Andy Spears
Mar 29, 2023

Absolutely - the worst. It tells you, after 100 days, that having a cocktail on your day off is what you deserve... and then, well, everything goes to hell. It suggests that after 6 months of being sober, you can have that margarita (I didn't, but I wanted it terribly). It tells you that this time will be different - different, sure - usually worse than the last time.

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Andy Spears
Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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