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It could be a lot worse. One of my wife's very dear friends went off the deep end into sever alcoholism in the last six months. The husband got 2 DUIs last year & it looks like the family is in a downward spiral. I've played golf with him a few times, but not in the last few years. When I last played with him, he seemed more interested in disappearing into the woods to smoke pot.
They have a 21 year old & 7 year old son. Their youngest & our 6 year old son are good friends. My wife has been telling me about their tribulations, but it really hit home a week ago when she brought her son over for our son's Bday party. She looked horrible, was slurring her words & was barely coherent. I saw her several times last year & there was no hint of this.
My wife has driven her to detox, tried to get her to go to AA & encouraged her to get into treatment, but she doesn't seem to want to commit herself 100% to addressing the problem. I try to caution my wife to not get too involved until her friend is ready & that she likely won't recover. It's all very sad, they are very nice people. I really feel for their 7 year old son, he is a very sweet little boy.
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Paul
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