I know that if I ever started drinking, I'd have a very difficult time stopping. I'm glad I never cared for the taste, with the rare exception of a few drinks throughout my lifetime.
Neither of my parents abused alcohol; however, my daughter did. We live with the result of her drinking every single day in the form of a beautiful 7 year old little boy who has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. He has permanent brain damage because of the alcohol that was consumed while his birth mom was pregnant. He's got a 7 year old body, with a 3 to 5 year old brain.
I DO get angry at alcohol. One thing I do with that anger is talk to with people about the effects of drinking while pregnant. It helps me get past that anger and do something productive with it.
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