tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post5231939119693404075..comments2024-03-24T00:01:00.698-05:00Comments on The New Sixty: A FATHER'S GIFTArkansas Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-45806496906461217732010-01-25T16:05:22.046-06:002010-01-25T16:05:22.046-06:00My dad was an alcoholic, too. My mother left him ...My dad was an alcoholic, too. My mother left him when I was about 2 years old. It wasn't about drinking, though. It was because he used all of their leather coupons to buy her a pair of cowboy boots...they last longer and all. I'll have to send you a link to that story. He had a stroke when he was 66, but lived another 13 years in a nursing home. He died from bladder cancer, which is associated with smoking and I remember a hunnered years ago that they had determined sachharine could cause it, too. He held onto his saccahrine love...maybe a little too long.<br /><br />I was concerned I'd become an alcoholic, but when I decided I'd had enough it was pretty easy to find something else to do. In my case I went back to finish my degree...and gotta tell ya...can't drink and study and/or take tests.<br /><br />I don't hang out with people who drink a lot, but mainly that is because I quit smoking nearly 3 years ago. It doesn't make me want a drink or a smoke, but does vex me that my clothes smell after an evening with them.Amber Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084517063365211835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-83476895113344842682009-05-29T13:21:31.899-05:002009-05-29T13:21:31.899-05:00Thank you Judy, You are right. While it was easy t...Thank you Judy, You are right. While it was easy to write it is not so easy to put in cyber space.<br />Hopefully someone can benefit.<br /><br />Nitwit,<br />You were lucky with your parents but you know all too well the toll alcohol can take.<br />Some people can function quite well. Besides personal experience, I have worked for a few.<br /><br />Thanks robin, I hope if nothing else, it may make someone just think. I hope so.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-83572350780154539642009-05-29T10:18:01.287-05:002009-05-29T10:18:01.287-05:00I appreciate it so much that you are telling this ...I appreciate it so much that you are telling this story, patti.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-24190325478444827422009-05-29T07:43:31.640-05:002009-05-29T07:43:31.640-05:00I am thankful my parents were teetotalers.Despite ...I am thankful my parents were teetotalers.Despite that fact, Dad lost a sister to severe alcoholism and another sister's marriage dissolved because of alcoholism and accompanying physical abuse and infidelity.<br /><br />Not all alchoholics follow the same pattern. In my professional life I've met many alchoholics who functioned very well, despite intoxication. I've never understood it.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-86998162364430911732009-05-29T07:37:21.830-05:002009-05-29T07:37:21.830-05:00I applaud you for sharing what must be a hard post...I applaud you for sharing what must be a hard post to write, Patti, and I am waiting for the rest.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com