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I will try and keep this short because, i am tired.*
Our 18 day streak of below freezing weather ended with a spike up to 50's, then straight down again. Though not so much. The result is a lot of snow melted on paved surfaces and the stuff on the ground compacted and then froze. Today, back into the mid 30's.
I hate to predict but, that could be it for true winter here. In the past few years, it has become shorter and often more intense.
My daughter had her trial/slash hearing delayed; giving her a chance to make amends on her own. She has paid several hundred dollars for a three-day intense driving and counseling course. She is attempting to get to insurance to approve a 30 day treatment; that may be a long shot. She is also planning on checking into the hospital in the next few days for a medically supervised detox. Also, she has lost her driving privileges through March. I think that was a deal the prosecutor made with her attorney to extend the period before she has to go before the judge. Or in this case, it's mayor's court.
EDIT: While Cheryl was out of the house and I was still asleep, she took an uber to the store to buy another bottle.
I hope for the best; but I don't believe she really understands the impact of addiction. I mean she suffers, but I don't believe you know it until you try and leave it.
Rewatched the movie Otto with Tom Hanks. I see it as the tragic bookend to Joe Vs. The Volcano. I find the scenes between Otto and Marisol touching, sometimes bringing me to tears. Sorry, doesn't make sense if you haven't seen it.
*Not tired, weary.
Our 18 day streak of below freezing weather ended with a spike up to 50's, then straight down again. Though not so much. The result is a lot of snow melted on paved surfaces and the stuff on the ground compacted and then froze. Today, back into the mid 30's.
I hate to predict but, that could be it for true winter here. In the past few years, it has become shorter and often more intense.
My daughter had her trial/slash hearing delayed; giving her a chance to make amends on her own. She has paid several hundred dollars for a three-day intense driving and counseling course. She is attempting to get to insurance to approve a 30 day treatment; that may be a long shot. She is also planning on checking into the hospital in the next few days for a medically supervised detox. Also, she has lost her driving privileges through March. I think that was a deal the prosecutor made with her attorney to extend the period before she has to go before the judge. Or in this case, it's mayor's court.
EDIT: While Cheryl was out of the house and I was still asleep, she took an uber to the store to buy another bottle.
I hope for the best; but I don't believe she really understands the impact of addiction. I mean she suffers, but I don't believe you know it until you try and leave it.
Rewatched the movie Otto with Tom Hanks. I see it as the tragic bookend to Joe Vs. The Volcano. I find the scenes between Otto and Marisol touching, sometimes bringing me to tears. Sorry, doesn't make sense if you haven't seen it.
*Not tired, weary.
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An unfathomable amount of alcohol--how can anyone's body tolerate that?
I guess it's possible that something might "get through" to her if she goes to jail--a personal encounter, a revelation, or something, maybe. But jail is usually profoundly dehumanizing, and for someone whose self-concept and mental state is already so fragile, it's a huge risk to think that that would help her or be "therapeutic" in any way. I would keep her out of jail if at all possible-- while knowing that there's no way to be sure what the best choice is.
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She has agreed to go to a detox clinic for 60 days. Andrew has persuaded her to do that. She means to, but a few weeks in, we will have to wait and see.
I don't want to dare to hope.
How's that baby.
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