:( I have nothing but admiration for those who (metaphorically) fight their addiction for the sake of themselves and their loved ones and I'm genuinely very sorry if you feel like that. My very personal view on alcoholism and its effects is a result of living with violent alcoholics throughout...
Apologies for breaking my promise not to add anymore to the debate but I think you've taken a large part of my post out of context because you seem to have glossed over the very serious issue of his violence and most importantly in this particular exchange of ours (I'm not belittling anything...
Hmm. Let's just say I disagree with you. I was going to make a long post about it being a cop-out to excuse the violence on the booze, personal responsibility, victim culture, the assistance he's been given above and beyond the average Joe Alcoholic, that perhaps unconditional hero-worship is...