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Phyll:
Twoapenny, that is awfully sad about your mum.  It was always easier not to drink at all then to have a couple and stop.  I will never know for sure why some people recover from alcoholism and some do not.  I liken it to cancer.  Some people recover, some people relapse, and some die.  Attitude goes a long way, but sometimes it isn't enough.  They say the capacity to be honest with yourself is the key.  Some people have the capacity and some do not.  The AA book says "they are not at fault.  They seem to be born that way..."  I think some have a worse case of the disease.  My Mom stayed sober, I have stayed sober, and my father drank himself to death at the age of 62.  I am so sorry about your mum.

lighter:
Tupp:

A sober AA friend told me people who drink a lot are always saturated with alcohol.  Therefore, a drink or two has them slurring their words, appearing drunk while evryone else is normal and buzzed with the same drink or 2.

It's really confusing to witness and not understand what one is seeing, IME.

That's what it is, yup yup yup.

Lighter

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