tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489236236876359231.post9208891892541071715..comments2023-10-08T03:14:44.750-06:00Comments on Our Life in Montana: Hey, DadVictoria Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489236236876359231.post-68789703309977818312008-06-13T12:46:00.000-06:002008-06-13T12:46:00.000-06:00I'm shaken by the similarities between your father...I'm shaken by the similarities between your father and my grandfather. The monkey was the clincher. I don't know where Grandpa picked up the monkey but it lived in the house with them until my grandfather killed it one morning--probably still drunk--when he threw it across a room. <BR/><BR/>My grandfather was an alcoholic too, but Mom didn't have a single "safe" memory or happy memory of him before she died. I think the military really screws our people up, you know? And they seem to encourage alcoholism. Grandpa was never a POW, I'm sorry your father had to go through that. <BR/><BR/>I quit drinking almost 10 years ago when I realized that I was becoming/had become an alcoholic as well. I didn't want to be like my grandfather but knew I had the genetic propensity for it. I'm glad the alcoholism didn't seep into your genes the same way! <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you can love your father even through all those horrible times. I have no love whatsoever for my grandfather and did a private little jig when he died. I wonder if it would be easier or harder if there had been some loving memories in there, but I just don't know.<BR/><BR/>I hug you big knowing, vaguely and only through my mother's stories and experiences, what it must have been like for you as a child. Children should always feel safe.Geniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489236236876359231.post-72692419151808522732007-06-01T03:23:00.000-06:002007-06-01T03:23:00.000-06:00That was a great post. I appreciate the honesty in...That was a great post. I appreciate the honesty in it. Thank you for sharing the pictures and words.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214820423180164491noreply@blogger.com