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>>>>>>>Mike,
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>>>>>>>I wanted to take a second a thank you for your self-delusional belief that you no longer need rehab because they have a poor track record of helping addicts. I and a number of others told you on the UT that we didn’t believe for one second that you would actually go when it became available. Your problem right now is your thinking with your alcoholic zapped brain and can’t think clearly. You say you love your daughters and would do anything for them. Ask them if they want you like you are or in rehab.
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>>>>>>>But I don’t think you’ll do that either. Pity, because when you are sober, you’re not a half-bad chap regardless of you political leanings... LOL
>>>>>>>Bye
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>>>>>>Amazing - normally people think you're more acerbic than I am. That one was far nicer than anything I'd say.
>>>>>
>>>>>How many beers did you drink in October?
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>>>>How many joints did you smoke?
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>>>Probably about 80.
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>>>How many people need to go to rehab for smoking weed?
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>>Probably some. How much do you know about alcoholics?
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>Enough. My drinking habits are ridiculous, and as such I decided to take the year off. Haven't had anything this year. One long long year.
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>My point is as an alcoholic getting lectured to by people who drink, and people who don't drink for that matter, really friggin sucks.
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>In fact, I drink a few cans of soda at a party, and someone with whiskey in their glass tells me the pop is gonna kill me.
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>Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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>I think its hard enough to make decisions for ourselves, that we don't need society's preachyness piled on top, especially since they're trying to figure it out too.


The difference is that people who use alcohol responsibly (or pot for that matter) can lecture those who don't. I also lived with a drunk mother for years and know what its like. From Mike's perspective he has no issues (at least there's nobody that can fix them) so it doesn't matter. He'll be dead in a few years from cirrhosis or jaundice, so it doesn't matter unless he wants to change.