rant · moment 5 of 27
His Cousin's Heroin Addiction and the Thanksgiving "Thankful" Game
from #171 - Brownie Boat | The Tim Dillon Show · #171
5 min
Tim tells a long story about his cousin's addiction and drug use in Delray Beach, then recounts a dark Thanksgiving where everyone had to say what they were thankful for and his cousin simply said "I'm sick."
- Tim's cousin moved to Florida and became addicted to heroin, smoking crack and pills indiscriminately.
- At Thanksgiving, an aunt insisted on the 'what are you thankful for' game, which Tim calls a waste of time because no one admits the truth.
- Nobody will say what they're actually thankful for—like getting away with cheating on taxes or not being caught with affairs.
- Tim admits he's thankful he was born white and can be mediocre without constant police harassment, even though they should be harassing him.
- Going around the table at Thanksgiving, everyone's nervous about when the cousin will have to answer, so Tim said he was thankful for his nanny's chocolate pudding.
- When the cousin's turn came, she just picked her head up and said 'I'm sick,' and the family immediately moved to the next person.
- Delray Beach, Florida is split in half—one side rehabs, the other side crack houses, so addicts shimmy between relapsing and sobriety.
- Sober houses are big business where rich parents stash their drug-addicted kids to be watched instead of raising them themselves.
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