tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post2217973630636592232..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: BrewsterZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-59327778890926661022007-08-13T10:51:00.000+01:002007-08-13T10:51:00.000+01:00Not if it isn't a regular happening, PatNot if it isn't a regular happening, PatZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58433489025981810922007-08-13T10:46:00.000+01:002007-08-13T10:46:00.000+01:00It's the families of alcoholics or any addiction t...It's the families of alcoholics or any addiction that I feel sorry for. One thing I have noticed after two jolly evenings lately - the wedding and a family meal out on Saturday - no hang over, but an inability to remember absolutely everything - especially in the latter part of the evening and repeating stories I had already told them. Should I be worried?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-29644870804395611232007-08-13T10:37:00.000+01:002007-08-13T10:37:00.000+01:00It was, he had the stroke several years ago. He'd...It was, he had the stroke several years ago. He'd have been well remembered if you'd known to ask about him though.<BR/><BR/>Damn, I nearly said something personal there. I'll email it instead.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-36160175992052045332007-08-13T10:27:00.000+01:002007-08-13T10:27:00.000+01:00I'm not sure I'm familiar with this character, mus...I'm not sure I'm familiar with this character, must have been before my time I guess.<BR/><BR/>It's something I worry about myself, actually. I try to have dry spells, but when I drink, I drink. No half measures, so to speak. But then I'm optimistic that marathon training will cut it right down. Seriously, alcohol is the only thing that keeps my, erm, 'figure' as it is.<BR/><BR/>I don't especially want to follow the example of my dad, see. And this very reason is the forefront of my thinking that I'm not having children.badgerdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275758525851693777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70997145700584458042007-08-13T09:13:00.000+01:002007-08-13T09:13:00.000+01:00And it's been a pleasure to read all your comments...And it's been a pleasure to read all your comments, Luckzmom - it's felt almost like a conversation. Sleep well, see you soon!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-60847258245083347672007-08-13T09:11:00.000+01:002007-08-13T09:11:00.000+01:00Wrecked lives. And nothing to be done, unless the...Wrecked lives. And nothing to be done, unless they realise what they are doing and really want to stop it.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-84888359476839068062007-08-13T09:04:00.000+01:002007-08-13T09:04:00.000+01:00My stepfather and first husband were both alcoholi...My stepfather and first husband were both alcoholics. Life was scary. The stories I could tell. Like the night my ex went out to buy a pack of cigarettes and didn't come back for 24 hours.luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-9135107984754801112007-08-13T07:43:00.000+01:002007-08-13T07:43:00.000+01:00Dharmabum, it's knowing when to stop that matters,...Dharmabum, it's knowing when to stop that matters, and being able to.<BR/><BR/><I>Arsenic and Old Lace</I> - yes, fabulous film with Cary Grant as ... was it Mortimer? Brewster and the batty murderous aunts.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-2217398750630857412007-08-13T07:42:00.000+01:002007-08-13T07:42:00.000+01:00I don't understand it myself. I have never had th...I don't understand it myself. I have never had that sort of compulsion. Yours is a tragic story. I know a child severely handicapped by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (adopted as a baby) and it bewilders me.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-89472314503506379122007-08-13T07:29:00.000+01:002007-08-13T07:29:00.000+01:00sometimes, i drink a lot too. this post reminds me...sometimes, i drink a lot too. this post reminds me to be careful - of myself.<BR/><BR/>and brewster - well the name, reminds me of a play we staged long ago - think it was called 'arsenic and old lace' :)dharmabumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198727554870311298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70365349951930234812007-08-13T06:53:00.000+01:002007-08-13T06:53:00.000+01:00Being teetotal, it's difficult for me to comment a...Being teetotal, it's difficult for me to comment adequately. <BR/><BR/>I've been alongside an alcoholic, as she drank herself to death, and later conducted her funeral - with her seven year-old child in the front pew.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-66546498740312129832007-08-12T20:23:00.000+01:002007-08-12T20:23:00.000+01:00I suppose, after weeks of 'dry' working, it used t...I suppose, after weeks of 'dry' working, it used to be a great pleasure to come home and have a drink with his mates - but it took him over. Sad.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58926864342584330882007-08-12T20:17:00.000+01:002007-08-12T20:17:00.000+01:00I enjoy wine in the way that you do-with friends a...I enjoy wine in the way that you do-with friends and family or after a hard day of gardening or other labor. I often wonder if alcoholics actually enjoy the taste or if it the buzz/escapism they enjoy most. Brian sounds like a man with a heart of gold who regretted what his alcoholism cost him too late. That was a lovely story Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com