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WCDT 2902-2906 (23-27 February 2015)
chaospersonified:
--- Quote from: swapna on 27 Feb 2015, 06:19 ---This ad seems way too convenient. It addresses exactly the problems Faye mentioned - creeps, a faith-based approach and the age gap. Like it's made for her! I can't tell if it's a joke, or a message ('if you look for it, there's exactly the support group you need! Yay support groups!') or... I don't know.
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I'm waiting until the strip progresses further to decide if it's giving a pro-support groups message. Considering Jeph has said he didn't use one when he himself quit, I'm thinking it's more a chance to introduce new characters and set Faye's future plot path than it is a 'support groups are totally fantastic, guys!' thing.
--- Quote from: swapna on 27 Feb 2015, 06:55 ---Yeah, I get it - I don't like it from a storytelling perspective though. Support groups aren't for everybody, and that's fine! Why shoehorn a character into it?
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And some people wouldn't manage to get sober without a group to help them.
I don't see it as shoehorning at all. Faye's already using Hanners as a sort of tiny, adorable support group. This whole scene, remember, got started because Faye needed Hanners' help to fight the urge to buy scotch
You're absolutely right though, the specifications of the group seem to be a pretty convenient plot device, but at the same time, I'd be willing to bet those exist, seeing as so many people have exactly the same concerns as Faye voiced back in strip 2895.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: emilygrrl on 27 Feb 2015, 08:55 ---Do we even know that Faye will find the support group helpful? A while back we discussed the idea of her going to AA, and we came to the conclusion that Jeph would nix the idea, due to his own experience with getting sober.
I'm thinking if Faye does go to the support group, this will be Jeph's way of expressing it as a shitty option, and have her eventually quit and go her own way.
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AA isn't the only group option out there. Besides, with groups (as with individual therapists), it takes a few tries sometimes to find the right fit, assuming the group dynamic works for you (and it doesn't for everyone).
jheartney:
I'm willing to bet that there's more people who think they don't need a support group, but do, than people who don't really need one. (See "dry drunk syndrome.")
cloudbuster:
It would be really weird to show up to a support group and be told that you had to go to the group for creeps.
Kugai:
--- Quote from: SubaruStephen on 26 Feb 2015, 21:41 ---
--- Quote from: Kugai on 26 Feb 2015, 20:33 ---FYI Subaru
I know you've Posted an image or something like an image in your Post, but for some reason all I'm seeing is a blank spot beneath your Post.
Dunno whether it's me, you or the Forum, but I thought I'd just mention it.
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It's a YouTube vid of carbon fiber cloth, showing off the type of weave. You're not really missing anything important if you can't see it.
And the vid-link is working on my iPad.
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Yeah, it's working OK for me now as well.
YouTube was being a bit squirrelly last night, so that might have been it.
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