In China, the ability to drink hard alcohol in large quantities is a measure of your worth. If you cannot do it, you will be judged as something undesirable. It is better to try to handle the alcohol and throw it all out in the privacy of the bath...
I know (and probably you know some) men who converted to religious faith and made immediate and radical changes in their lives. If you notice such sudden positive changes, you shouldexamine theirsourceinsteadof responding suspiciously. For instance, if your alcoholic and irresponsible spouse gets b...
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I was in a relationship with an alcoholic for 15 years always blaming HIM for our relationship problems. But, when I reach recovery in Al-Anon (a 12 step program for family and friends of alcoholics), the sister program to AA,I discovered that I TOO needed to become a better person in...
You might not be able to change what they do, but you can change what you do with it, and any idea that toxic somebody in your life might have that they can get away with it. There are plenty of things toxic people do to manipulate people and situations to their advantage. Here are...
5. Give Yourself Permission to Feel Everything As a child, my mother denied my feelings again and again. If I said, “I feel sad,” she'd lecture me on why that couldn't possibly be true. Because she had an alcoholic mother who had died, she thought my life was pe...
First, let’s go through the perks of a basic airline lounge to see if you find the benefits worth having: Personalized assistance with your itinerary Comfortable seating Complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages Complimentary snacks
I am a mother of three and grandmother to 11. I stayed with their father for more than 20 years believing that somehow I could make him feel loved enough to change. Over time, each of my children has drawn close to me for healing, and pulled away for the same reason. I am, after...
Fiction: “When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball Roberts in a ramshackle joint just outside of Sonoma, California, drinking the heart right out of a fine spring afternoon. —James Crumley,The Last Good Kiss ...
You have to carry the giant rolled-up, no-handle rug to the ferry, then to a train, then you have to drag it the 6 blocks to your walk-up apartment. It’s very sweaty, very Ellis Island. I wasn’t doing that trip again. But then, exhausted from his massive bowel movement, the...