I think this is a wonderful thread!
I don't drink, never have & never will. I hate booze to no end, but for different reasons then some on here.

I only remember 1 thing about my dad's dad, & that he drank a bottle of Vodka daily. I also remember the first day I met my grandfather. I was about 4 or 5yrs old, My grandpa asked me where we kept the sugar (we had sooo many cupboards!!) I hopped up onto the counter like I always did (parents show me how to do it safely, so I would have the urge to play on them) & took out the sugar only to get a slap in the face! I loathed everything about my grandfather after that. I have never been hit like that before, esp. for something I didn't do wrong. Luckly he lived 2000km away & I never had to see or deal with him. I think I saw him a total of 10 times in my 15 years (he died a slow painful death & was still bitter, right to the end), he was the type of person who would never go to an AA meeting.

My mom's dad was an alcie aswell, except he was much nicer & easier to get along with when he had a beer in him. Its when he had several beers it became an issue, mostly a cost issue. I've never seen him yell or touch a sole, but grandma hated him drinking, & that rubbed off onto me, as Grandma was the only person I was able to talk to when I was younger.

I watched my younger sister hit rock bottom at only 14yrs old! She never had a strong will & when she drank, she felt good (so she claims!). One night she was drunk & stoned (I've told the story before so I'll keep it super short), she started a fight with me (I did try to avoid it), I beat the snot out of her & made her an ugly mess, cause the more she tried to fight me, the harder & faster I punched. It was aweful, I was the sober one & I'm the one who lost total control for a moment.

Luckly the outcome was wonderful. My life didn't change 1 bit, except for my hate of booze, I just hated it even more! But my sisters life turned right around & for the better! She doesn't do freaky drugs anymore, just pot on holidays (which I can live with, but still dissagree) & has her drinking 100% under control now!! She only drinks a little on holidays & refuses to get drunk! Its been about a good 5-4 years since shes gotten drunk & the amount she consumes is still getting smaller & smaller. We get along now & chit chat on the phone & MSN almost daily! We never did that before.


I always knew it was the booze that controls people & that its very hard for people to overpower the booze. Thats why I hate booze & not really the people (except my grandfather, he cared only for his drink & nothing more)