Originally Posted by
AnvilheadII It was a disease passed on from my family
you family did not intentionally GIVE you a disease. nor did having a genetic predisposition to addiction mean that you WOULD become an addict. that took active effort on your part.
now is the time to own your own stuff. in that was you can effectively deal with it. blame doesn't get us anywhere, except full of resentments.
You seem to be offended, it isn't about blame, I just don't enjoy their company. Too many traumatic childhood nights of what they considered fun. Too many bad experience with them in adulthood.