Comments on: The Sweet Smell of Excess

By: windhill

windhill — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:39 +0000

Thank you, you are a very talented writer.

By: ann klein

ann klein — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:49:41 +0000

Sari,

You always come up with the REAL stuff, w/o fail!

By: Brent Robison

Brent Robison — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:39:06 +0000

This is really good, Sari, very brave and also nicely sly, the way you conclusively demonstrate but never really admit that you were the codependent equal of those despised Alanoners.

My own years in NYC Alanon, maybe because I was with a sober alcoholic not a drinking one, or maybe because I was dead set on fixing my broken self, were powerful and eye-opening for me, part of a real rebirth. But I do remember the whiners.

Glad you got the guy out of your system.

By: Patti Mac

Patti Mac — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:30:19 +0000

Amazing writing, I loved this piece Sari and can, without question, relate to this article from both perspectives.

By: Susan Tamara Darrow

Susan Tamara Darrow — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:42 +0000

Journal writing as therapy, a great alternative, and it’s always there to review in times of weakness.A reminder, in your own words, of your true feelings.

By: Marta Szabo

Marta Szabo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:42 +0000

A strong piece of writing — about the not-easy-to-write-about subject of erasing oneself for the sake of another. Great sassy voice throughout, something I always love about Sari’s writing.

By: Positively Present

Positively Present — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:03:17 +0000

Wow. This is such a powerful post. SO powerful. Thank you for writing it.

By: Bootsie

Bootsie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:51 +0000

I also love the smell of liquor on a man’s breath (cigarettes too, believe it or not!) – and nobody abused alcohol in my family. Maybe just being conditioned to expecting a guy to smell like booze from starting to party at the same age as starting to fool around. Nothing turns me off more than toothpaste!