January 24, 2004
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Yes, I am still flying from my suturing experience of Thursday. Scared the beejeepers out of a Middie at the Naval Academy yesterday when I told him I'd be doing his suturing on Monday.
heh heh I guess telling someone that I just learned yesterday is not something I should've said, huh? 
So, I confronted my dad today. Told him that his drinking HAD to stop. Told him that at this point he could not do it on his own, that it would kill him so he had to go somewhere. Also told him it's time to put mom into her facility full-time now. He scared me terribly yesterday, enough to make me mad as he** and give me the courage to talk with him. I let him know that we all love him but I refuse to loose both parents this year. It is NOT going to happen. So, he'll go on his vacation as planned next week and when he comes back, off to rehab he goes. I tell you, for the first time in nearly 2 years I can breathe easy. I know that God definitely gave me the strength to do this, but someone here also helped me in her own way...without even realizing that she did anything. So, thank you, Kris. You rock!
Well, I must get back to studying. Have my first peds exam of the semester on Monday...if the snow doesn't mess that up!
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Congratulations for mustering up the courage to tell your Dad what he needed to hear. Wishing you and your whole family all the best, Leesa.
Good for you for standing up for your dad. I know thats a hard thing to do even when you get into your 30s like me & you. Even when you are a grown woman your father still has thing way of making you feel about 12 years old. Or at least mine does. I'm proud of you for having the guts to correct him. Sometimes even daddies need to be corrected. You did the right thing.
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