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best · 03-02-2008, 04:49 PM

stupid to get sober young?

No wait till you are about 50 years old if you survive that long from keep using and abusing alcohol. By then you can be sure to have lost everything and just about completly distroyed your whole life.

Of course it is so much better to get sober sooner. What does continueing to drink gain you? Just more troubles.

I was about 23 years old when I first started to put the beers down and say no more. What I missed out on at such a young age while drinking... I would have missed out on so much more if I continued.
Something as simple as not seeing or remembering my first born son's first steps or remember his first words spoken. Doesn't seem like much till later when you realize what you missed out on. Those were but two things.
A night or two in jail... I could have done better things with that time as well. Bail money? Sure could have used that for other things also.
The negatives of continued drinking vs.... are there any positives?

03-02-2008, 04:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
best Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA Posts: 7,166	stupid to get sober young? No wait till you are about 50 years old if you survive that long from keep using and abusing alcohol. By then you can be sure to have lost everything and just about completly distroyed your whole life. Of course it is so much better to get sober sooner. What does continueing to drink gain you? Just more troubles. I was about 23 years old when I first started to put the beers down and say no more. What I missed out on at such a young age while drinking... I would have missed out on so much more if I continued. Something as simple as not seeing or remembering my first born son's first steps or remember his first words spoken. Doesn't seem like much till later when you realize what you missed out on. Those were but two things. A night or two in jail... I could have done better things with that time as well. Bail money? Sure could have used that for other things also. The negatives of continued drinking vs.... are there any positives? __________________ * I asked God to spare me pain. God said "No", Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. Recovery Related Acronym B. E. S. T. = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today?