3. Marriage on the Rocks
"On the rocks" has two meaning in this story, like a ship on a rocky seacoast, a marriage on the rocks is in trouble and unlikely to survive. " on the rocks " is also an expression that describes a way of serving alcohol, such as whiskey, that heavy drinkers often prefer. The whiskey is poured over ice cube ("rocks") undiluted (no water or mix is added). Why are both meaning of "on the rocks" appropriate in the following situation?
Before class
> Read and Decide
Read the story carefully, and decide what you would do in this dilemma.
Your spouse has a drinking problem. When you realized that it was serious and could destroy your family, you discussed it frankly. He/She admitted it and promised to stop drinking. That was several years ago. Since then, the same promise has been made and broken many times.
You are beginning to lose hope. The family finances are suffering. You are also worried that seeing their parent drunk so often is having a bad effect on your children As time passes, you are afraid that the drinking problem will get worse As the children grow older, you are afraid they will came to hate their mother/father and feel ashamed. You are also tired of trying to keep drinking a secret and pretending to your friends that everything is fine.
The last time that your spouse tried to stop drinking, you felt optimism you went together to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymeus, an organization that has helped many alcoholics to stop drinking. Because your hopes were so high, you became terribly disappointed when that effort failed and the drinking started again. You told your parents about the problem and they suggested a divorce. They said the drinking and arguing would hurt the children more than a divorce would. They also felt that the shock of asking for the divorce might help your spouse stop drinking once and for all (permanently). You don't like any of the options available, but you have to do something. What do you do?
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