Tuesday, November 17, 2009

1971

I don't know why I am doing this. It seems such a waste of precious time.

So, in 1971, my mom died.

I got drunk.

I got drunk some more.

I felt guilty.

And then I drank some more.


17 comments:

Anonymous said...

good blog...read your past posts and found it nice...i have started to kick my addiction today :) hope to manage it !

Pammie said...

Oh Mary the first line made me laugh. The "I must follow thru with what I said I would do" syndrome.
It's OK...your post today summed up your year. But, what about your hairdo at the time? AND did you love shoes back then?

Lou said...

The lost year...

What alcoholic doesn't have one of those. Or three or ten.

Mary Christine said...

I had long straight hair and I was married to a drug dealer who wouldn't share his money, so I had one pair of shoes. And they were ugly.

Scott M. Frey said...

sounds like 1971 wasn't much fun for you...

lol Pammie always brings a smile :-)

~Christina~ said...

If God brought you to this series of postings, then its not a waste of time.

Youre doing great!

Mary LA said...

Just a few lines -- and so much heartbreak. After my mother's suicide I drank like a fish for more than a year. Guilt and misery and drunkenness.

Scott W said...

Aha!

Carverlane said...

Well, I'm loving it...keep writing!

Annsterw said...

Amazing posts - keep going please!

Shannon said...

dont stop!

Ed G. said...

I can relate.

...to all of it...

Blessings and aloha...

kel said...

I am also captivated by your story! Please continue sharing...

Anonymous said...

Thank God every year was not full of nuns and homes for unwed mothers! I have many that are blurrs too.

Syd said...

It seems that this was a tough year. I'm wondering what a Mary with long straight hair looked like. I can't say that I remember much about 1971 except that I was studying my ass off. And maybe that was the year that I fell in the river after drinking two bottles of wine.

Anonymous said...

Pain is a great motivator.
http://www.soberliving.com

Just Another Sober Guy said...

Keep it simple eh? Good to see you are keeping them coming... I am behind but I see there are more ahead.