Today, my roommate gave me a self-help book on alcoholism for my birthday. He's an alcoholic. I gave him that book around 8 months ago. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that the neighbor I'd given a bottle of wine to for Christmas is a recovering alcoholic. FML
Today, after much coaxing, I finally got my roommate to loosen up and have a couple of beers with me and my friends. It was only later in the evening that he admitted the real reason he hadn't wanted to drink: he's an alcoholic and had been sober for six months, until now. FML
Today, my mother-in-law gave me a bottle of champagne for my birthday. This is the third year in a row she has done this. I'm a recovering alcoholic, and she's well aware of that fact. FML
Today, as a recovering alcoholic, I called my brother to share the news that I've been sober for a month. He invited me to a bar to celebrate. FML
Today, I found out that just because my roommate doesn't buy alcohol, it doesn't mean she isn't stealing mine and slowly replacing it with water. That bottle cost me $150 and was destined to be a present for my best friend, whom I haven't seen in years. FML
Today, my uncle gave me a very expensive bottle of champagne at a celebratory family event. We were celebrating me spending one year sober. FML
Today, for my birthday, my friend bought me a book on how to lose weight. FML
Today, my mom celebrated a year's sobriety by having a couple of beers with her boyfriend. FML
Today, my wife of 10 years bought me a bottle of wine, a wine rack, and a wine accessory kit for my birthday. She knows I don't like wine. FML
Today, I celebrated my friend's 5-month sobriety milestone with her by getting absolutely wasted. FML
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shaynaxnicole 0
people need to chill. He didn't actually say he got his roommate this for his roommate's birthday. it is kind of assumed, but still, read it through. He might of just been trying to help his friend. your getting mad at a guy, that you don't know, for giving a shit ? think it through.
SusanaSaysRawrxD 0
I agree. But on the other hand, it's a nice gesture, it shows OP was worried about his roomate. But OP, are you guys friends? Beyond being roommates? If not, it's kind of rude and random to give that kind of a gift.
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Comments (54)
thats_lovely101 0
YDI! You can't force someone to get help. He probably recognized that you wasted your money. As a birthday present to yourself sell it on ebay and use the money to buy something useful.
bmgreen1094 0
that actually made me sad, poor guy.
123honda 0
LOOK - My roommate is an alcholic. It is her house and I moved in...newspaper. YOU people have no idea what it is like to live with an alcholic. I had no idea she was an alcoholic when I moved in. They live in denial and they put YOU in harm's way. Example. I had to call the FIRE Department...drinking and unattended cooking. AND she was sitting in a chair, 1000 sheets out of her mind, with smoke detectors going off in the room, and the whole house filled with smoke...and doing nothing!!!! I came down when the 2nd floor detector went off..meaning smoke is now rising up the stairs. That has happened countless times. When I first moved in here..I started a job 3 months in, say February...winter, I was woken up at 1am in the morning 2x in one week....smelled smoke coming out of my vent..located next to my head on bed...Came downstairs, DRUNK, cooking and smoke everywhere...AND the drunk is oblivious to it all...THE STRESS I live through in this house is horrible...Can't move..I am on disability..AND I have limitations...and stress is one of them.. THEY are alcholics in DENIAL becasue they have had no consequences to the drinking...yet..BEFORE you people speak out...you live with an alcoholic for 3 months and experience the TERROR you will live through!!!
RakaI 8
I think he's telling u what he thinks of it.
worldclassrager 41
Regifting happens...it may have helped him a bit...it's possible