[HN Gopher] My dead dad's journal: How I finally met a man I kne...
       ___________________________________________________________________
        
       My dead dad's journal: How I finally met a man I knew for my entire
       life
        
       Author : pgcm1
       Score  : 47 points
       Date   : 2021-08-24 15:48 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.seanblanda.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.seanblanda.com)
        
       | steve_adams_86 wrote:
       | > An addict who was self-aware, and still couldn't pull himself
       | out from the abyss.
       | 
       | My experience with addicts is that they are often self aware.
       | Their appearance and circumstance might suggest otherwise. It's
       | very easy to relegate these people to some category of cognitive
       | failure.
       | 
       | Unfortunately it seems to me that addiction tends to defeat good
       | cognition, awareness, intention, all the rest of the apparent
       | defences - it isn't a disease of stupidity or inferiority.
       | 
       | > It was Jekyll talking to Hyde. Bruce Banner talking to the
       | Hulk. And, in honor of my dad I feel I must also include: It's
       | Data talking to Lore.
       | 
       | I love it.
       | 
       | That was a nice read. I like to be reminded of how messy life can
       | be and at the same time how close death is. We're all on borrowed
       | time. Reading about dads struggling from the perspective of their
       | children is also a uniquely motivating thing. I hope my kids
       | don't end up reading through my journals trying to get to know me
       | after losing me unexpectedly.
        
       | pgcm1 wrote:
       | This article by Sean Blanda made me tear up a little. It's a
       | beautiful and emotional read.
        
       ___________________________________________________________________
       (page generated 2021-08-25 23:00 UTC)