Need drinking advice (Adult Advice)

[carole]

Johanna i feel i must address your comments, although i would rather let them pass, as this thread is not about YOU or about peoples drinking, it is about king2005 and i think you are reading way too much into my posts completely, if you read my post carefully i have never suggested that everyone cannot stop at a few drinks, but there are only a few IMO that really can, (and that is purely my personal opinion from observations in life)and obviously you are one of them, so why on earth do you have to take offence at anything i have posted is beyond me, i must say i feel a little hurt that you have chosen to do so, i only speak from experience and am only trying to advice king2005 to the best of my knowledge and life experiences,at nearly 50 i do have a few ya know.

King2005 is old enough to not be tempted by anything one might say to make it sound mysterious or whatever as you suggested.

I wanted to add I myself have only seen alcohol abused most of the time,so my comments are a generalisation,not directed at people like yourself, so there is absolutely no need for you to take offence, so please do not turn this thread into a debate about alcohol being evil,although in the wrong hands it is, just look at statistics re drunk drivers, spousal abuse and child abuse and neglect, often you will find alcohol abuse is behind this legal drug, that some do become addicted to,(obviously the first and the others as well)for someone like yourself and family and others it is not a problem,so why so defensive,King2005 does have some alcohol abuse in her family from reading her posts, so my advice to her is why start and take the risk.

This is the second time you have challenged my posts re-drinking the first being Denise who admitted to a drinking problem, again i was there only to help if I could..i think you read way too much into my posts and take them the wrong way,which I understand, but honestly you have got me totally wrong.

Sure I have been on the bad side with the stuff, but hey i remember some jolly good times with alcohol myself,that were fun and enjoyable, i think my experience is that i have been on both sides of the fence and have experienced both the good and bad,(I myself have never had a problem with alcohol, i can take it or leave it)sure wish it was the same for everyone, again i cannot say it enough moderation is the key, something you do, and thats to be applauded, but it is not always the same for everyone else, the young ones, the ones with addictions and those who just plain love to drink to get drunk.and yep there is such a thing as the happy drunk who rarely causes any problems, but they do seem to be far and few inbetween In my experience(and I DO NOT include all young people in this,again this is a generalisation and from what one reads about alcohol affecting young people who binge drink today, of course older ones do to, just wanted to clarify that before someone jumps down my throat ok)

I myself have no problem with people who drink alcohol only those who drink too much and cause pain and suffering to others who donot deserve it, end of story.

let us just continue to offer advice to the best of our knowledge to those who ask, i hate when threads get turned around and become personal, and that is NOT what i intended, so i will apologise to you and anyone else who may have taken it that way,for that is not what i intended ok.

I also think you are way too sensitive over drinking issues, as i probably am too, just an observation. Johanna if you do have any problem with anything i have written feel free to Pm me about it, I am more than happy to talk with you on any subject, this included, I just dont want us going back and forth overtaking this thread, and want to keep it about helping King2005.