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Reading this reminds me about an uncle of mine on the paternal side who was an alcoholic. Outside of he, Grandma, Grandpa, his wife and my father, no one else knew that he was. It was kept very hidden.
As for what became of him, he did stop drinking in the 1980s. He ended up passing away from Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1993.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 27, 2015 at 7:01 PM
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There was a time when I believed that I had a normal Childhood ....as i got older and people began to talk ...I realized that it was a priveleged Childhood and that is so sad. So many families hide dark horrible things. Nice post and it will be fun catching up with really old friends as in going back to when you were kids.
posted by
Kabu
on April 27, 2015 at 6:50 PM
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Re: Krisles
Our family was like a war zone of backbiting and jealousy, and I have ptsd.
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 27, 2015 at 6:36 PM
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I'm amazed myself when I learn a supposedly well functioning family had such faults.
posted by
Vermont01
on April 27, 2015 at 6:31 PM
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Krisles
I like your concept of 'touchstone people' - when we really reflect, I think most of us have those...And that couple most have masters at camouflage to be able to hide their troubles from a child as perceptive as you...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 27, 2015 at 1:47 PM
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