I kinda hate the “legal consenting adults” argument.
No one cares what I think, but legal consenting adults run their lives into the ground with addiction (to LOTS of different things not just drugs) and hitting people with the whole “it doesn’t affect me its not my life” sounds a whole lot like “I have absolutely zero concern for my fellow human and could care less if they run their life straight into the shitter.”
Yeah. I don’t really remember how this became a sex worker discussion. Pretty sure it says extractor pay discussion. But hey, WTF do I know? At least I got so see where some of you guys stand morally and now I know who not to party with.
It’s like the “free will” argument. Listen, if you’re a good dude doing good things; then you should have surrounded yourself with at least some decent friends that aren’t going to let you sign your life over to a pro farter person thing from onlyfans.
If you’re a half way fucked dip shit, there’s someone that cares to interject somewhere. I’ve learned, it’s not my place, nor desire to interject myself into other’s affairs. I’m an alcoholic that lived through all of the looks that others give. Everyone I ever knew could have wanted me to quit drinking, but it didn’t happen until I wanted it. Just like no one’s else care keeps me sober. I make the choice to drink, if I make that choice I’m getting booze.
Is that not a “legal” right I should have anymore? (I’m playing Devil’s advocate because I should have access to weed like I do booze.)
I’ve obviously been deemed a “consenting adult” for a while now because I’ve ruined my life more than once. But those were my choices to make, my story to tell, my path to follow.
Because I chose it…
For better or worse…
But Hey, look We’re here right now… So there’s that…
My father is an alcoholic and constantly lied about it, used people, was manipulative, etc. and he’s done nothing but drive his life into the ground even after getting 4 chances at bettering himself. He lost his old job 3 years ago due to it and not showing up to work, and lost his most recent one for not showing up I believe.
Thats the only reason I say do what you want in private as there comes a point where said person doesn’t want help at all and chooses that life. Yes, I would love to see said person better their life and make good choices but they refuse to. Thats their choice and I cannot change that until they want to change that themselves.
And I never put his problems as an excuse for my actions or words. I am grateful some drunk was able to be somewhat of a father to me while he could have helped raise me and so much more I could hold over his head and focus on not doing.
Agreed. I grew up in a town where alcohol was heavily accepted to the point some high schooler I talked to didn’t know what wet brain was, he was also a heavy drinker at 18 in high school and still is. Glad I left that town
I grew up on an island in the FL Keys, Booze was the culture.
Some people you have to send on their way. I won’t go to my mother’s funeral when she dies because of the choices she made. I’m good with it, she never really was a part of my life anyway. Kind of a pseudo-life. She’ll die alone, but it will be “everyone else’s fault…”
My dad was an amazing role model, and I had an amazing grandmother. Plus what was at the time a tight nit family. My grandfather was an alcoholic, but he chose AA long before I was around, and it worked until his death. I’m thankful for the time I’ve had with the family I was blessed with.