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How has your difficult child's addiction problems affected your views on alcohol
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 489231" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Drug and alcohol addictions scare me. I can't imagine how unsettling it is to be in an altered state. I can barely function with my wits about me let alone under the influence. Alcohol is part of our dinner on occasion but we aren't cocktail people. It's a different mindset. Maybe the Italian attitude of drinking has rolled down to us. I seldom saw anyone who drank in excess in our Italian community. Wine, grappa, anisette were part of what was offered to guests with or after food. There was one alcoholic but he went to work everyday and never had a problem with irresponsibility. It was definitely looked down upon by the social circle he lived in but he was loved. Sweet guy but he met with an early death due to alcohol induced illnesses. It was the exception. </p><p>I know that if I had gone through what parents of alcoholics have gone through I would probably have the same outlook as you Nancy. </p><p>I don't really see a social world being alcohol based. It's probably because I'm not as sensitive to it as a person who has suffered the trauma of alcoholism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 489231, member: 3"] Drug and alcohol addictions scare me. I can't imagine how unsettling it is to be in an altered state. I can barely function with my wits about me let alone under the influence. Alcohol is part of our dinner on occasion but we aren't cocktail people. It's a different mindset. Maybe the Italian attitude of drinking has rolled down to us. I seldom saw anyone who drank in excess in our Italian community. Wine, grappa, anisette were part of what was offered to guests with or after food. There was one alcoholic but he went to work everyday and never had a problem with irresponsibility. It was definitely looked down upon by the social circle he lived in but he was loved. Sweet guy but he met with an early death due to alcohol induced illnesses. It was the exception. I know that if I had gone through what parents of alcoholics have gone through I would probably have the same outlook as you Nancy. I don't really see a social world being alcohol based. It's probably because I'm not as sensitive to it as a person who has suffered the trauma of alcoholism. [/QUOTE]
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