Originally Posted by
CookiesAreDone 
My whole life, way before she started drinking, I was the adult. Part of me wishes I would have stayed and thrown a tantrum.
I never got results from throwing a tantrum -- but boy, do I wish I'd had a smart phone or a pocket digital camcorder back in the day. If I'd been able to record my parents' behavior for later use, that might have been fun, although it wouldn't have changed anything, because they'd concoct a new excuse on the spot -- "IF YOU HAD TO LIVE WITH YOURSELF, YOU'D DRINK, TOO!" or something stupid like that.
If I were growing up today, I'd record my parents' drunk/stupid/abusive behavior and put it up on YouTube --
that would have made sparks fly... maybe not as much as the time I poured several hundred bucks' worth of booze down the drain (not recommended)...
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