Dear Queenie,
I have a problem with my parents and brothers and sisters. We have always been very loving and close, but recently I have noticed a change.
Everything is all right when we just stop by for a short visit, but when we have dinner together or when there’s a party or on a holiday like Christmas or New Year’s when everybody has been drinking, it gets real nasty.
Somebody will start an argument about something and then everybody starts taking sides and the next thing you know it’s World War III. Everybody is sorry the next day and says it won’t happen again, but sooner or later it does.
Queenie, what’s going on here? What’s our problem?—Disorderly when drunk
Dear Disorderly when drunk,
It’s probably the liquor. It is a well known fact that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause personality changes, and apparently your whole family is susceptible. I must point out also that “changes in personality” is one of the indications of alcoholism and, sorry to say, a tendency to alcoholism can be hereditary.
I suggest you contact the local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous and get as much information on the subject as you can. They will be happy to give you literature on the subject, enough copies for your whole family.
I hope you, and your family, will take steps to fight this problem before something tragic happens, and I wish you good luck in the battle.
