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Oh,
So Good to Me
By Daile Tait
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y name is Daile and I am
34 years old. For the
past 21 years I have
been a binge addict with chronic relapses. At age 9 my father died of
cancer from smoking and drinking. I
became very angry at God for taking
my dad away and I took it out on everyone. Growing up I was scared
of loving my mom and losing her
the same way I lost my dad. That
would be too devastating and
painful. My anger and hostility
became a shield of protection for
me, it blocked my emotions. If I
was angry, I wouldn’t love, and if
I didn’t love, I wouldn’t get hurt.
My mom suffered a slow progressive tormenting death on an oxygen machine. I knew the same
thing would happen to me if my habits didn’t change. God showed me
that He didn’t take my mom and dad
away because He didn’t love them or
because they didn’t know and love
Him. I feared getting a double dose of
their death. I ݅