That's wonderful, if boggling news, Tep. One of my brothers had to hit rock bottom before he went to rehab, but the other was like yours. He became aware he had a problem almost before everyone realized he did, and went right into rehab. He's been happily sober for many years now.
You're right. He's evil. But you should see him naked. I mean really!
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Scrappy - May 14, 2012 6:26:13 am PDT #13233 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
smonster - May 14, 2012 6:28:14 am PDT #13234 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Stoopid demons. Fuck off, demons, and leave Sean alone.
Steph, that is huge. Good for him. Wow.
Coveniently for me, the tools I need to work are at another job I don't have the key to, so I am getting to sit with my laptop and catch up on the shit I was supposed to do this weekend. Helps that I only have Internet on my phone at the job site.
Zenkitty - May 14, 2012 6:33:05 am PDT #13235 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph, that's a pretty amazing thing your brother did. May he get all the help he needs, and make the best use of it.
§ ita § - May 14, 2012 6:57:29 am PDT #13236 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, hey, crying in the office garage. I hear all the cool kids do that these days.
Man, that's huge, Steph. And good. Good in the sense of tough times, but doing the right thing. I wish all the strength upon your family, and bless him for having such an epiphany.
meara - May 14, 2012 6:59:00 am PDT #13237 of 30001
Wow, Steph, that's a big step. Dang. Good luck to him, and his wife.
ChiKat - May 14, 2012 7:09:29 am PDT #13238 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
{{Sean}} You do totally rock. I wanna kick the demons in the shins.
Steph, that is huge. And good.
ita! I'm glad you're back. Not so glad about the crying. I wish I could make all your pain poof away.
Burrell - May 14, 2012 7:14:36 am PDT #13239 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That is huge, Steph. Sending much support and strength to your brother and his wife, and to you. You can tell him all your invisible internet friends got his back.
Sean K - May 14, 2012 7:20:51 am PDT #13240 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
That's really big, Steph. As you may know I spent some time with an alcoholic who refuses to acknowledge she has a problem, even after hitting rock bottom and tearing through it like tissue paper to keep right on going. (Yeah, I may be identifying with this a little too much)
I hope your brother's choice balances something out somewhere. And also is good for him.
Laura - May 14, 2012 7:43:29 am PDT #13241 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Wow, Teppy. That is a biggee. All the best thoughts sent to your brother. He and your SIL are lucky to have your heartful support.
JZ - May 14, 2012 7:46:17 am PDT #13242 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Huge, huge, huge, Teppy. Good for him, and good for you for the long talk and the love, and tons of vibes to him and your SIL.
And many ongoing non-smoking vibes to smonster. I just found out that my dad, who has had weird lung issues for the last several years despite being fit and active and scarily vigorous for a 70-year-old with prostate cancer, officially has emphysema, because of the decades of smoking that he only kicked about 12 years ago. The general good health and fitness will help him compensate for it, but there's no curing it, and in the long run it'll have a much more shitty, permanent impact on his life than the prostate cancer.
So please, please, keep kicking the cigs to the curb. Even if you dodge the cancer bullet, smoking has more ammo on hand to fuck you up with.