The video, which has been viewed more than 16,000 times ends with her saying: 'You have these ideas of what you want for your children and you just do you best and it makes me sad. My thought is that, if the ultimate decision is based on a "fickle", "case by case" judgement, why have guidelines at all? I have fortunately never suffered alcohol abuse but I'm curious about other people who have risen from the depths of despair.

So, thanks to HG getting these threads deleted there is a growing body of online evidence about her behaviour that will be available for potential contributors /donators to her latest venture. It’s is getting tiresome that so many threads are getting taken down at the behest of the subject of those threads. The book showed some promise near the end with Mike on the road to recovery and the author started her own. Some of that is because of the shame of active alcoholism and some of that may be the secrecy around a lot of the twelve step programmes that help both alcoholics and those affected by alcoholism to recover.

The author does an incredible job of painting the picture of what living with an addict is really like.

This book does not disappoint, sharp humour and a handful of horrifyingly amusing similes but written with great care and love through a veil total exhaustion.It was heart breaking to read her story as well with endless buggy rides all hours of day and night, a no show father on so many occasions and an anxiety , tired mother trying to do it all. Fraser moved to Venice, where she runs writing retreats, with her ex-partner when their daughter was just 18 months old but Mike's addiction worsened. A remarkably frank, emotionally charged foray into one woman's battle to come to terms with her partner's alcoholism; a desperate fight to protect herself and her child, and to create a world where they could be enough for one another. I think there are people whose lives have been negatively impacted by the book and its subject matter, and I hope that MN will agree that these people should have a voice, as should anybody who wants to comment on a published piece of work. I just hope poor Scout is safe and happy on her own with her mum who happily upped snd left 3 children.

I think the editor might have a lot to answer for on this one, I wanted to know more but there was no more given.His drinking gets out of hand more and more, so they decide to move from the UK to Venice, Italy for a new start. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.