Clean and sober

I knew the question was coming; it is inevitable. "How is Matt doing now?" "Is he clean and sober?" And then the follow up commentary, "Or is that off limits?"

These questions came up in my interview with WKOK yesterday, and I knew they would. I am sure they will every time.

And my answer? How can I be certain? What does clean and sober mean? Does it mean not a sip, not a whiff? Or does it mean communicative, doing well in school and living responsibly? But then you get in to the discussion of, what does living responsibly mean?

So my answer is, I can't know for sure what choices he makes. But I do know that anger, hostility, belligerence and outbursts are a thing of the past. I know that we end conversations telling each other "I love you." I know that when school (college) wasn't agreeing with him he made a decision to take some time off, realizing that to continue in that major in that setting would be a waste of his time and our tuition money. I know that he has returned to school to pursue taking courses in a major that appeals to him, Outdoor Adventure Leadership. (Doesn't that make you want to go back to school?)

SO my answers are, ask whatever you want, and I will give you an honest answer to the best of my ability.