In the early development stages of my life, I was raised with an abusive and alcoholic

father. This was detrimental to my family and was a prolonged conflict; of which, I endured for
many years until I was mature and capable of supporting myself and my father emotionally and
mentally. Once being a daily burden, this issue has now been resolved, the journey towards
resolution all began with the love and faith I had in my father.
Memories of my childhood are tainted with late nights filled with tears that were not only
my own. Disheartening events such as my parents arguing over my father returning home
intoxicated in the late hours of a work day were considered a norm at the time. Moreover,
resulting from these occasions, I would often veer from my father in attempt to seemingly
disappear in my room, to avoid potential verbal or physical interactions with my angered father.
During this stage of my life, circumstances such as these were major issues in my life. As I
became more mature, I grew a strong desire and motivation to support my father.
The process of resolving my father's alcoholism begin with my family addressing our
love for him, and by expressing our desire/faith in supporting him and his actions. This was an
eye-opener for him as he came to the realization of our willingness to aid him. We did so through
trust/love and did so to create a desire for my dad to spend more time being happily home with
our family, all in attempt to slowly begin to divert him from his old ways. In addition, I
recommended my father to consider discussing any other concerns or issues he would have
regarding his process of becoming sober and less aggressive with a specialized counselor.
Gradually, this conflict in my life soon came to be no more. As a matter of fact, my dad has been
sober for four years.
The experience for myself was life changing. I now had a father-figure role to support my
path in becoming a mature young-man. Also, I became a more positive character. Through the

hardships of this now resolved circumstance, I came to learn that something short-term is not
worth destroying an individual's future. Throughout our lives, we stumble across obstacles and/or
circumstances in which we become intimidated by and may not want to overcome; through this
experience I have been better capable and motivated to handle adverse conflicts that may arise in
my life.
All in all, despite the difficulties of what our previous/current days have presented us, it is
within our best interest that we attempt to resolve these hardships. As with my circumstance, my
family and I united to support/resolve my father's alcoholism. By doing so, we became more
fond and trustworthy in one-another. When presented with an obstacle in your life, persevere
through the period of time, as in some shape or form, you will change/learn from the resolution
of the instance.