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Will be back after I have given it some thought. A prompt comment wouldn't do justice to the theme :)
And I am back after having thought this one over :D
Hey girl!
Firstly a big pat on the back for posting something on a subject as mature and tough as alcoholism! ⭐️
Thanks Smriti 😊
Knowing it was you who had done it I was sure it wouldn't edge on being dramatic; something easily possible with the subject and the history of how our films tend to portray it.
Our films negatively glamorize alcoholism. Period. They make the alcoholic look like some kind of a dangerous monster.
Its quite a serious issue in itself and I loved the sensitivity you have shown towards it. Thanks a ton! :)
I think the strength of it lay in it being simple and subtle. The interplay between the narrator's past and experience of the other member was something unique; haven't read anything like that and no, you didn't confuse me. The nave hopes of the teenager have been aptly and beautifully articulated. The eventual realization of the hard-hitting reality serving only as an impetus to change the direction of hope, hope remains nevertheless! That I feel is the reality of growing up, hopes tend to find a rationale.
I'm glad you weren't confused, it was one thing I was apprehensive about. Heck, who am I kidding ? I was apprehensive about posting this thing 😆 lol, jokes apart, Thanks Smriti. I tried to make it as simple and realistic as possible. It is very difficult to not make an alcoholic seem like a bad person, because it's very simple to point a finger at one and say that 'Hey, you're a pathetic loser cuz you're into alcohol'.
And yes, hope is one of the feelings I deeply identify with, I guess it just reflects in my writings 😊
A special mention for bringing out that being an alcoholic has nothing to do with one being essentially good or bad. Like any other individual he/she is a victim of an addiction. To an extent its like saying that 'Old habits die hard!'
Exactly. An alcoholic is not essentially a bad person, infact, they're victims themselves. They need help. That's it, that's all they need 😊
The sense of relief and contentment were all realistic and humane. It stems from an assurance that you aren't the only one at the receiving end of the misery. A sense of kinship and security is but natural!
Yes, I guess when one realizes that you're not the only one who has been through this, then the pain...lessens, in a way. To know that there are people who won't laugh at you when you say that you're from an alcoholic family, to know that they won't shun you, to know that you can simply be yourself, is a great feeling; almost euphoric.
I happen to love the prayer you chose to include; in a way its similar what I have stated earlier about the change in the direction of hope.
It's a customary prayer in the AA groups, I have it photoframed and it hangs in my room :) and although I don't believe in god, sometimes when I look at it, I feel as though I might find my faith someday afterall :)
All in all a wonderful attempt at the unconventional, a good way of conveying that the first step to solving a problem is the acceptance that there is a problem!
You know, you're bang on there. One of the main problems with alcoholism is that denial comes along with it. Many people simply refuse to accept that they're 'addicts' and 'need help'. They feel they're ok, that everything is ok. It takes a long time to simply accept that somewhere, there is a problem. I'm glad you noticed that :)
Love
Smriti
P.s. I happen to love the Gulab Jamun and Vanilla ice cream combo😉Really ? It's my fav!
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