Let me tell you what happened to me at an open AA speaker meeting one time. A young man gave an eloquent talk that included how his parents threw him out and he was left to fend for himself living in his car. It broke my heart because I had just sent my own son packing. All I could think of was how unloved my son must feel and that was unthinkable.
After he spoke I went up and talked to him and asked him if he knew how much his mother loved him and he said he did. He knew...and so does Richard somewhere deep inside.
Richard and those like him are why I go to great lengths not to dehumanize alcoholics...we love them after all.
((((((Hugs))))))
Last edited by JT; 10-28-2005 at 10:11 PM.