Alcoholism: On Mixed Couples, the Wisdom of Children and Deliberate Delusions
On Mixed Couples, The Wisdom of Children and Deliberate Delusions
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In 1995 I came to America for the summer trying to make sure that I wanted to come and live here. Since people were extremely friendly, I thought it would be useful to ask the American people questions about how they solved their discrimination problems and maybe write a book to enlighten my people, …
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whatmakespistachionuts: Because it’s something I’ve been…
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whatmakespistachionuts: Because it’s something I’ve been researching for a while now in preparation for something I’m (eventually) writing, I’ll briefly bring up one thing about Thatcher we should all remember. She reversed the previous Labour government’s policy of accepting refugees and exiles fro …
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My Mother Claimed She Wasn’t A “Mean Drunk”
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My parents confronted me shortly before I moved out; the encounter was setup to ‘put me back into my place’ and deny that I had been hurt by anyone anywhere as a child. Because I had told her weeks earlier that she had been drunk for most of my life, my mother started there. With a wide, fake smile …
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Membership benefits
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Last week at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in central Connecticut several lawyers discussed the fraternal benefits of the 12-step recovery program. For example, when his father died 18 months ago, members of AA circled the block waiting to get into the funeral home in North Haven, CT. The other …
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