tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post8729368570087069400..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: My fatherYondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-54677869325459121112007-12-28T22:02:00.000-07:002007-12-28T22:02:00.000-07:00Geez I can relate, my dad is drinking again at age...Geez I can relate, my dad is drinking again at age 76 after a period of sobriety and was just forced to retire. I dont think he will last much longer without work. He really has nothing else...Just drinking with strangers in bars. No friends, no wife no hobbies. So sad.Marthavmuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358324554568167553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-17854935891351204062007-12-27T18:52:00.000-07:002007-12-27T18:52:00.000-07:00Ugh...you have my sympathies, my friend. Just take...Ugh...you have my sympathies, my friend. Just take care of you, and keep reminding yourself that you can't own your father's behavior. I know that doesn't help in the moment, but you know I'd say it if I was there sipping tea with you in your kitchen, so it's what I'm saying now too. :) *hugs*FosterEemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243508417120200222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-13620482701767856082007-12-27T14:11:00.000-07:002007-12-27T14:11:00.000-07:00I remember well the drunken crying phone calls fro...I remember well the drunken crying phone calls from my dad. I am also reminded that he probably did us a favor by walking out and never coming back. Part of me regrets I never saw him again, (I was 10 when he left) and when I read things like what you wrote, I am just relieved. I know it will work out the way it does, but I hope it works out with a minimal amount of heartbreak on your side.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-4350121667547248202007-12-27T10:30:00.000-07:002007-12-27T10:30:00.000-07:00Ugh, drunk people shouldn't be allowed to TOUCH th...Ugh, drunk people shouldn't be allowed to TOUCH the phone, should they!<BR/>Just take care of yourself, and remember the four C's! <BR/>(Words of wisdom, from another child of an alcoholic!)Angel The Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158672957404194956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-79620062303462090702007-12-27T09:03:00.000-07:002007-12-27T09:03:00.000-07:00I can so relate. 'Nuff said.I can so relate. 'Nuff said.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497284693223622245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-39483856613066898052007-12-27T01:57:00.000-07:002007-12-27T01:57:00.000-07:00I'm so sorry to read this. There is nothing worse...I'm so sorry to read this. There is nothing worse than not having hope for something. My dad does that non commital "might haves", "you knows", and other assorted words that don't mean much.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what else to say, other than it sucks and I wish it wasn't that way.Bacchushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621660309420845112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-69450538547008066282007-12-26T19:42:00.000-07:002007-12-26T19:42:00.000-07:00Hugs, my friend.CoreyHugs, my friend.<BR/><BR/>CoreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-62071360191982066042007-12-26T19:24:00.000-07:002007-12-26T19:24:00.000-07:00awww, sweetie, I am sorry. i so relate. my father ...awww, sweetie, I am sorry. i so relate. my father has been an alchohlic for my entire life (thats 40 years or more). he has numerous medical conditions as a result (liver, dementia, etc.) and its just so draining.<BR/><BR/>hugs to you.<BR/><BR/>(I often wonder how many first mothers had alcoholic fathers. I did some research on this years ago and the preliminary numbers were staggering)Suz Bednarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827141425910483683noreply@blogger.com