December 2011

No More Holidays from Hell

Alkathons help this drunk turn around a stressful time of year

It was Christmas Eve 1986. There I sat in my living room in front of the tree, very drunk. My wife was passed out cold on the floor. We were going to open presents but it didn’t work out that way. I sat there alone with the tree lights sparkling. That terrible emptiness came over me. That feeling I couldn’t shake no matter what. I made a vow that I never wanted to spend another drunk Christmas like that one.

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