I had a vague memory of this story from Janis’ book too, here’s the part.
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You can learn to hide it. I had a drinking issue at 13 because of issues/problems and not only managed to fool my parents, but go to school daily and no one knew, even though I always had a half bottle of vodka in my bag that I drank from whenever I could. It was only when I realised myself I was in trouble I told them and they found out.
Yes, that’s exactly where I saw it too. Janis was watching her drinking one Southern Comfort after another, downing them. She sat watching and just thought ‘Amy’s an alcoholic.’I think this was in Janis's book (correct me if not OP!) where her mum/grandma seen how Amy drank and it looked like someone with a problem with drink, probably the pace of it, rather than her actually being an alcoholic at age 14, more like an indicator maybe.
Still think of her often
I’m not sure she regularly had enough access to alcohol at that age to really go for it and become a full blown alcoholic, but Janis could see it was in het, latent, waiting to come out.
That makes more sense in context , my Sister was an alcoholic by 16/17 so I know it can happen .
I’m going to have to find this book now , I didn’t know she’d written one.
I’m going to have to find this book now , I didn’t know she’d written one.
I wonder if the parents had a lush lifestyle - were the family drinkers with lots of access to alcohol and family dos and parties? Her dad always seemed a bit of a nightlife person, were any of her wider family drinkers?
My dad used to make his own beer and my grandad made his own - lethally strong - wine, it was quite normal to have a sample when I visited when I was 13/14 which is wild when I look back on it. My brother burned through his pancreas in his 20s and I definitely drink too much - it makes me wonder about Amy growing up
My dad used to make his own beer and my grandad made his own - lethally strong - wine, it was quite normal to have a sample when I visited when I was 13/14 which is wild when I look back on it. My brother burned through his pancreas in his 20s and I definitely drink too much - it makes me wonder about Amy growing up
Just a typical Jewish family I think - high days, holidays and parties. Mitch was a black cab driver so I don’t suppose could get away with being a huge drinker.I wonder if the parents had a lush lifestyle - were the family drinkers with lots of access to alcohol and family dos and parties? Her dad always seemed a bit of a nightlife person, were any of her wider family drinkers?
My dad used to make his own beer and my grandad made his own - lethally strong - wine, it was quite normal to have a sample when I visited when I was 13/14 which is wild when I look back on it. My brother burned through his pancreas in his 20s and I definitely drink too much - it makes me wonder about Amy growing up