I have always known that I am an alcoholic.
Remembering reading to my children a long time ago. I read The Little Prince to them. One character has remained vivid in my mind. The Tippler. He drank to forget how ashamed he was of his drinking. When the kids were little I did not drink. I had quit because of them. In truth, I had to because I could'nt drink normally. I did'nt call myself an alcoholic then. Never could admit it. My thoughts were alcoholics sleep in gutters and are the epitomy of immorality. Denial isn't 100%. In reality, I knew I was which is why I related to The Tippler.