"Anyone would drink if they were married to you."
Him: "I just want to be able to be myself."
Me: "What does that mean."
Him: "I want to be able to drink and be myself."
Me: "Wouldn't 'yourself' be the real you, you without alcohol?"
Him: "No."
Him: "I was out of control because I was drinking vodka. I'm going to go back to only beer."
Me: "Isn't 1 oz of vodka the same as 12 oz of beer?"
Him: "No."
"If you don't let me buy pot, I'll start drinking again..."
When he is slurring:
"I haven't been drinking. I did smoke some pot."
"I haven't been drinking. I have been working outside in the heat all day."
"If you are going to accuse me of drinking, I might as well drink..."
And when rational/sober:
"You are always able to tell when I've been drinking. You always know."
"If you divorce me, that's pretty much the end of the line for me."
"This isn't working. We are just two different people."
Brother died. Cause of death chronic alcoholism.
Me: So and so had a slow heart rate and had to have a pacemaker.
Him: Maybe that's what happened to _______ (his brother).
Me: No, the autopsy report said ______ died because he was a chronic alcoholic, same as you and _____ (other relatives).
Him: But he was an alcoholic for a long time.
Me: (looking at him in disbelief). Yeah, like you and _____ (other relatives).
Him: Not really...
Um, okay....live in denial!
Him: I need to eat more vegetables. We don't eat enough vegetables.
I'm thinking: Doesn't matter as long as you're drinking! Your liver is too busy processing the alcohol. If you want to be healthy, the biggest thing you could do is STOP DRINKING - then worry about vegetables.