>>40546823I started drinking when I was 13 years old. It started off with a Molson I stole from a refridgerator during a family trip to Canada, and ended up becoming a habit I've continued for 22 years thereafter. At my worst, I would drink a 30 pack of light beer and a pint of vodka per night, on top of drinking during the day. I became increasingly nasty and angry throughout my 20s and pushed away most of the people in my life that loved me. I've never held a job longer than 9 months, and I subsist purely on occasional good fortunes that I don't deserve. I've toned it down to the point where I drink a 12 pack per night and keep my shit together during the day. Alcohol has rotted me to my core. I'm 35 and I feel 55, and I have nothing to show for it.
That bar owner doesn't know what she's doing. She probably drinks a few glasses of chick wine or mixed drinks a night and loves the attention and validation she gets from giving people what they want, and tries to ward off the evil with practices that are just as meaningless and damaging as the alcohol she serves. There is no way to get rid of the demon when you continue invite it into your home. Alcohol is the poison of poisons, one that rots away your body and soul, and anyone of sound mind should avoid it. It doesn't make you cool, it doesn't heal any wounds, it just promises you a few hours of faux happiness while stealing your tomorrow. Alcohol is the devil.