Dear Dad..
I know you're a piss-head. You've enjoyed more than a tipple since I've known you. I just wanted to tell you that I love you. I just hate your drinking.
Some highlights from your love affair with drinking -
- the time you got angry enough to raise your fist @ me, I knew you wouldn't hit me but it scared the shit out of me non-the-less.
- when you and mum had that blazing row (I doubt you remember) but I was really worried about what was going on.
- when you continually berated my cousin for being so disrespectful.
- the time you left knuckle-marks in the wall plaster after finding out that you'd lost you job.
- the time when Uncle Richy convinced you to pissy-drive to go & get some fish and chips.
- when you broke down in a blubbering mess after your best friend (Uncle Richy) died.
- all the stress and agro when my Grandma was dying from cancer (I still miss her).
- when you *finally* went dry, for good.
That turned you into a hollow, empty shell of a man.
Who was still functional after 1700 everyday (considering you usually started when the yardarm was crossed), who could take me to soccer in the arvo, could pick us up from school everyday and was moderately presentable when dealing with other parents/school type people.
Anyway, cheers Dad, your shout. I take it you'll have your usual soda, lime & bitters (never knew that Angostura Bitters was 40% before), mines a triple Jamesons.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Sat 26 Feb 2011, 5:26, 8 replies)

most of the sins your old fella committed seem to involve him getting upset when something really upsetting happened?

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sat 26 Feb 2011, 11:51, closed)

'pissy-drive'?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Sat 26 Feb 2011, 13:08, closed)

Drive drunk.

(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Sun 27 Feb 2011, 1:24, closed)

yeah but...
...'pissy-drive'?
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 2 Mar 2011, 12:59, closed)

That really doesn't sound that bad
seriously. By your own admission you had a functioning father who looked after you, and whose infrequent benders were prompted by traumatic events like y'know his best friend dying, losing his job and watching his mother die of cancer.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sat 26 Feb 2011, 14:41, closed)

^this^

( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Sat 26 Feb 2011, 23:58, closed)

^^double this^^
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(haberman is singing in the changes, Mon 28 Feb 2011, 14:29, closed)

or to put it another way
so your father's response to traumatic events was to drink beyond the point he could prevent himself frightening his kids, damaging the home and risking his own and others' lives by drink-driving. Tough - suck it up (/sarcasm). I think piss-head's about right.
(sarcastic fringehead feet of clay, buns of steel, head of lettuce, Mon 28 Feb 2011, 15:41, closed)