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>>>Hey Buddy,
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>>>I just logged in and saw your message. I'm glad to hear you are an alcoholic. That means you are attending meetings, otherwise, you'd just be a drunk!
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>>>Small steps can lead to a long journey. Lemme know if you need an ear to bend.
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>>Thanks, John. The response here has been terrific.
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>What else would you expect, we're the foxteam!


Whoops, I didn't mean it surprised me. I have been around the UT and the FoxForum before that for close to 15 years and know there is a real community and real friendships. What I meant was my announcement was about a very personal thing I had tried to keep secret for a long time. So I was a little scared what the reaction might be. I am sure some who have not said anything (and some who have) think less of me now. Well, tough muffins, Mike. I would rather be sober and labelled than drunk and "getting away with it." Alcoholism carries with it a lot more bad juju than just people thinking less of you. Health issues, relationship issues, job issues. Crime issues, as you know, though fortunately that has never happened to me. You don't see a lot of old alcoholics, do you? There's a reason for that -- they don't live long enough. One of the things that got me out of denial was doing some rough guesses and realizing I might not be around to see my daughters marry or have children. (Hopefully in that order!)