I've noted that Sheldong tends to ignore deliberate trolls... ;-)

K.

"Kent H." wrote:
>
> Where is Sheldon the one rare time we need him?
>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am a recovering alcoholic, and yesterday I was unfairly Kicked Out
> > of Thanksgiving Dinner
> >
> > I was invited by some of my relatives yesterday for Thanksgiving.
> > During dinner they kept sipping their wine and I sipped some coffee
> > instead. After they finished the first bottle of wine, they opened
> > another. That's when I started telling them how they were turning
> > into alcoholics. Everytime they poured another glass of the poison, I
> > would say "Hi, my name is Greg and I am an alcoholic. Would any of
> > you like to admit you are an alcoholic and address the table with your
> > reason for drinking"? None of them would admit to their addiction,
> > and I became upset. I told them that they would soon be in recovery
> > or their drinking would destroy their lives. Everytime they poured
> > another glass, I repeated this message to them. When they brought out
> > the third bottle, and sat it on my side of the table, I became
> > furious. I said "hi, my name is Greg, I am an alcoholic, and I am not
> > going to tolerate your abusive alcoholic behavior any longer." That's
> > when I grabbed that bottle and smashed it on the floor. I thought I
> > was doing a good job of helping them maintain whatever was left of
> > their sobriety. But NO, my brother hauled off and hit me in the
> > stomach with his fist. I quickly told him to admit he is an
> > alcoholic, or he would regret what he just did. He refused and told
> > me to "**** off". Thats when I got off my chair, lifted the chair and
> > busted it across his head. Somehow the table collapsed at the same
> > time and all the turkey and food went on to the floor. My brother was
> > bleeding badly, when I told him that since this is Thanksgiving, he
> > would someday thank me for stopping his drinking on this day. But
> > instead of accepting my assistance, he smashed his fist in my face. I
> > proceeded to beat the living shit out of him on floor on top of all
> > the food. Thats when my sisterinlaw (his wife) came up to me and
> > tossed a glass of wine in my face. That did it. I threw her into the
> > wall, and busted both her glasses and the wall. Instead of listening
> > to my advice, dad, who is 87 years old, walks over to the liquor
> > cabinet, grabs a bottle of whiskey, and takes a swallow. Then he
> > walks over to me, throws me against the wall, and shoves the bottle in
> > my mouth, breaking my tooth. He pours half the bottle down my throat
> > and tells me it's time I learn to drink like a man. Then everyone
> > there grabbed me, threw me to the floor, on top of the smashed turkey.
> > Then dad poured the rest of that bottle down my throat. I could not
> > fight all 15 or 20 people, and I swallowed at least half of that
> > bottle. I got up and said "Hi, my name is Greg and I am an
> > alcoholic".Uncle Roy steps over to me, grabs me around the throat and
> > tells me if I say that one more time, I will regret it. I started to
> > say "hi my name is......". Thats when they all grabbed me, drug me
> > out to my car and told me to leave and not come back. I dont
> > know how I got home because I was too drunk and injured to remember
> > what I was doing. Somehow I got home, and I have been sitting here
> > ever since wondering what I did that was so wrong to deserve that
> > treatment. Worse yet, I think I relapsed, even though I did not drink
> > the alcohol by choice, and almost drowned from it.
> >
> > It's 3am and I just called them later a little while ago to apologise.
> > They told me they were sleeping, and not to call again. I told them I
> > called to ralk, and must talk now. They also told me both my brother
> > and his wife were taken to the hospital in an ambulance, and both had
> > broken bones from my beating on them. I wanted to say I was sorry and
> > explain that I was only trying to save them from their alcoholism.
> > Instead I started to say "hi my name is......" when they hung
> > up one me. This upset me even more. Now I am not sure what to do.
> > Should I go back to detox or what? Should I call the police and tell
> > them that my relatives are drunk? I just dont know what to do.
> >
> > Happy ****ing Thanksgiving

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