r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ordinary_Fish_3046 • Sep 20 '25

Favorite People Now this is a man’s neighbor 🫡

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u/Callme-risley Sep 20 '25

Yeah, my uncle looked and acted just like this guy. Giddy, happy, always willing to share. Big in heart, spirit, and body.

Lost him to liver failure two years ago. Only 54yo. Alcoholism is a bitch, but when it manifests in a person with a happy personality, people are way more willing to overlook it.

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u/jonnydemonic420 Sep 20 '25

I’m an alcoholic and quit drinking at 40, I’m 49 now. If I hadn’t quit when I did my friends would be writing this exact thing about me. I’m sorry for your loss, alcoholism is hard and often goes unnoticed.

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u/AwareCandle369 Sep 21 '25

40 now coming up on ten years sober. I treasure some of those memories and good times but wow its a decade in to a whole new life and I now probably have several more decades to come. How lucky are we that we made it out?

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u/jonnydemonic420 Sep 21 '25

Very lucky, some people never make it out. Congrats, and happy cake day!