Airing of grievances

One of the three great traditions of Festivus is the Airing of Grievances, in which one tells one's family and friends about the ways they have disappointed the grievance-airer in the past year.

I went to a Festivus gathering earlier this evening. We didn't actually do any Airing of Grievances there, but if we had, I might have told one of my best friends that his continued refusal to admit to his substance abuse problem, and to try to overcome same, has been a huge disappointment to me and to the rest of his friends. His conduct at the Festivus party was erratic and embarrassing to witness. Furthermore, if he doesn't take steps to turn things around, we're not sure he's going to be around to celebrate Festivus next year.

We love the guy and we want him to get better. He surely can't be happy with the way things have been going. If he is, we assure him that he is the only one.