The men would waste their pay check.They spent their whole pay check at the bar.The husbands would leave for work in the morning, leaving the wives, waiting for friday so they could use the money to buy food for their family. But the paycheck never came. Instead the men would go and spend it at the bar, leaving their families at home to live on their own.

Any help, will be much appreciated, thanks!

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Answer by don’t plagiarize
why are you limiting this to the 1990s? do you think this only occurred then. by the 1990s people were into pot and dope, and the wife was probably smoking with the hubby, or with her own crew.

“the men earned the money, they had the right to spend it as they wanted. after all, it was their money. they were the ones who worked for eight hours a day. if the wife did not like it, she could get her own job and earn her own money. and she could also get her own house if she did not like her living arrangements.”

Sid you maybe mean the 1900s?

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Question by sue: have you seen a ufo during the last 10 years when you were sober?
be truthfull,it will be so interesting.

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Answer by oklatonola
I haven’t seen anything in the sky in 45 years that I was not able to identify, including a weather a ballon.

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Why cant my family go back to the simpler times of hiding airplane bottles of liquor around the house for Easter?

Many recovering addicts and alcoholics believe that a relapse is not an occurrence which simply ‘happens’. They believe that the person in question would have to be in a relatively unstable frame of mind for relapse to occur. However, even if a recovering addict is not in a vulnerable space, the Christmas season can present some incredibly difficult and tempting situations.

In South Africa, the Christmas season is not only a period in which a lot of celebrations happen for religious and family reasons, but also as it’s the height of summer, the number of parties, holidays, festivals and buzzing atmosphere is amplified. Added pressures such as family gatherings, work functions and financial difficulties can also be taxing on a recovering addict’s mental and emotional state, leading to temptation.

It works if you work it
During the period of the silly season, it is important for any recovering addict to be extra careful and vigilant in their Twelve Step help group programme of recovery. If an addict is in recovery, they should be applying themselves to their programme to the best of their ability, but even if they have not been doing so, now is the time to start. If their commitment to the programme is lacking a little, there is no better time to renew their dedication than during the party season!

One of the best things an addict can do to remain abstinent from drugs whilst keeping their sanity during this time of year is to make preparations in case they find themselves struggling. For example, many recovering addicts attending work functions, Christmas parties, family gatherings and so on are able to recognise when a situation may be dangerous, especially through discussing their plans with a sponsor (a more experienced member of the fellowship and Twelve Step help group) and if the situation is dangerous and they do have to attend, to formulate an “escape plan”.

This may sound comical and extreme, but when an addict relapses and uses, their life is at risk. If a situation is potentially a dangerous one, it is probably a wise idea for an addict to decline their invitation. However, sometimes an addict needs to attend an engagement such as work functions, family gatherings and friend’s weddings. If a social engagement is becoming tempting, addicts who have prepared a backup plan are more equipped to deal with this temptation. Such a plan could include asking another person in recovery or a ‘safe’ person to accompany them, or to arrange to be collected if they begin to crave. This will help increase the addict’s chances of getting through such difficult times without using drugs or alcohol.

Pick up the phone before you pick up a drug
Another safety practice which addicts like to use is to make sure that they are always able to contact their sponsor or another trusted person in their life such as a fellow recovering addict. Small details such as making sure that their cell phones have air time to make calls and keeping in contact with other recovering addicts is vital. Attending meetings and working a thorough programme of recovery is also imperative to staying clean, even though this is valid all year round. For an addict in recovery, extra vigilance and an awareness of potential situations, people, places and emotions which could trigger a bad craving are what could save a life.

It is important to emphasise that when a person is living a life clean of substances, they are far more responsible and productive than when they were using drugs and alcohol. This does not mean that they should become hermits and never experience any fun. Being in recovery enables an addict to be able to live a normal life again and those who hide away from society and the festivities during the silly season are not living a normal life and have missed the point of being in a process of recovery completely.

During the festive season, the world has a tendency to ignore moderation and celebrate with extremity. Whilst this is not a reason for recovering addicts to panic and become pessimistic and resentful towards their clean life and inability to join in with drinking and drugging, a sensible attitude coupled with a thoughtful and careful approach to the celebrations will help an addict in a Twelve Step help group survive the silly season clean and sober.