A raw series of text messages show Joe Biden offering fatherly comfort as his son, Hunter, lamented from a rehab facility about being a “f–ked up addict who can’t be trusted” and had damaged his dad’s political career.
The intimate family exchange took place on February 24, 2019, two months before Joe launched his campaign for the White House.
“Good morning my beautiful son. I miss you and love you. Dad,” the elder Biden wrote at 6:57 a.m.
Recovering addict here too. That was one of the most horrific parts about the Hunter Biden "scandal." They were trying to make political hay out of what, to those of us who have lived through it, was an awfully familiar pain.
And the conclusion a lot of people came to was that yes, Hunter is an addict ... but his dad still loves him anyway.
I’ve had a problem with alcohol, been to rehab 3 times. Over the past year I’ve been much better after ketamine therapy in January. I stopped drinking myself into oblivion, although my goal wasn’t ever absolute sobriety. It was just to stop trying to destroy my life and I did. I worked out, made a living working for myself, paid off debts, saved up a huge emergency fund, really turned things around. I started using this subreddit as well as the ones with cute dogs over the past year for pick me ups. I was feeling great for all of 2020 despite all the madness but these past few weeks have had me struggling. My dog got sick and was hospitalized, my grandpa was hospitalized with covid and mom caught it too, and then the election. Both of them are Trump supporters, but I would like to know what they thought of a man attacking a man for his son’s past addictions. When I started getting sober, my grandpa would take me to doctors appointments when I couldn’t trust myself to not stop for a bottle. He’d hire me to do yard work around his house, then he’d take me to lunch. He would say things like “maybe I’m just prejudice but (insert racist sentiment).”
I’m a little disappointed to say but I went on a binge a few days ago. I pulled myself out of it and am feeling a little better. However, an hour after the election was announced I received the news that my grandpa died. It feels so weird to be sad when my whole liberal city bubble is jubilant. This is such a hollow victory. No champagne for me tho, as much as I wish I could’ve had one more beer with my racist, Trump-voting, hard ass grandpa who taught me how to fish and helped me get sober(ish).
KakaRostam on November 8th, 2020 at 05:00 UTC »
A raw series of text messages show Joe Biden offering fatherly comfort as his son, Hunter, lamented from a rehab facility about being a “f–ked up addict who can’t be trusted” and had damaged his dad’s political career.
The intimate family exchange took place on February 24, 2019, two months before Joe launched his campaign for the White House.
“Good morning my beautiful son. I miss you and love you. Dad,” the elder Biden wrote at 6:57 a.m.
medusa_j_crowley on November 8th, 2020 at 05:42 UTC »
Recovering addict here too. That was one of the most horrific parts about the Hunter Biden "scandal." They were trying to make political hay out of what, to those of us who have lived through it, was an awfully familiar pain.
And the conclusion a lot of people came to was that yes, Hunter is an addict ... but his dad still loves him anyway.
jethropenistei- on November 8th, 2020 at 06:36 UTC »
I’ve had a problem with alcohol, been to rehab 3 times. Over the past year I’ve been much better after ketamine therapy in January. I stopped drinking myself into oblivion, although my goal wasn’t ever absolute sobriety. It was just to stop trying to destroy my life and I did. I worked out, made a living working for myself, paid off debts, saved up a huge emergency fund, really turned things around. I started using this subreddit as well as the ones with cute dogs over the past year for pick me ups. I was feeling great for all of 2020 despite all the madness but these past few weeks have had me struggling. My dog got sick and was hospitalized, my grandpa was hospitalized with covid and mom caught it too, and then the election. Both of them are Trump supporters, but I would like to know what they thought of a man attacking a man for his son’s past addictions. When I started getting sober, my grandpa would take me to doctors appointments when I couldn’t trust myself to not stop for a bottle. He’d hire me to do yard work around his house, then he’d take me to lunch. He would say things like “maybe I’m just prejudice but (insert racist sentiment).”
I’m a little disappointed to say but I went on a binge a few days ago. I pulled myself out of it and am feeling a little better. However, an hour after the election was announced I received the news that my grandpa died. It feels so weird to be sad when my whole liberal city bubble is jubilant. This is such a hollow victory. No champagne for me tho, as much as I wish I could’ve had one more beer with my racist, Trump-voting, hard ass grandpa who taught me how to fish and helped me get sober(ish).