dan

dan is my brother. he's four and a half years older than me. right now, he lives in new jersey with his wife rhonda,his daughter mandy, and his stepson. he works as a professeur of english at long island university. he loves his job, but hates his life. at least right now. his wife is unemployed and has been for quite some time. they both have their doctorates and she can only find jobs that are "beneath her". she fills her time inviting family members to come live with them for dan to support.

dan is also an alcoholic.... unfortunately, not a recovering one. at least, i don't think so. he's tried to stop drinking several times, to no avail. he may not tell me the next time he tries to go on the wagon, because i was so disapointed the last time he fell off. i'm closer to my brother now than i was growing up, and i want more than anything for him to be happy, but life is hard for him right now.