Flueks oh Lordy I would die if it was 87 indoors. I have cousins from Arizona, but they have so much AC there that the heat inside bugged them at my house, though I think the humidity played a big role in that. They’re used to super dry weather. I’ve been to Arizona once in April. It was in the 80s or so I believe. It was hot as hell, I was not a fan. The Grand Canyon wasn’t hot though, and it was very pretty. Anyway, I agree that high 60s to low 70s are perfect.
Regarding addiction, I’ve never had to deal with a pill addict, but my father was/is an alcoholic. He’s been sober for nearly 5 years now. It was awful when he was drinking. He wasn’t violent, but he always got so drunk he was falling over, even when he was watching us kids at home. For a while he lived with his mom (my mom sent him to her) and she sent him back cuz he was still drinking and she couldn’t deal. He literally put booze in her walker basket. Then my mom paid for him to live in an apartment and he did AA and outpatient rehab and stuff but he hated the “You have no control, surrender yourself to God” because he’s not religious and also he thought he did have a small amount of control over his behavior, he didn’t want to say he had none, he felt somewhat responsible for making the decision to drink. The insurance would cut him down to 2 days a week and he would start drinking again. Idk what happened that made him finally stop drinking, I don’t remember. But he did stop, and he moved back in with us, and we’re a family again. He takes medication to make him not drink, and sometimes he’ll take an extra if he’s wanting to drink due to stress so that he doesn’t drink. Not sure how the meds work. Might be the ones that make you puke if you drink. He’s got bipolar 2 disorder (medicated), so that doesn’t help with addiction and stuff. Perhaps they got his bipolar med balance right and that’s how he stopped drinking. His mania was very mild, but his depressive episodes were reeeeally bad. That’s when he wanted to drink, when he was depressed. Anyway, I believe that recovery is possible, because my dad is sitting across the living room healthy and sober. But recovery is hard, and getting sober can take several years. Even then, the urge to use will never go away (as far as I know).
I fully believe that addiction is a disease, and I have sympathy for those who are addicts. Many got addicted because of prescribed pain killers after a surgery or other procedure. Others made a bad choice, and lost control. It’s often hard to be sympathetic, because it seems like they’re just making the choice knowing it’ll hurt them and not caring, but it’s more complicated than that. Withdrawal is nasty, their brain changes and starts demanding the substance. Do I blame my dad for being an alcoholic? A tiny bit, but not much. Was I angry when he was drinking? Absolutely. I found out when I was 8-9 years old, and I thought drunks were terrible people. When my mom told me my dad was drinking I scream-cried. Am I angry now? Well... not really. I forgive him, but his drinking changed my life, so I’m a little sad I had to deal with that as a child. It was a huge chunk of my childhood that he was drinking. But he’s sober now, so I know that means he’s trying really hard every day because of our family. If not for my mom and sister and me, I guarantee he wouldn’t be sober today. He got sober because he wanted his family back. The mind is a powerful thing, and without something to fight for it’s much harder to fight addiction. There’s an element of choice, yes. But it’s still a disease, scientifically. However, the fact that it’s a disease does not mean you have to stay with an addict. It’s not healthy for you. My mom kicked my dad out, she wasn’t going to let him be near us kids while he was drinking. He would lie saying he wasn’t drunk, he would hide alcohol around the house, his behavior was not safe for being around kids. So, leaving an addict is not only totally understandable, but totally the right choice. My mom didn’t leave him, she kicked him out until he was sober, but it’s the same essence of the thing.
Anyway, sorry for the addiction rant. Hopefully it doesn’t ruffle any feathers, it’s just my experience and opinions.
Riley just asked what i was laughing at hahaa! Only Rileys pg i was able to trim & shave but Nualas & this one its all gone to pot, tribal down there hahaa!!
but I challenge yall to come up north during winter and see whos laughing 😜 
