[HN Gopher] My dead dad's journal: How I finally met a man I kne... ___________________________________________________________________ My dead dad's journal: How I finally met a man I knew for my entire life Author : pgcm1 Score : 47 points Date : 2021-08-24 15:48 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.seanblanda.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.seanblanda.com) | steve_adams_86 wrote: | > An addict who was self-aware, and still couldn't pull himself | out from the abyss. | | My experience with addicts is that they are often self aware. | Their appearance and circumstance might suggest otherwise. It's | very easy to relegate these people to some category of cognitive | failure. | | Unfortunately it seems to me that addiction tends to defeat good | cognition, awareness, intention, all the rest of the apparent | defences - it isn't a disease of stupidity or inferiority. | | > It was Jekyll talking to Hyde. Bruce Banner talking to the | Hulk. And, in honor of my dad I feel I must also include: It's | Data talking to Lore. | | I love it. | | That was a nice read. I like to be reminded of how messy life can | be and at the same time how close death is. We're all on borrowed | time. Reading about dads struggling from the perspective of their | children is also a uniquely motivating thing. I hope my kids | don't end up reading through my journals trying to get to know me | after losing me unexpectedly. | pgcm1 wrote: | This article by Sean Blanda made me tear up a little. It's a | beautiful and emotional read. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-08-25 23:00 UTC)