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Old 09-12-2004, 09:49 PM
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trixxisd
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Unhappy the abusive father
I have been dealing with my alcoholic father for 32 years. And like most others, I have seen the changes that come from years and years of drinking. For 17 years I have been walking on egg shells. I never know what kind of mood he will be in. There seems to be three stages of his drunkness. The first is when he has just had a couple of beers and his friends are over. This stage I can handle. It's this second stage that scares me the most. He has been at the bar since 5:30 a.m and gets home 12 hours later. That is when all hell brakes loose. If I happen to run into him before he has passed out...let's just say that earlier today he was threatining to break my neck. The third stage is when he is so intoxicated he can't see straight. He comes in and passes out. No problem handiling this one.
It is hard to live your life around someone whom is an alchoholic. For my mother and I, we have worked out a system to forewarn each other. But sometimes...you just have to go home.
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