I was thinking about us Moms - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Josie · 07-10-2002, 04:49 PM

I don't know what's wrong with me today,
but I started laughing about us Mom's and
how tickled we get over the smallest
things. And I was thinking if I wrote
you all and said "Hey, guess what! My
son found a nice bridge to live under,
he has cool running water, plenty of
shade, a little cot, and a campstove,
isn't that wonderful?" And you would
all write back---Oh my gosh, that is such
good news!!!!!! (Do you think I'm losing
it????)

Hugs and prayers,

07-10-2002, 05:26 PM

That is true and funny, Josie

Oh, I don't know.

I was reaching for my deodorant this morning and I accidently bumped my son's toothbrush. I have been fighting with him for 10 years not to sneak and use my toothbrush.

I accidently bumped his tooth brush right into the toilet. Something came over me and I just stood there looking in the toilet with a smile on face.

I was thinking:

If I throw the toothbrush away, he'll use mine before I have a chance to buy him a new one.

If I put the toothbrush back it would pay him back for all those years he used mine and didn't tell me.

I could soak the tooth brush in bleach, but I wouldn't want to use it after the toilet no matter how sanitary it is.

Then I had a panic attack thinking! I wonder if he's ever knocked my toothbrush in the toilet without telling me. I'm almost sure that in all these years it has at least happened once. I felt sick.

Anyway, I was going to come to the board and tell you all how proud I was of myself because I threw the toothbrush away that fell in the toilet. I practiced step one.

We are a funny group Josie.

I think that's why we are able to have so much fun in between.

Hugs,

MG

Josie · 07-10-2002, 05:32 PM

I am rolling, I love your story telling!

Hugs,

**Ann** · 07-10-2002, 05:59 PM

I am laughing on the floor.

MG I KNOW just how much the toothbrush thing bugs you. And I can just picture you trying to decide what to do.

And Josie - it really doesn't take much to be "good news" to us. Our "good news" is that he went to jail (so maybe he'll get clean there) and another day our "good news' is that he didn't go to jail. Go figure.

Some days I just can't take anymore "good news" LOL.

But thank God we have our sense of humour, as dark and sick as it may seem sometimes.

JT · 07-10-2002, 07:05 PM

MG that is letting go with love! Sounds like congradulations are in order!!

Now isn't THAT just a barrel of laughs!

I can see your hand...Counter??? Garbage??? Counter??? Garbage???

**Ann** · 07-10-2002, 07:28 PM

MG'S BATHROOM

07-10-2002, 07:35 PM

Oh, that is too funny.

I just know I'm going to go home and see him brushing his teeth with his toothbrush after he finds it in the trash.

I'll let out a holler of shock and he'll just say "oh well, who cares"

Then I'll make him go wash his hands after he throws the toothbrush back in the trash. Then I will make him gargle with peroxide and tell him he can't use any of the drinking glasses or utensils for at least 24 hours.

Then he'll say "whatever", and go outside and read a book.

Hugs,

MG

**Ann** · 07-10-2002, 09:15 PM

Josie

I am glad your sense of humour is seeing you through. You started this post and it has kept me laughing tonight.

I pictured a conversation between an addict's mother and a "normal" mother.

My son is making me crazy.

My son is making me crazy.

He dropped out of college and went to work with UNICEF.

He dropped out of rehab and is living under a bridge.

He knows his sinuses act up in dry climates.

He has a strange rash.

He writes me every day and sends pictures.

He calls me every day for money. I get the picture.

He has a new girlfriend who seems very nice and works as a vulunteer for C.U.S.O.

He has some new chick who is out on probation and owns an awful lot of stereos.

I hope he comes home soon. He can live here while he goes back to college to finish.

He better not think he's moving back here, he'll have to go back to rehab first.

I can't chat, I have to go to a church meeting tonight, we're planning a bazaar.

I can't chat, I have to go to a Nar-Anon meeting tonight, we're planning a "retreat".

Nice talking to you Zeta.

Yes, have a good evening June.

Thanks for the fun Josie!!!!

07-10-2002, 09:46 PM

That's great Ann.

Josie · 07-10-2002, 11:06 PM

I think we should have a toast with
our prune juice (just kidding) and
high five in our bunny slippers and
helmets!

Hugs,

**Ann** · 07-10-2002, 11:26 PM

I BROUGHT BUNNY SLIPPERS FOR EVERYONE...HELP YOURSELF

I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MINE - WHERE ARE MY GLASSES?

AND BEFORE I GO TO BED...SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU ALL...

UniversityGirl · 07-11-2002, 12:06 AM

That was just too funny!!!! I am practically rolling on the floor laughing!!! The A in my life is not my son, but the story still fits. That whole exchange was great! I can just picture myself saying "yeah, he picked a new spot for his tent and stole some one's camp stove. There is now a slim chance he might spend a cent or so on food, isn't that a good thing!!??"

Thanks for the laughs!

07-11-2002, 12:16 AM

Oh Oh, I want the green bunny slippers. That way when I'm looking through the tall grass for the hidden whiskey bottle it won't show the grass stains.

Have you ever been out gardening without your glasses and you reach down to pick up something and find you're holding a slug and then scream and throw it.

Thanks Ann,

MG

smoke gets in my eyes · 07-11-2002, 05:36 AM

This thread is a treasure!

I have a toothbrush story, too. Dino left his here at the warehouse a couple of visits ago. It was "lost". One supposes the cat got to it. I found it behind the toilet (ick), but cleaned it off and kept it because I use old toothbrushes for cleaning makeup out of collars and sometimes for painting or distressing clothes. I had already used it for a couple of vile chores, including cleaning the sink grout. Unfortunately I left it on the bathroom shelf instead of putting it in with the paintbrushes. The following weekend he came grinning into the sewing room saying "you found my toothbrush!" I said "you didn't put it in your mouth did you?" You should have seen the grin disappear. "Why?"

EEEEYEEEEWWWWW!!!!!

**Ann** · 07-11-2002, 07:07 AM

LOL LOL LOL - Oh poor Dino!!!

07-11-2002, 09:19 AM

Oh that is so funny.

I was so proud of my son's growth last night. I came home and asked him if he took the toothbrush out of the trash and asked if he used it. He said "I almost did, but then I thought, maybe mom threw it away for a reason"

That was a real step for him. Thinking something through before acting.

lol, He said" you should have left a note" lol

Now if my toothbrush was in the trash, I don't think I would need a note. Growth is still needed here, but some progress has been made.

Hugs,

MG

UniversityGirl · 07-11-2002, 11:29 PM

I feel I should appologize for now laughing so hard over the "should have left a note" comment from your son!!! I am almost peeing my pants laughing and it isn't nice to laugh at someone elses expense. But honestly... one needs a note explaining in detail why one should not remove one's tooth brush from the garbage and use it???????????

LOL --- LOL --- LOL!!!!!

07-11-2002, 11:45 PM

Oh now you have me laughing again. This has been a funny thread.

Hugs,

MG

mo · 07-12-2002, 09:20 PM

Anns.

Great conversation . .moms with the normal and addict sons.
Sometimes I feel so sad when I hear people discussing their children's achievements. .college. .jobs. .etc. It is like a sad melancholy feeling of what might have been. than I have to remind myself that all things are possible through my Higher Power God and He is bigger than any addiction. .even heroin and cocaine. .and stronger than any jail. .and more loving than a mother can be and I trust all will be well. Today. .and than I start all over again.

Blessings Mo

UniversityGirl · 12-02-2002, 01:45 AM

Hello,

I just had to bring this one up again. Anns story about the converstation between moms just makes me laugh so far I have tears in my eyes. It is so true too. All the posts here are great and I thought we could all enjoy them again.

UniversityGirl · 06-09-2003, 03:17 PM

This post was recently mentioned here (in the post titled: "Of All The Parks To Sleep In - Why Did He Pick Mine???") so I thought I would dig it up. I still find it good for a laugh, and a laugh is always good!

**Ann** · 06-09-2003, 07:25 PM

University Girl

I forgot all about this one. Boy, MG, Josie and some of the others here and I used to stay up waaayy too late and we'd start clowning around and end up laughing so hard we would cry. We discovered that laughter is a huge part of recovery and somthing we had missed for a very long time.

Thanks for the reminder to have fun - including here - and to let the laughter happen.

This one is a classic and I am so grateful you found it in the basement.

JT · 06-09-2003, 07:45 PM

One for all and all for one!!!

Hugs,
JT

**Ann** · 06-09-2003, 07:55 PM

LOL - JT you were a "lurker" too and we all had a few bags under our eyes back then.

And you're right - it's all about supporting each other and holding each other up when we get shaky. So many sad threads end up with us laughing at ourselves, and we are the only people who have any clue what we are laughing at.

If a "normal" mom ever heard our conversations, they'd lock us up for sure. (now don't get me started:shades: )

I really love you all, and am so grateful for the best group of friends in the world.

{{{{GROUP}}}:kisshug:

SkyIsFalling42 · 06-09-2003, 10:06 PM

I brought my slippers with me!!!

07-10-2002, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Josie Grace Under Fire Join Date: May 2002 Location: Another world Posts: 540	I was thinking about us Moms I don't know what's wrong with me today, but I started laughing about us Mom's and how tickled we get over the smallest things. And I was thinking if I wrote you all and said "Hey, guess what! My son found a nice bridge to live under, he has cool running water, plenty of shade, a little cot, and a campstove, isn't that wonderful?" And you would all write back---Oh my gosh, that is such good news!!!!!! (Do you think I'm losing it????) Hugs and prayers, __________________ Josie

07-10-2002, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	That is true and funny, Josie Oh, I don't know. I was reaching for my deodorant this morning and I accidently bumped my son's toothbrush. I have been fighting with him for 10 years not to sneak and use my toothbrush. I accidently bumped his tooth brush right into the toilet. Something came over me and I just stood there looking in the toilet with a smile on face. I was thinking: If I throw the toothbrush away, he'll use mine before I have a chance to buy him a new one. If I put the toothbrush back it would pay him back for all those years he used mine and didn't tell me. I could soak the tooth brush in bleach, but I wouldn't want to use it after the toilet no matter how sanitary it is. Then I had a panic attack thinking! I wonder if he's ever knocked my toothbrush in the toilet without telling me. I'm almost sure that in all these years it has at least happened once. I felt sick. Anyway, I was going to come to the board and tell you all how proud I was of myself because I threw the toothbrush away that fell in the toilet. I practiced step one. We are a funny group Josie. I think that's why we are able to have so much fun in between. Hugs, MG Last edited by Morning Glory; 07-10-2002 at 05:30 PM.

07-10-2002, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Josie Grace Under Fire Join Date: May 2002 Location: Another world Posts: 540	I am rolling, I love your story telling! Hugs, __________________ Josie

07-10-2002, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	I am laughing on the floor. MG I KNOW just how much the toothbrush thing bugs you. And I can just picture you trying to decide what to do. And Josie - it really doesn't take much to be "good news" to us. Our "good news" is that he went to jail (so maybe he'll get clean there) and another day our "good news' is that he didn't go to jail. Go figure. Some days I just can't take anymore "good news" LOL. But thank God we have our sense of humour, as dark and sick as it may seem sometimes. __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

07-10-2002, 07:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
JT Supply Manager Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleaverville Posts: 2,903	MG that is letting go with love! Sounds like congradulations are in order!! Now isn't THAT just a barrel of laughs! I can see your hand...Counter??? Garbage??? Counter??? Garbage??? __________________ The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind~Wayne Dyer

07-10-2002, 07:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	MG'S BATHROOM __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

07-10-2002, 07:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	Oh, that is too funny. I just know I'm going to go home and see him brushing his teeth with his toothbrush after he finds it in the trash. I'll let out a holler of shock and he'll just say "oh well, who cares" Then I'll make him go wash his hands after he throws the toothbrush back in the trash. Then I will make him gargle with peroxide and tell him he can't use any of the drinking glasses or utensils for at least 24 hours. Then he'll say "whatever", and go outside and read a book. Hugs, MG

07-10-2002, 09:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	Josie I am glad your sense of humour is seeing you through. You started this post and it has kept me laughing tonight. I pictured a conversation between an addict's mother and a "normal" mother. My son is making me crazy. My son is making me crazy. He dropped out of college and went to work with UNICEF. He dropped out of rehab and is living under a bridge. He knows his sinuses act up in dry climates. He has a strange rash. He writes me every day and sends pictures. He calls me every day for money. I get the picture. He has a new girlfriend who seems very nice and works as a vulunteer for C.U.S.O. He has some new chick who is out on probation and owns an awful lot of stereos. I hope he comes home soon. He can live here while he goes back to college to finish. He better not think he's moving back here, he'll have to go back to rehab first. I can't chat, I have to go to a church meeting tonight, we're planning a bazaar. I can't chat, I have to go to a Nar-Anon meeting tonight, we're planning a "retreat". Nice talking to you Zeta. Yes, have a good evening June. Thanks for the fun Josie!!!! __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

07-10-2002, 09:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	That's great Ann.

07-10-2002, 11:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Josie Grace Under Fire Join Date: May 2002 Location: Another world Posts: 540	I think we should have a toast with our prune juice (just kidding) and high five in our bunny slippers and helmets! Hugs, __________________ Josie

07-10-2002, 11:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	I BROUGHT BUNNY SLIPPERS FOR EVERYONE...HELP YOURSELF I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MINE - WHERE ARE MY GLASSES? AND BEFORE I GO TO BED...SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU ALL... __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~ Last edited by Ann; 07-10-2002 at 11:31 PM.

07-11-2002, 12:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
UniversityGirl Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 26	That was just too funny!!!! I am practically rolling on the floor laughing!!! The A in my life is not my son, but the story still fits. That whole exchange was great! I can just picture myself saying "yeah, he picked a new spot for his tent and stole some one's camp stove. There is now a slim chance he might spend a cent or so on food, isn't that a good thing!!??" Thanks for the laughs! __________________ Melissa :-) -Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

07-11-2002, 12:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	Oh Oh, I want the green bunny slippers. That way when I'm looking through the tall grass for the hidden whiskey bottle it won't show the grass stains. Have you ever been out gardening without your glasses and you reach down to pick up something and find you're holding a slug and then scream and throw it. Thanks Ann, MG

07-11-2002, 05:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
smoke gets in my eyes Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: That's what I'd like to know. Posts: 2,421	This thread is a treasure! I have a toothbrush story, too. Dino left his here at the warehouse a couple of visits ago. It was "lost". One supposes the cat got to it. I found it behind the toilet (ick), but cleaned it off and kept it because I use old toothbrushes for cleaning makeup out of collars and sometimes for painting or distressing clothes. I had already used it for a couple of vile chores, including cleaning the sink grout. Unfortunately I left it on the bathroom shelf instead of putting it in with the paintbrushes. The following weekend he came grinning into the sewing room saying "you found my toothbrush!" I said "you didn't put it in your mouth did you?" You should have seen the grin disappear. "Why?" EEEEYEEEEWWWWW!!!!!

07-11-2002, 07:07 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	LOL LOL LOL - Oh poor Dino!!! __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

06-09-2003, 10:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
SkyIsFalling42 Big kitty nose hugs Join Date: May 2003 Location: Center of The World Posts: 1,261	I brought my slippers with me!!! __________________ Love In Spirit, Sky Where my heart is....... http://Writing.Com/authors/skyisfalling02 "Never Give In, Never Give In, Never Give In, Never, Never, Never." ~~Sir Winston Churchill~~ Last edited by SkyIsFalling42; 06-09-2003 at 10:43 PM.

07-11-2002, 09:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	Oh that is so funny. I was so proud of my son's growth last night. I came home and asked him if he took the toothbrush out of the trash and asked if he used it. He said "I almost did, but then I thought, maybe mom threw it away for a reason" That was a real step for him. Thinking something through before acting. lol, He said" you should have left a note" lol Now if my toothbrush was in the trash, I don't think I would need a note. Growth is still needed here, but some progress has been made. Hugs, MG

07-11-2002, 11:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
UniversityGirl Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 26	I feel I should appologize for now laughing so hard over the "should have left a note" comment from your son!!! I am almost peeing my pants laughing and it isn't nice to laugh at someone elses expense. But honestly... one needs a note explaining in detail why one should not remove one's tooth brush from the garbage and use it??????????? LOL --- LOL --- LOL!!!!! __________________ Melissa :-) -Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

07-11-2002, 11:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	Oh now you have me laughing again. This has been a funny thread. Hugs, MG

07-12-2002, 09:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
mo Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Butler Pa Posts: 75	Anns. Great conversation . .moms with the normal and addict sons. Sometimes I feel so sad when I hear people discussing their children's achievements. .college. .jobs. .etc. It is like a sad melancholy feeling of what might have been. than I have to remind myself that all things are possible through my Higher Power God and He is bigger than any addiction. .even heroin and cocaine. .and stronger than any jail. .and more loving than a mother can be and I trust all will be well. Today. .and than I start all over again. Blessings Mo __________________ "We help the most when we help the least" (Fla Mom) :nono:

12-02-2002, 01:45 AM	#20 (permalink)
UniversityGirl Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 26	bringing this up from the basement Hello, I just had to bring this one up again. Anns story about the converstation between moms just makes me laugh so far I have tears in my eyes. It is so true too. All the posts here are great and I thought we could all enjoy them again. __________________ Melissa :-) -Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

06-09-2003, 03:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
UniversityGirl Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 26	just bringing it up again! This post was recently mentioned here (in the post titled: "Of All The Parks To Sleep In - Why Did He Pick Mine???") so I thought I would dig it up. I still find it good for a laugh, and a laugh is always good! __________________ Melissa :-) -Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

06-09-2003, 07:25 PM	#22 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	University Girl I forgot all about this one. Boy, MG, Josie and some of the others here and I used to stay up waaayy too late and we'd start clowning around and end up laughing so hard we would cry. We discovered that laughter is a huge part of recovery and somthing we had missed for a very long time. Thanks for the reminder to have fun - including here - and to let the laughter happen. This one is a classic and I am so grateful you found it in the basement. __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

06-09-2003, 07:45 PM	#23 (permalink)
JT Supply Manager Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleaverville Posts: 2,903	One for all and all for one!!! Hugs, JT __________________ The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind~Wayne Dyer

06-09-2003, 07:55 PM	#24 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	LOL - JT you were a "lurker" too and we all had a few bags under our eyes back then. And you're right - it's all about supporting each other and holding each other up when we get shaky. So many sad threads end up with us laughing at ourselves, and we are the only people who have any clue what we are laughing at. If a "normal" mom ever heard our conversations, they'd lock us up for sure. (now don't get me started:shades: ) I really love you all, and am so grateful for the best group of friends in the world. {{{{GROUP}}}:kisshug: __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode