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seeyatI’ve got plenty of reasons to swear off alcohol. The first of which is that my cousin, Jaque was murdered by a drunk driver when I was a kid... sent the dashboard of his friend’s car through his neck. He was the only fatality. His friends all sat in the car, waiting for rescue... one spiraled for years since he witnessed it.
Another reason is that the only people who’ve ever pushed it on me have been noticeable users. Same with weed, they only wanted me doing it so they could use in my first apartment.
Most fundamental is the neurotoxic effects of alcohol. It’s not meant to be in our body. It’s not meant to be in our cells.
It causes liver damage, neurological dysruption, cognitive decline... cell death.
On top of all that, my body generally doesn’t respond well to substances. I spent way too long ignoring my own body, avoiding my feelings about the community that seemed dead-set on sucking me in and leeching me dry.
No thank you.
I’m straightedge. I have multiple straightedge X tattoos and signs up in my townhouse outlawing smoking, vaping, drugs and alcohol in comical yet sincere ways. I also have an 18x18 print of Davey Havok singing for XTRMST on my wall. Listen to XTRMST. You’ll understand why that’s relevant.
Another reason is that the only people who’ve ever pushed it on me have been noticeable users. Same with weed, they only wanted me doing it so they could use in my first apartment.
Most fundamental is the neurotoxic effects of alcohol. It’s not meant to be in our body. It’s not meant to be in our cells.
It causes liver damage, neurological dysruption, cognitive decline... cell death.
On top of all that, my body generally doesn’t respond well to substances. I spent way too long ignoring my own body, avoiding my feelings about the community that seemed dead-set on sucking me in and leeching me dry.
No thank you.
I’m straightedge. I have multiple straightedge X tattoos and signs up in my townhouse outlawing smoking, vaping, drugs and alcohol in comical yet sincere ways. I also have an 18x18 print of Davey Havok singing for XTRMST on my wall. Listen to XTRMST. You’ll understand why that’s relevant.
