Why did I quit drinking? l et me begin keep in mind that alcohol is the largest drug in the country In the beginning advertisers made it appealing. And adults made It so called look cool but looking through those beer goggles can often make you look ugly. Lets dust off the old things and take in a couple of views. My parents drank before I was born. Mom had one or two during her pregnancy with me. My young eyes watched as they would drink at home, with friends and at family get together's as well as parties. They made it look like it was a lot of fun. At the age of four somebody snapped a picture of me with a bottle of beer to my mouth. I was too little to understand alcohol, but thought it was cool by watching the adults drink and trying to imitate them at the age of nine I was sneaking small amounts out of taps trying to look cool in front of my friends. I remember my mom getting sick it didn't stop me from underage drinking. At the age of seventeen the night before my confirmation I was drinking mixers at a relatives wedding reception my parents had to help me walk out. The next day I found myself puking out my bedroom window because my mother refused to let me into the bathroom because she was cleaning it for my confirmation party. That confirmation was interesting I was hung over all my Dad could do was laugh. I kept on drinking. I hung around older crowds who were friends with bartenders or posed as so called guardians. I at times would find myself alone , and with tremendous fear of getting caught but never did. I was lucky. I would drink and fall and knock out my teeth and still sit with pitchers on hand. I'd have two a night by myself someone would come up to me and say do you know how bad that looks? Did I care...I did not care.. I'd get hammered five nights a week or more. I lost a job for calling in too many times. I'd work hung over. I drove drunk countless of times I got busted once and almost nailed twice. But I feel that I should have had my license taken away permanently. I continued to drink in spite of alcohol related deaths in my family(2) It was a major contributer to the dissolution of mine and my parents marriages. to be continued...