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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
Platypodes:
--- Quote from: explicit on 19 Jan 2015, 18:51 ---And this is a small business, not a huge corporation that has resources to help people deal with alcoholism. One incident where Faye hurts someone because she's drunk and the business is basically over.
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That's a very good point. I can't remember when Dora last spoke of the CoD finances, but my general impression is that the business is juuuuust staying on the successful side of things. Wasn't it a humongous stress when the espresso machine broke? A drunk-ass employee in a place of responsibility could be a total catastrophe.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 19 Jan 2015, 18:50 ---Just to make sure I wasn't talking out of my ass, I went back and looked closely at the comics since Christmas. Literally everything we see Dora do to support and help Faye is tell her 'Alcohol isn't the solution, Faye.'
Furthermore, when she sees Faye drinking at work, there is absolutely no sympathy, concern, or worry in her expression. We see confusion, and then anger. That's it. Some friend.
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Dora may be Faye's friend, but she's also got a business to run. A small business that is her sole source of income, that can be sued into bankruptcy if Faye injures a customer while drunk (it can be as simple as accidentally spilling hot coffee on them while handing it to them). Faye's drunkenness is threatening the business, not to mention violating one of Dora's employee rules. For the second time in a row, I might add.
Being friends with the boss does not give one license to do as he or she may please. Faye needs to find other, healthier ways to deal with her pain besides trying to drown it in hard liquor, maybe this firing will be the kick in the butt she needs to start finding those ways.
jheartney:
With alcoholism, it's not a question of the drinker's moral character. Alcoholism is a disease which can make the most responsible, loving, caring person and turn them into a menace to their friends and family. Those friends and family may choose to try to intervene, but frankly they are under no moral obligation to do so. It's up to the drinker to choose to commit to sobriety. Then and only then can friends and family constructively assist. Failing that, misguided attempts to "help" will just enable the alcoholism to continue.
AA isn't just for drinkers. There are meeting for those close to alcoholics, where these very hard facts get imparted. However much they may love the alcoholic, those close to them must not protect them from the consequences of their actions. It won't help the drinker, and it sure won't help those close to the drinker.
Not sure how realistic Jeph wants to get about Faye's alcoholism. Assuming he does, this is the way it works. It's heartbreaking, but that's alcoholism.
Alphawolf55:
I love how everyone is trying to imply that Dora needs to "help" Faye but how is she? She can't MAKE Faye do anything. The issue is alcoholics need to hit rock bottom. They need to know that the choices are fix their lives or lose everything because otherwise if you keep bailing them out they'll keep regressing
Like I'm sorry to there's no nice way for recovery
Plus Faye needs to see some real consequences. Faye has been consistently in the wrong (burning down an apartment, blaming Sven for cheating even though they weren't exclusive, being a shitty friend, breaking up Angus on the spot) yet everyone has either bailed or out and took her side.
jheartney:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 19 Jan 2015, 19:16 ---Unfortunately, addiction thrives on good intentions. Interventions and rehab programs frequently don't work for the simple reason that the subject isn't ready to change.
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Exactly right.
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