This. The "muh genetics" excuse makes even less sense when it comes to trying to apply it to addiction issues than when people try to blame being obese on their genetics. I remember having to do a "debate" once in college (we were given a topic with opponents and had to defend whatever side the prof gave us of the debate, what we actually thought was irrelevant she said, srs).

I was tasked with debating that cigarette smoking should be banned on campus rather than allowing these small outdoor designated smoke break areas that had been established. I felt like that an outright smoking ban was overkill, but that's what I was told to debate for, so I did. The opposition just kept screeching "but muh tradition! but muh smokies to get me through school stress (oh, the humanity!)!!!. I.e., awful, purely emotionally based arguements for keeping smoking on campus.

Then they came in with the "muh genetics" bullchit. I responded by explaining how I had smoked for 2 years and quit, so I didn't consider that an excuse. Then some asssaclown from the student audience blurts out "Well.... uh.. I've smoked for 16 years, and you don't know what that's like, so you can't comment on it!!!!". Then all the smokercels chimed in an howled in agreeement, effectively making me debate the entire class instead of the debate team me and my team had just subdued.

Then I explained how my father smoked for 40 years and quit cold turkey before I ever touched a cig, and asked Big Balls "I've smoked for 16 whole years, so you couldn't possibly understand!" McGee his thoughts on getting trumped like that, to which he responded "See you just proved my point, genetics made quitting easy for you and your family!". Then I asked him how he felt about my father's dad who smoke and drank like a mo'fo for 60 years until it finally killed him in old age, and asked if he had any further lectures for me about how genetics just made addition easy for me. Whole class just went silent at that point lol

Get your libtart islamic bullshiit otu of here


We have freedom in this country and it means I'm free to drink what I want when I want

There's a lot of alcoholism on my dad's side (he nearly drank himself to death multiple times), and at least an Irish great grandfather on my mom's side who was one.

My dad got sober before I was even born, so I obviously never saw him drink and he's sent a very anti alcohol message in my life. I've never witnessed any other relatives actively doing it (though my dad's youngest brother drank himself to death, and was a great and successful guy). Again, none of that is an excuse to not get sober.

With that said - you don't seem to know what you're talking about, but want to insist that you do, and again...are just here to jerk yourself off. A year sober isn't that long to have such a know it all attitude, so while I'm not at all wishing it upon you, your hubris may lead you back...