The Challenges of Being a Full-Time Caregiver to an Alcoholic Parent

Ambra Jordan
7 min readApr 13, 2021
Me and my dad

He told me that he’d kill me. He said it while talking in his sleep, so I didn’t take it personally. I don’t know why this happens, but he fights the same two or three battles every night and shouts the same threats, like he’s reliving something in his dream or planning his next move. It’s always “Ambra, I’ll kill you” and “do not fuck with me,” emphasis on the f. And…

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Ambra Jordan

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