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I don't know if I would say it 'romanticizes' alcoholism but this passage definitely raises my eyebrow: > When we talk about the drinking, Amy says, “That’s wh
by robrtsql 5y ago
I don't know if I would say it 'romanticizes' alcoholism but this passage definitely raises my eyebrow:
> When we talk about the drinking, Amy says, “That’s why we live on the edge out here.” The edge is familiar. The edge feels right. We have found places where the depths are close, within view, and there, with spirits near, we’ve tried to build calm lives for our own children.
I'm not exactly sure what is meant here, but as someone who is experiencing alcoholism in the family right now it's not really resonating.
- opportune 5y agoThat to me sounds like they try to keep their kids away from public displays of alcoholism and stay away from their past where everybody knew they were in a family with a lush. It’s flowery prose just because it’s in a fancy magazine. I don’t think it’s inappropriate