JT, your comment on alcoholism hit home. Saw what you saw
SPB
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Friday, August 07, 2020, 16:38 (2202 days ago)
and like you knew early what I did not want. Thank you JT. You are appreciated.
It's very unfortunate that we share unpleasant experiences
WB
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Friday, August 07, 2020, 18:52 (2202 days ago) @ SPB
My Grandfather was half Indian and said to be a pattern drunk. Later in life he knew to stay away from it. His son, my father, became an alcoholic. This caused my family great grief and eventually ended in divorce, and alcohol induced dementia. Yeah, I learned, and my children saw the trouble it caused. It's not for us. His passing in 2004 began the legal difficulty I have been struggling with ever since, it was systemic. It's just now beginning to end.
One of the worst conversations I've ever had was telling my father I was taking his keys, he could not drive anymore.
I too come from a long line of alcoholics.l never knew my
Lymey
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Saturday, August 08, 2020, 16:32 (2201 days ago) @ WB
paternal grandfather. He died before I was born 66 years ago driving drunk. I quit drinking 31 years ago the day of my daughter's birth. Glad I did. Friends have told me that I was a mean drunk.It seems that many baby boomers faced the same family challenges. It made us who we are today. From what I've read on here the last 10 years, we haven't turned out too badly for what we all went through.
i had alcoholism in on both sides of m family
Lynn
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Saturday, August 08, 2020, 07:49 (2201 days ago) @ SPB
so between them, the smell, the taste, seeing what my drunk friends went through--then being a first responder and fire fighter, wrecks, jail ministry and a minister... I have never drank even one whole beer. Thank you Lord