alice lennox

VIII I flew over the whole country, then over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. By the next day I was walking to the pool at my brothers condo. He said I could stay two weeks to get a place of my own, a job, and a maui cruiser (old car).... My journal read "Today is the first day of the rest of my life"... Sign in to see full entry.

VII I thought everything was fine. In one year he had his own place to live, a car, money in his pocket and yet another girlfriend. I hardly saw him. Then one day my other son calls me with more bad news.. Richard is being watched, the jail where he works says he is working too much. Apparantly... Sign in to see full entry.

VI My son was a good swimmer and diver. He worked as a life guard in various pools for years. He also got into scuba diving and snorkeling. He loved boats and fishing. When he took the deep sea diving course I kidded him about how there wasn't much call for deep sea divers in New York. I had tried... Sign in to see full entry.

V rehab no.1 Out of the blue one day he calls and says he wanted to go to rehab. We were surprised and happy and off he went. In the interim I started talking to a counselor where I worked. I attended depressing Narcotics anon... meetings. My daughter Karen and I took a week off from work to attend... Sign in to see full entry.

IV..........SADNESS My heart was broken. I was so sad. Day in and day out a big black cloud hung over me. Why God why? He is going to die. I know it. I visualize him on a gurney at the morgue with a D.O.A. tag on his big toe. Sign in to see full entry.

III Having four teenagers at once during the sex, drugs and rock and roll era was quite a ride. My kids hung out in some of the same clubs. They finished high school and got jobs. At age 20 Richard borrowed money from me to go to California for a deep sea diving course. Once the course was over he... Sign in to see full entry.

Our family belongs to the CIA. Catholic Irish Alcoholics... We have a lot of sobriety in the family. One time there were six of us at the same meeting. My son was right there along with the rest of us Sign in to see full entry.

This is a true story: After the birth of my second daughter, all I heard was "you have to have a boy" Back in the day every man wanted a son. I felt guilty for having two girls though I got what I wanted each time. They are Irish twins and have remained close all their lives. The boy arrived not... Sign in to see full entry.