PoetryNEmotion · F
In those days ie referring to the 50's, that was a common sentiment. Then they found out smoking kills.
My father was a solid, silent man. He offered advice only when asked. He worked hard to provide for 7 children. And rarely complained. He drank heavily on the weekends. And stopped only when he had a heart attack in his early 60's. This led to the end of his work life. He could fix most anything. And I miss him to this day. Mom too.
My father was a solid, silent man. He offered advice only when asked. He worked hard to provide for 7 children. And rarely complained. He drank heavily on the weekends. And stopped only when he had a heart attack in his early 60's. This led to the end of his work life. He could fix most anything. And I miss him to this day. Mom too.
MaryJanine · 70-79, F
For the first twenty years of my life, no. My father was an alcoholic and mean and nasty. He started with a beer and whiskey chaser in the morning and by late afternoon, he was reeling drunk. The crisis came when he came to work hung over from the previous night. He was told if he came to work like that again, he was going to be fired. He had one bottle left in the fridge which we eventually poured out. He never touched liquor again.
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PoetryNEmotion · F
@cherokeepatti Not these days. People are let go if they are veterans in jobs. Their employers save a lot of money. I was let go from a hospital job a few years back. I was told by the union rep that others with my seniority and my experience were just too expensive to keep around. The new grad nurses are cheap. One can hire two and sometimes three for my salary currently. It is horrible. That is life. All about money for employers.
MaryJanine · 70-79, F
@cherokeepatti I asked my mother once, "Did Dad drink before you married him?" Her reply was, "Sure. Like a FISH." "Well, why then did you marry him?" Her answer was, "So I could have you."
I didn't understand why she answered that, especially since my grandfather (her father) was an alcoholic,too.
I didn't understand why she answered that, especially since my grandfather (her father) was an alcoholic,too.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@PoetryNEmotion they were trying to run off the long-term employees in my dept. for several years before I retired, am sure it was so they wouldn’t have to pay retirement benefits package, the insurance was $800 a month. I know two in my dept. that left without getting their retirement packages, one just left for vacation & didn’t return, and the other quit before she was eligible. They made it extremely hard on us, the young employees sometimes didn’t last a week or a month & they’d quit, always having to train new hires & they left about 30% of the jobs not filled deliberately. Fat bonuses for managers & breakfast & lunch catered for their daily “meetings” which they would tell us they were working through lunch & breaks and expecting us to work too.
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FreestyleArt · 36-40, M
No. He passed from an overdose
SW-User
@MaryJanine I would agree with you. I'm sorry that happened to you and I don't blame you one bit.
MaryJanine · 70-79, F
@SW-User Thanks for your support. The co-ordinator investigated after I called him and discovered this idiot mouth did have a problem with liquor. But that is no excuse. The point is, he SAID it. I have seen too many drinkers who make fools out of themselves and other people with them, and then they don't remember later. This is why I say some people shouldn't drink at ALL.
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@MaryJanine You're welcome :)
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