An Accumulation of Unhappy Events

ALCOHOLISM in my family caused an accumulation of unhappy events in my life for the past fifty years. To start this grim cycle of empty years, my mother was an alcoholic. This created in me a fear of life, a withdrawal from reality, and an utterly insecure attitude. To help my mother, we traveled the world and finally settled in California. The ultimate separation of my parents left me even more insecure, unsettled and dismayed. I married young, thoroughly despising liquor for splitting my family.