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My father is an alcoholic.
My sister is a drug addict.
My mother is a gambler, though not yet to a self-destructive degree.
I moved a few states away partly to get away from their destructive behavior. I can't stand being around people who have such little regard for themselves and the people around them.
I hope all of you dealing with addictions are able to kick them and stay clean. It's important. I carefully monitor my own behavior and ask Crompsin to alert me if he notices anything awry so I don't follow the same path as my family.
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"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark."
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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