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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 461495" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Aidenjames, you totally do not understand what is being discussed when alcoholism and addiction are the topics. They are family diseases because the entire family is changed and deeply affected, unlike something like strep throat where it can be just the infected person who needs treatment. This is NOT a problem related to inbreeding or incest and that is NOT an appropriate thing to accuse someone of. It is also pretty out of line to ask about blood types. I hope you will start a thread and introduce yourself and help us to learn why you are here. We are a very close group and welcome new people openly, but we don't want them to make accusations and statements that are so far away from the truth and so hurtful to all who read them. </p><p></p><p>If you are here because you have a troubled young person in your life and need help and support, then you are welcome and I hope we can get to know each other and understand each other more clearly. If you are just here to poke at people and don't have a clue what we are experiencing, then an apology would be nice. Having searched and read your other posts, it seems that there may be a language barrier and that could be part of the problem. If so, just tell us. We understand mistakes and misunderstandings far far far better than most people and are very welcoming and forgiving and generous.</p><p></p><p>Just please don't accuse people of inbreeding when you don't understand the topic. Addiction makes the entire family sick, every family member needs treatment to deal with behaviors learned to cope with live with an addict (regardless of the substance, including if the addiction is alcoholism) and in fact if the family does not all get treatment it is much harder for the addict to stay clean. That is why addiction/alcoholism is a family disease. Just FYI, I have a sibling who is a recovering addict. I did get help, actually long before and during and after he got treatment. I have quite a few cousins and aunts on each side of the family - maternal and paternal - who are very into tracing the family roots. We traced at least ten generations on each side and there are NO times that my mother's side intersects with my father's side until the two of them married. So I have this family disease and can, if I so desire, PROVE that we have no inbreeding. Thought seeing that might help you understand.</p><p></p><p>HeadSpinning, sorry to digress from your original thread. I just really thought this was out of line and you didn't deserve to have someone say that inbreeding was the reason your child has problems. It is about as true as all the docs back when who blamed autism on "refrigerator mothers" - and we all know that isn't true!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 461495, member: 1233"] Aidenjames, you totally do not understand what is being discussed when alcoholism and addiction are the topics. They are family diseases because the entire family is changed and deeply affected, unlike something like strep throat where it can be just the infected person who needs treatment. This is NOT a problem related to inbreeding or incest and that is NOT an appropriate thing to accuse someone of. It is also pretty out of line to ask about blood types. I hope you will start a thread and introduce yourself and help us to learn why you are here. We are a very close group and welcome new people openly, but we don't want them to make accusations and statements that are so far away from the truth and so hurtful to all who read them. If you are here because you have a troubled young person in your life and need help and support, then you are welcome and I hope we can get to know each other and understand each other more clearly. If you are just here to poke at people and don't have a clue what we are experiencing, then an apology would be nice. Having searched and read your other posts, it seems that there may be a language barrier and that could be part of the problem. If so, just tell us. We understand mistakes and misunderstandings far far far better than most people and are very welcoming and forgiving and generous. Just please don't accuse people of inbreeding when you don't understand the topic. Addiction makes the entire family sick, every family member needs treatment to deal with behaviors learned to cope with live with an addict (regardless of the substance, including if the addiction is alcoholism) and in fact if the family does not all get treatment it is much harder for the addict to stay clean. That is why addiction/alcoholism is a family disease. Just FYI, I have a sibling who is a recovering addict. I did get help, actually long before and during and after he got treatment. I have quite a few cousins and aunts on each side of the family - maternal and paternal - who are very into tracing the family roots. We traced at least ten generations on each side and there are NO times that my mother's side intersects with my father's side until the two of them married. So I have this family disease and can, if I so desire, PROVE that we have no inbreeding. Thought seeing that might help you understand. HeadSpinning, sorry to digress from your original thread. I just really thought this was out of line and you didn't deserve to have someone say that inbreeding was the reason your child has problems. It is about as true as all the docs back when who blamed autism on "refrigerator mothers" - and we all know that isn't true! [/QUOTE]
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