"When I left school, I was clocking into another job. I had other siblings that I was taking care of. I had to learn how to almost be a homemaker in a way," Pickler told The Boot.
"I was an emotional wreck," Pickler confessed. The "Best Days of Your Life" singer admitted she attempted to take anti-depressants but had trouble with the side effects.
Despite their tumultuous relationship, Pickler admitted she was proud to see him sober up. "My dad inspired me in so many ways," she told Rolling Stone in 2014.
Pickler’s track "I Wonder" shines a light on the absence of her mother, who abandoned her when she was little — the singer was raised by her grandparents.
In fourth grade, Pickler revealed she told her mom, “‘I'd much rather be dead than live here with you.’ She took a knife out, set it on the counter and said, 'Here, do it then.’”