“Oh, you should have seen what I did to my husband last night,” the bartender says as he takes two stiff shots of vodka to calm his shakes before service begins for the night. It seemed like everyone in the restaurant business had a drug problem of sort. Booze, pain pills, meth, crank, steroids, even… Continue reading The Titanic
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Superman Part IV
His (their) drinking continued. Occasionally he would beat on her or slap her, and of course, she was still on restriction. Thorough restriction. In her room with no TV, no phone restriction. She did have a small old 1940’s AM radio, however. She would stay up late and listen to the two hour jazz program that would come… Continue reading Superman Part IV
Superman Part III
Daughter cried herself to sleep more than a few times after that. Father always liked to be in control. He was “The King” and everyone treated him as such. They catered to his every whim and demand. She used to brag about him to her friends…”My dad said this…My dad did that…My dad thinks…etc…” In high school friends would say,… Continue reading Superman Part III
Superman Part II
Youngest Brother moved in with Dad after Mom moved out to become his new co-dependent. Since Youngest Brother was on drugs, this relationship proved to be mutually defeating. Brother would go get Dad’s liquor. Dad would get drunk and browbeat him about what a lazy drug addict he was. Brother would get loaded and complain… Continue reading Superman Part II
Superman Part I
“Well, you can’t kill Superman,” she remarked after being told that her father was rallying after a near brush with death. He had always told them that he was Superman. As children they half believed him. ” You can’t hurt steel, you know?” he would say as the kids tried to punch him in the arm as hard as they could.… Continue reading Superman Part I