In my dad’s side of the family most of the men have (uncle’s, his cousins, his granddad & brothers are alcoholics or recovering. I’ve heard stories of my great grandad & brothers getting the chickens drunk. It’s funny to hear it but I’m sure it wasn’t funny to the family that had to live with drunks. My dad hasn’t had a drink since 1985 & he only stopped because the doctor told him he would die from it. Alcohol deteriorated my uncle’s brain. His last year wasn’t very good and he committed suicide. I might have a mixed drink about three times a year, if that much. I don’t need help feeling like crap when I wake up and don’t ever want to be drunk and out of control again. I did that enough in my late teens. Just like illegal & legal drunks it’s not doing you any favors in the long run. My mom swore my brother was dyslexic from my dad’s drinking. I believe it was trauma from a drunk angry yelling parent. He doesn’t remember a lot from childhood and I remember everything.
In my dad’s side of the family most of the men have (uncle’s, his cousins, his granddad & brothers are alcoholics or recovering. I’ve heard stories of my great grandad & brothers getting the chickens drunk. It’s funny to hear it but I’m sure it wasn’t funny to the family that had to live with drunks. My dad hasn’t had a drink since 1985 & he only stopped because the doctor told him he would die from it. Alcohol deteriorated my uncle’s brain. His last year wasn’t very good and he committed suicide. I might have a mixed drink about three times a year, if that much. I don’t need help feeling like crap when I wake up and don’t ever want to be drunk and out of control again. I did that enough in my late teens. Just like illegal & legal drunks it’s not doing you any favors in the long run. My mom swore my brother was dyslexic from my dad’s drinking. I believe it was trauma from a drunk angry yelling parent. He doesn’t remember a lot from childhood and I remember everything.