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Did your Mother ever leave a Plate of dinner in the oven for when your Father came home?

I do not ever remember my Father sitting down to Tea, (Dinner) with us.
He always had meetings to go to, being high up in the Union Movement. After the Meetings it was to the local pub until closing time.
Mum/Nan always saved his Tea, covered in foil, in the oven. Got thrown out every morning.
One of the reasons my Father died early with cirrhosis. He ate very little and drank to excess every night.
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Artistworkingalone · 56-60, F
So sad. I am curious as what line of work you are in.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@Artistworkingalone I started out as an Apprentice and became a Fitter and Turner until I too turned into a drunk and things started to go downhill fast.
Artistworkingalone · 56-60, F
That is even more sad. I think children of absent parents either choose to be totally unlike them or exactly like them. Which have you become?
Gusman · 61-69, M
@Artistworkingalone Until the age of 39 I became my Father. A severe drunk, with cirrhosis at age 30. Drank for another 9 years before stopping drinking.
Now I am so different. Never will drink again, never will even enter a hotel. I find pleasure and most importantly solace out in the bush.
Camping and being with nature. Far from the maddening crowd
Artistworkingalone · 56-60, F
@Gusman so you chose not to be him. Good for you.