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Voyager · 09-08-2012, 06:00 AM

My son's 6th birthday is Monday. I want to give him a sober mom. Just posting to put my intention out there.

Sapling · 09-08-2012, 06:02 AM

Give him a kiss on the head from us all!....Sober mom. Good for you!

Jeni26 · 09-08-2012, 06:07 AM

You deserve to feel the joy of really being there for him. It is an awesome feeling to really connect with our kids. Without guilt, shame or hangover.
You can do this. I'm sending you a big hug xx

Voyager · 09-08-2012, 06:08 AM

I want to feel good about myself and my parenting. My drug problem is the only thing in the way. Otherwise I'm a great mom.

Thanks for your reply Sapling. You made me smile.

Veggiejojo · 09-08-2012, 06:09 AM

Now that is a present and a half (for both of you!)

x

candi7 · 09-08-2012, 06:11 AM

That's awesome! You're a great Mother and you will find sobriety makes everything so much better... I'm actually contemplating going back to school at 42...

Michelle76 · 09-08-2012, 06:14 AM

Voyager, You CAN do it.. I know exactly where you are coming from. Yesterday was my youngest child's 7th birthday. Every time I got the urge to drink, I gave my kids a big hug to remind me why I was staying sober.. When that wasnt enough to combat the urges, I jumped on here or called a friend. Its not going to be easy, nothing worth having is ever easy to come by. You have all of us here on SR for support & cheering you on!! I am proud of you!!!!!

Voyager · 09-08-2012, 06:38 AM

I'm new on here, but I can tell you it feels great to receive this kind of support and encouragement. Thanks for being here.

sugarbear1 · 09-08-2012, 08:41 AM

You can do this, Mom! Being sober is an action, not a think or an intent, so just do it for that young man who needs you present!!

Big hugs!
You can do this!!

Love & hugs,

sissy07 · 09-08-2012, 09:35 AM

Voyager,

You could give him anything in the world, but nothing would be better for him to have than a sober Mom. And nothing would be better for you than to be a sober Mom.

I wish you the very best.

**Dee74** · 09-08-2012, 03:50 PM

you can totally do this Voyager

D

xox · 09-08-2012, 08:17 PM

As a fellow mom, these kinds of posts mean everything to me. Thank you for posting this intent. What a wonderful gift.

Sapling · 09-08-2012, 08:20 PM

Welcome to SR xox!

benice · 09-08-2012, 08:22 PM

Voyager this is a great post in so many ways! Terriffic goal, awesome gift.

ReadyAndAble · 09-08-2012, 08:50 PM

Well, that's the coolest thing I've read all day. Awesome.

My daughter was 6 when I quit. She's 8 now. She recently appeared surprised to hear that I ever drank at all.

Now is always the right time to quit... but I'd say you have especially good timing.

mirrorman · 09-08-2012, 10:39 PM

Voyager I wish I was strong enough to quit when my younger son was six. Now he is ten and rolled his eyes when I announced my intention to stop drinking. I want to earn his trust and respect again. Congratulations on focusing on the most important things in life and staying strong!

Voyager · 09-17-2012, 03:51 AM

Day 3!

Sugarfix · 09-17-2012, 04:13 AM

Well done! You can do it!

I am ashamed to say I have been drunk most nights for almost a year ! My kids are used to seeing Beer, Wine and Cider around the house. And a hungover grumpy mummy

NoFireWater · 09-17-2012, 06:40 AM

Welcome Voyager! That is a fabulous gift for a child

You'll find lots of support here!

jessd · 09-17-2012, 06:56 AM

Way to be a good mom!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im proud of you.

09-08-2012, 06:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Voyager Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 21 Blog Entries: 8	Sober Mom My son's 6th birthday is Monday. I want to give him a sober mom. Just posting to put my intention out there.

09-08-2012, 06:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jeni26 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 3,937	You deserve to feel the joy of really being there for him. It is an awesome feeling to really connect with our kids. Without guilt, shame or hangover. You can do this. I'm sending you a big hug xx __________________ 25th May 2012 was the last time I took a drink. I will never forget it. I don't EVER have to feel like that again.

09-08-2012, 06:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Veggiejojo Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Warwickshire, UK Posts: 216	Now that is a present and a half (for both of you!) x __________________ Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle - Plato Unformed people delight in the gaudy and in novelty. Cooked people delight in the ordinary - Zen saying Sober date: 25th August 2012

09-08-2012, 08:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
sugarbear1 ~sb Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MD Posts: 9,763	You can do this, Mom! Being sober is an action, not a think or an intent, so just do it for that young man who needs you present!! Big hugs! You can do this!! Love & hugs, __________________ Someday everything will all make sense. For now, laugh at confusion, smile through tears, & remind yourself that everything happens for a reason. All Big Book quotes are from the first edition. Linked with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

09-08-2012, 09:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
sissy07 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,387	Voyager, You could give him anything in the world, but nothing would be better for him to have than a sober Mom. And nothing would be better for you than to be a sober Mom. I wish you the very best. __________________ 8/10/2011

09-08-2012, 06:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sapling AA Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Between Meetings Posts: 9,004	Give him a kiss on the head from us all!....Sober mom. Good for you!

09-08-2012, 06:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Voyager Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 21 Blog Entries: 8	I want to feel good about myself and my parenting. My drug problem is the only thing in the way. Otherwise I'm a great mom. Thanks for your reply Sapling. You made me smile.

09-08-2012, 06:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
candi7 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 316 Blog Entries: 5	That's awesome! You're a great Mother and you will find sobriety makes everything so much better... I'm actually contemplating going back to school at 42...

09-08-2012, 06:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Michelle76 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Middletown Posts: 38	Voyager, You CAN do it.. I know exactly where you are coming from. Yesterday was my youngest child's 7th birthday. Every time I got the urge to drink, I gave my kids a big hug to remind me why I was staying sober.. When that wasnt enough to combat the urges, I jumped on here or called a friend. Its not going to be easy, nothing worth having is ever easy to come by. You have all of us here on SR for support & cheering you on!! I am proud of you!!!!!

09-08-2012, 06:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Voyager Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 21 Blog Entries: 8	I'm new on here, but I can tell you it feels great to receive this kind of support and encouragement. Thanks for being here.

09-08-2012, 03:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 65,564	you can totally do this Voyager D __________________

09-08-2012, 08:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
xox Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 5	As a fellow mom, these kinds of posts mean everything to me. Thank you for posting this intent. What a wonderful gift.

09-08-2012, 08:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sapling AA Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Between Meetings Posts: 9,004	Welcome to SR xox!

09-08-2012, 08:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
benice Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 451	Voyager this is a great post in so many ways! Terriffic goal, awesome gift.

09-08-2012, 08:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
ReadyAndAble Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,123	Well, that's the coolest thing I've read all day. Awesome. My daughter was 6 when I quit. She's 8 now. She recently appeared surprised to hear that I ever drank at all. Now is always the right time to quit... but I'd say you have especially good timing.

09-08-2012, 10:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
mirrorman Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: tucson,az Posts: 34	Voyager I wish I was strong enough to quit when my younger son was six. Now he is ten and rolled his eyes when I announced my intention to stop drinking. I want to earn his trust and respect again. Congratulations on focusing on the most important things in life and staying strong!

09-17-2012, 03:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
Voyager Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 21 Blog Entries: 8	Day 3!

09-17-2012, 04:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
Sugarfix Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Liverpool Posts: 174	Well done! You can do it! I am ashamed to say I have been drunk most nights for almost a year ! My kids are used to seeing Beer, Wine and Cider around the house. And a hungover grumpy mummy __________________ Quit date: 14/09/2012

09-17-2012, 06:40 AM	#19 (permalink)
NoFireWater Clear Eyes Full Heart Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New England Posts: 604	Welcome Voyager! That is a fabulous gift for a child You'll find lots of support here!

09-17-2012, 06:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
jessd Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 61 Blog Entries: 1	Way to be a good mom!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im proud of you.

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