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Louise Kathleen

It’s a grumpy old woman rant! The fury an overseas call centre can cause

Louise Kathleen

Louise Kathleen

I have improved in writing and really look forward to be the best person I can be. This will be my year

Louise chooses to remember her father for the good times. Source: Pixabay

‘I lost my father to alcohol, but it didn’t change how much I loved him’

‘I lost my father to alcohol, but it didn’t change how much I loved him’

"It wasn't until the alcohol really took hold of him that my father lost any desire to swim or play."

Some of my sweetest memories are from the times Louise spent with her grandmother. (Photograph posed by models.) Source: Pexels

‘My sweetest memories are of the times I spent with my grandmother’

‘My sweetest memories are of the times I spent with my grandmother’

'Ethel was always known as 'Bunny' to everyone who knew her including her husband.'

Louise lived out of a suitcase with Club Med, and her favourite location was Tahiti. Source: Julius Silver/Pexels

‘I went to a Club Med for a holiday and never came home’

‘I went to a Club Med for a holiday and never came home’

"You got a job and you're not coming back," she said before I had the chance.

Louise's mum had a special talent for serving up bland cooking. Source: Pixabay

‘I remember my mother’s not-so special talent for cooking’

‘I remember my mother’s not-so special talent for cooking’

Not everyone remembers their mother's cooking fondly!

Louise's boys had so many pets growing up, it was a real menagerie. Source: Pixabay

‘Growing up my children had so many animals we could have been a zoo’

‘Growing up my children had so many animals we could have been a zoo’

"My house had become somewhat of a menagerie of animals."

How did something as simple as trying to find out about a transaction become so hard? Source: Shutterstock

‘I’ve got a beef with my bank I’m struggling to resolve’

‘I’ve got a beef with my bank I’m struggling to resolve’

Finally, I get a real person to speak to and I am then asked to identify myself all over again.

There is no such thing as a 'casual glass of wine' for Louise. Source: Pexels

‘I didn’t know I had a drinking problem until I decided I did’

‘I didn’t know I had a drinking problem until I decided I did’

'I am here writing this story as a reminder that I got through tremendous pain, heartbreak, and betrayal.'

It can be hard going when your friends die. Source: Pexels

My friends are dropping like flies and I hate it

My friends are dropping like flies and I hate it

'I am so blessed to have reconnected with all the people in this story over the past seven years.'

Louise still grieves her mother's death. Photo: Pexels

Even 20 years after she died, I still miss my mum

Even 20 years after she died, I still miss my mum

"I was totally unhinged at this news."

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