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Alcoholism & My Child
I am the wife of an alcoholic and would like to share my experience of what I have learned in the process of becoming lost in the vortex of his disease. I wish to share how this has affected our daughter and what I did to change what I could, whilst letting go of what I could not.
By Laurie Summerfield8 years ago in Proof
Alcoholism and the Blame Cycle
Have you noticed that the alcoholic appears to blame you for everything? You may have prepared the best meal, or overly cleaned the home, or made sure the children were all in bed before he arrived home. Still, there would be something he will pick at and blame you for.
By Laurie Summerfield8 years ago in Proof
Best Beer Apps for the Connoisseur
There's literally an app for everything these days, and that includes drinking. There are apps for wine tastings, apps for fun cocktail recipes, and even apps that allow you to check out what the best low calorie cocktails are — all ready for the downloading.
By Rowan Marley8 years ago in Proof
Warming Whiskey Cocktails to Sip This Fall
Not everybody loves wine in their cocktails, nor do people want to take the easy route by buying ready to drink cocktails. No, when it comes to Fall, people want a kick, an eccentric flavor, and a little bit of fireplace warmth in their alcoholic drinks. A nice cinnamon stick garnish, some sweet vermouth, angostura bitters, and maybe a few egg whites can all make this year's Fall one you'll never forget.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Proof
Tastiest Beer Cocktails that Might Surprise You. Top Story - October 2017.
Beer cocktails were often something that were relegated to the "gross" side of bar menus — or to frat houses. However, times have changed and it's become a cocktail category that evolved into a pretty awesome range of flavors and drinks.
By Skunk Uzeki8 years ago in Proof
Confessions of a Nightclub Owner: Part 3
As a nightclub owner I was always interested in maximizing profits. You pay rent for an entire month, but you are only open 2 days of the week, so what do you do with the other 5 nights? In an ideal world you would be open all 7 days of the week but how many people really want to go out on a Sunday night in the middle of winter? Not a lot. How many young adults want to go out at 10 at night on a weekday? Not a lot. Without a kitchen and full food menu you couldn’t compete with restaurants and pubs during the day. So, I offered my club space to anyone that wanted to work together on an off night and we would make it work.
By Adonis McManus8 years ago in Proof
I Should Have Died That Night
I went through a phase. I was sad. Not a "boohoo no one likes me" kind of sad, but a deep, bone-settled kind of melancholy. I was at a small college in San Francisco. A 24-hour plane ride from home with a 15-hour time difference, piled with a huge school workload, NCAA basketball regime and underlying clinical depression; I was not in a good place. Wait, the phase? Drinking to the point of unconsciousness. I look back with dismay but also a good sense of humour.
By Hannah Swazzi8 years ago in Proof
