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I’ve been watching the Young and the Restless ever since it’s very first episode back in March of 1973. The only reason I watched it was because my best friend was at my house and she was a big soap opera fan.  Not me. I had two small children and felt that I didn’t have time for such a frivolous thing as sitting down to my TV everyday at a particular time. In spite of that, I found myself getting to know the Brooks and Foster families and all the intertwined drama they produced. I started feeding my kids lunch just a little earlier and putting them down for naps just before the program started. That way I could watch without interruption. I was hooked. I could feel myself becoming a part of this Genoa City community. Katherine Chancellor was introduced into Young and Restless in November 1973 as a wealthy alcoholic socialite. It was the first of what would be a long-standing exposure as to the effects alcohol can have on a person’s life. The producers have continued throughout th...

I found this poem on the Alcoholic Family Support page in Facebook. You can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/Alcoholic-Family-Support-403092026505563/?fref=ts Written by Bobbie Lee Oney Loving an alcoholic,   Means forgetting to love yourself. Loving an alcoholic, You lose your sense of nerve.   Loving an alcoholic,   Means you're the one who ends up hurt. Loving an alcoholic, You'll never get it right. Loving an alcoholic, will keep you up most nights. Loving an alcoholic, Teaches you'll never win the fight.   Loving an alcoholic, You lose your sense of self. Loving an alcoholic,   Is it a sacrifice that's worth the fight? Loving an alcoholic, The pain, the misery, cruel words.   Loving an alcoholic,   Hoping and praying someday he'll be happy enough to let go. Loving an alcoholic,   Thinking you're a terrible person that deserves nothing better.   Loving an alcoholic,   So many emotions, not enough words. Just loving an alcoholic...