'Potential'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
You can't 'fix' him, but you can sure let him know you care enough to put yourself out, and remind him that he's got support if he wants to accept it.
Both of my brothers, whom I would have thought to characterize as guys who have it together, have both entered middle age in distress, including alcoholism/alcohol abuse. Their careers as cops are way stressful, plus some serious physical crap (tonsil cancer, in one case, which sounds funny until it isn't) really have done a number for them both.
Oh Brenda. I'm sending you -ma.
All my -ma to Brenda and Pix.
Well I at least got him to call me back. (Text message: Call me right now before I book my flights).
I told him either he was coming to us or I'm coming to him for his birthday. ("Um, okay. Can I have an hour to decide?")
I didn't broach any Issues at this stage and the tone was very light. But one way or another he won't be alone this weekend, and then we'll see.
Good!
Lots of ~ma, brenda. I hope that it ends up being not too worrisome.
Puppy ~ma, Pix.
You mean electrically started gasoline-powered cars? Those had big pushbuttons on the floor--usually under the gas pedal.
No. A friend of mine used to drive an old hearse, and you had to push a button on the dash to start the engine. Maybe not the first cars, but there were some like that.
The dinosaurs seem to have discovered Nightvale.
Pix, I hope the puppy has something easily curable.
Brenda, glad you got your brother to respond. Much ~ma for him.
meganeura is giving it a run for its money: [link]
NOpe. Nope, nope, nope. Which is not the reaction I expected to have, but apparently my hindbrain goes to WHAT ELSE CAN GET THAT BIG at lightning speed.
Puppy~ma for pix and ~ma for brenda's brother.
A friend of mine used to drive an old hearse, and you had to push a button on the dash to start the engine. Maybe not the first cars, but there were some like that.
Oh, you're right. I'd forgotten about those.
Okay. Going out on Friday night, back on Monday AM.
The fact that he chose to have me come in I think may be indicative of his mental state - either not enough spoons to go, or to deal with the whole fam. But I think it's actually better this way in terms of really talking.