Oh Christina:

Wow, am I getting an education or what? Good Lord. What you have been through.

My mom also drank. I thought it was normal to come home at 3 pm after school and see one's mom sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of scotch in her hand. It was always scotch. I really thought all moms did this.

Much later on in life, did my father tell me that people came up to him and said "Buddy, you better get a handle on your wife, she has a drinking problem". I was over 40 at the time. Seems alcohol is at an all time high.

It really does seem that way.

Oh, what do you mean that my friend sabotaged the meeting? I think she should have never told her son but she said "what if he goes out, I have to make sure he's home".

I found that reasoning logical, but I really think they could have found a time when he WAS at home, then called up the guys.

And why would she sabotage the meeting? She's the one who called up the guys in the first place.

I'm confused.

Melody