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During this pandemic year, I have spent a lot of time praying for the children of alcoholics and addicts, trapped by one disease that demands we all stay at home — and cornered by another that can turn a loving parent into a frightening abuser at the drop of an ice cube, the squeak of a Chardo
During this pandemic year, I have spent a lot of time praying for the children of alcoholics and addicts, trapped by one disease that demands we all stay at home — and cornered by another that can turn a loving parent into a frightening abuser at the drop of an ice cube, the squeak of a Chardonnay cork. I love and miss my mother, gone for almost 15 years, but I cannot imagine having to live through a lockdown with her while she was drinking; the holidays were bad enough. For all the joy and beauty they may bring, the holidays are always stressful, even in a non-pandemic year. Joy and beau...