I'M SORRY, SONI'M OFF THE WAGON !

DAD YOU DON'THAVE TO DO THIS !

YOU HAVE THE POWER !

YOU HAVEN'T DRANKSINCE SEEING THE STATUE !

BUT THE STATUEWASN'T A MIRACLE .

YEAH, THE STATUEWASN'T A MIRACLE, DAD.

SO THAT MEANSYOU DID IT.

THAT MEANS YOU DIDN'T HAVEA DRINK FOR FIVE DAYS

ALL ON YOUR OWN !

YOU'RE RIGHT, STAN.

IF GOD DIDN'T MAKEME STOP DRINKING...

THEN I DID.

MAYBE... MAYBE I CAN FORCEMYSELF TO NEVER DRINK AGAIN !

NO !

NO ?

DAD, YOULIKE TO DRINK.

SO HAVE A DRINKONCE IN AWHILE.

HAVE TWO !

AND IF YOU DEVOTEYOUR WHOLE LIFE

TO COMPLETELY AVOIDINGSOMETHING YOU LIKE

THEN THAT THINGSTILL CONTROLS YOUR LIFE

AND YOU'VE NEVER LEARNEDANY DISCIPLINE AT ALL.

BUT MAYBE... I'M JUSTTHE KIND OF PERSON

WHO NEEDS TO HAVE IT ALLOR NOTHING.

NAH, ALL OR NOTHINGIS EASY,

BUT LEARNING TO DRINKA LITTLE BIT, RESPONSIBLY...

THAT'S A DIS-A-PRIN.

DIS-A-PRIN...COME FROM WITHIN.

HOW DID I MANAGETO RAISE SUCH A SMART KID ?

I'VE HADA GREAT TEACHER.

THANKS, SON.

NO, NOT YOU,MY KARATE TEACHER.

HE'S REALLY SMART.

OH... WELL,TELL YOU WHAT...

LET'S LEAVETHE CAR HERE

WALK HOME ANDWATCH THE GAME.

I'D LIKE TO HAVEANOTHER BEER OR TWO.

ALRIGHT.

COME ON !

OR MAYBE I'LLHAVE THREE BEERS ?

THAT'S PROBABLY OKAY,IF YOU SPREAD IT OUT.

HOW ABOUT FOUR ?