going to happen next. My dog was also scared, he would hid under my bed when he saw my drunken father. This nightmare went on for around five years. I specifically remember going to school on a windy day with flip flops on because my father was threatening
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