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Whichever way, it definitely blows. There was a thread of disdain from rosie throughout both discussions on the subject. Kind of like an "oooh them" vibe. That's why I had to out myself. I'm tired of being portrayed as a bum in a dirty raincoat. There are millions of people who find themselves in the same boat and the stigma stops them getting help and harms even more families. I can understand people who've been on the other side, say being angry, as I've been there too. But to speak from a place of complete ignorance and with a smug tone at that, irks me to no end.
I come from the other side, and I'm not angry at all. My father was a wonderful man---very loving. And he was a corporate officer of a fortune 500---very successful. Nobody outside of our immediate family would have ever guessed it---until the last year of his life. He was retired by then. I think retirement was the death of him. His career provided a degree of self control. Being retired, his drinking became constant, not just martini lunches and drinks at home starting with dinner. It became an all day event. I don't think stigma stopped him from getting help though. I think he was in denial his entire life because he was highly functioning and extremely successful for over 60 years. There was never a rock bottom until the very end and then it was too late.
Nah...can't do Nyquil....it takes forever to get that stuff out of my system. I sleep too hard then I'm loopy most of the following day. I'll do what I did last time....put vicks on my sinuses which makes me unable to keep my eyes open, then plug my headphones in....I'll get to sleep eventually. I've felt so icky and tired this week that I haven't cooked much. DH doesn't care but DS thinks he's about to starve. I promised to make roast beef tomorrow. With carrots. I think he likes the cooked carrots as much as the roast beef. I'll have to get up and get to the grocery store early so I can get the meat cooking in the crockpot...
I'm sure you're just being overly judgemental of your body. Embrace it. There are women all over the world wishing they had pancake butts.
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