Category Archives: Alanon

Sitting in the backyard

Posted on September 20, 2013 by gotfleas

I got home from work at 7:00 last night.  She was in a chair sitting in the backyard.  She wasn’t reading or playing with the dog.  She was just sitting.  That’s what she does when she is drunk. She started … Continue reading →

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Back to school night

Posted on September 19, 2013 by gotfleas

School events are the worst.  I should look forward to them, chorus concerts, sporting events, band concerts, back to school night, seems like they happen all the time.  The problem is she is always drunk so she either ends up … Continue reading →

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More yelling

Posted on September 6, 2013 by gotfleas

I checked, and the bottle I found in the morning was gone when I got home from work.  I guess she didn’t forget about it. She lasted through dinner then went and passed out in the back.  The kids were … Continue reading →

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No day off

Posted on September 4, 2013 by gotfleas

Usually after she screws up big time she takes a day or two off from drinking.  I think it catches up with her and she realizes how out of control she is.  Not this time.  I guess loosing a car while … Continue reading →

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Twins party

Posted on September 3, 2013 by gotfleas

The twin’s had their birthday party last Saturday.  It was a week after their birthday but because of softball, it was the only day we could have it.  We reserved a picnic area at the local park and the twin’s … Continue reading →

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Last day of the summer

Posted on August 27, 2013 by gotfleas

It was the last day of summer vacation for the kids.  Tomorrow the oldest will be a junior and the twins will be sophomores in high school.  The oldest has a job in a local sandwich shop so she had … Continue reading →

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Twins birthday

Posted on August 26, 2013 by gotfleas

Last Saturday was the twin’s 15th birthday.  We started it off by having dinner with my parents.  I got home from work to take the twins to softball practice around 2:30.  She had already started drinking.  I told myself to ignore … Continue reading →

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Missed dinner

Posted on August 20, 2013 by gotfleas

My oldest had a friend over and they were watching TV when the twins and I got home from softball.  We thought about going out to eat but the alcoholic insisted she could put a lasagna in the oven and … Continue reading →

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My Birthday

Posted on August 16, 2013 by gotfleas

It was my birthday on Wed.  I turned 53.  It was a very long day.  My company is hosting about 200 of it’s most important customers about an hour away from my house.  Most people were staying in hotels but … Continue reading →

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Softball Sunday

Posted on July 29, 2013 by gotfleas

Saturday was a good day.  It was almost as though there were too many things going on for her to drink.  The twins got home from their mission trip, the oldest was getting ready for hers, I got the old … Continue reading →

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