tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post4785970379976757092..comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:00Comments on 1000 Things About Japan: Random Memories #53Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-66840516786103076132013-11-01T04:43:27.692-07:002013-11-01T04:43:27.692-07:00I realized after I posted my comment that I had fo...I realized after I posted my comment that I had forgotten to note the impact that the situation was probably having on V's son. Having seen/worked with many kids and teens who lived thru that I know from first hand experience that this aspect of it is very tragic indeed. It is one thing to put oneself thru such torment.Another, altogether, to affect one's child in the process as well. <Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492461563889268879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-48048728720288672392013-10-31T15:59:21.121-07:002013-10-31T15:59:21.121-07:00Wow that honestly made me feel so sad. And thankf...Wow that honestly made me feel so sad. And thankful that my coping skills have not turned me to Lost Weekends.... though the thoughts have crossed my mind. I have read in more than one blog a woman's fear of leaving her Japanese husband for fear of losing custody/access to their child. I assume something similar is happening to my husbands family member who lives in Japan. I assume there thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-73345123854705377012013-10-31T08:29:18.461-07:002013-10-31T08:29:18.461-07:00I shouldn't conclude that she was an alcoholic...I shouldn't conclude that she was an alcoholic based on so little evidence, but I do very much suspect that was the case. I can't remember her last name, so I can't even try to track her down (well, that's not exactly true - I think I remember her married last name), but my guess is that things did not end well, especially for her poor son who I'm sure was caught in the middleOrchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-26889647980477770622013-10-31T02:50:44.297-07:002013-10-31T02:50:44.297-07:00What a poignantly sad story! V's inability to...What a poignantly sad story! V's inability to cope with her life with her husband, etc was a reflection of her alcoholism. Her drinking was out of control. So was the rest of her life. If/when she could ever get sober, she might have been able to deal with the other elements which were so problematic.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492461563889268879noreply@blogger.com