So the fictional drug filth says "Better to be there than to be sober"

[Rabrrrrrr]

On Boston Legal, the druggie daughter of the old lawyer guy says to him, "Sometimes, it's better to be there than to be sober" when he called on her drug use and the fact that she has a small daughter.

Sorry there, bitchy-poo, but you are wrong. Dead fucking wrong.

I don't think there's any kid who would prefer a parent "being there while drunk or drugged up" to the parent "not being there" at all.

Fuck that. My dad was rarely "there", and thank God for it, because he was rarely sober, and it would have been far, far worse to have him "there" while drunk.

[KitchenWitch]

1. As the daughter of an alcoholic

My dad's sobriety would have meant more to me, then having him physically there and emotionally and mentally schnocked.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Me, too!

I didn't mind so much him "not being there", but I was crushed because of the reason for it.

[KitchenWitch]

5. Plus I did not like trying to guess which "drunk mood" he was in

when he was around.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Ah, yes, how I wish I could bring that particular stress back into my life

NOT.

I also loved the "come pick me up at the bar" phone calls, and the occasional calling of the bar (I used to do this to piss him off when I was in high school and hated his fucking guts) to ask him if he was coming home for supper.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Agreed. My father in law was "there" when our son was born, and

turned my husband's happy moment into one of great grief. I have to agree with you Rabrrrrrr. Many times he was "there", MrG suffered.

[Redstone]

4. Helluva post. Good call as well.

Redstone

[Celeborn Skywalker]

7. I do understand what you're saying

But, remember, they suffer from a disease that hurts them just as much as it hurts you. They need help, not scorn. They certainly don't deserve to be called "filth".