[Magdalen] Wages of Alcohol

[ME Michaud]

I watched the gf's parents drink themselves to death.

More horribly, I watched her watch them ditto.  The damage done to her is
incalculable, and much of it remains lurking under the surface of what
would otherwise be a happy and full-functioning life. She's done alot of
work to make it less painful, but it will never be completely gone.

I've always said that if-and-when I see her mother again, I'm going to slap
the living shit out of her.
-M