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Both of them drank and it was chaotic, my brother and sister are six and seven years

older than me, and they were responsible for me, which I didn't know it was a big deal

because I thought I was easy to take care of at that time, like every child does.

But learned a lot of things about how to deal with alcoholism at a young age.

For me it was stay quiet, don't cause trouble, and then do what you want to do.

And that behavior is a child sort of comes up later on, but I think they should have

known there was a problem.

I stated a babysitter's house, I don't know why because my mother didn't work, but I

guess she probably had a hangover, and so she couldn't watch me all the time.

And I stayed with this babysitter who I think the man was a Vietnam vet who was an alcoholic.

And the wife, I'm not quite sure, I don't remember a little thought soggy, but I learned

something from them.

They had this record player, and it always, there was one album I listened to all the time.

And my parents were having to get together at their house, and I came down the stairs,

I think I was like five.

And I started saying, I like beer, it makes me a jolly good fellow, I'm five, they should

have known, at that point in time, there might be a problem here.

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