Familyman got work release... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

FamilyMan2153 · 01-18-2013, 10:46 AM

I finally got out to come to work. It feels a lot better behind this desk then in that cell. Most people said the reality is not as bad as the fear before going to jail. That is partly true but I can honestly say that jail is not where you want to be, of course. The worst part is not knowing how to do stuff and no one tells you. I won't go into detail but I am not looking forward to the long weekend. I did find a copy of the big book and am already past page 164. It helps a lot and this will be an experience that I can share. I just feel bad for my kids ages 13, 7 & 4. They just want their daddy home.

FreeFall · 01-18-2013, 11:03 AM

Familyman, I'm glad they gave you work release, at least a break from jail. It doesn't sound fun, but you continue to have a good attitude and it won't be forever. Hang in there!

MIRecovery · 01-18-2013, 11:04 AM

I would say not knowing how to do things is likely a good thing. If you knew, that would mean you had done this before.

Be strong and it will be over soon.

Delilah1 · 01-18-2013, 11:09 AM

I am so glad you got work release!! I hope the weekend, and the remaining days pass quickly!!! Proud of you for your incredible attitude. Your kiddos will have the rest of their lives to spend with their amazing dad.

Weasel1966 · 01-18-2013, 11:23 AM

Very happy for you. This will be behind you soon.

Look forward to hearing about your experiences.

My best to you!

Ken

ScottFromWI · 01-18-2013, 11:34 AM

Excellent news, that's a huge step. You seem to have a great attitude as well, that will help too. Here's to your sobriety and a return to home as soon as possible.

escapist · 01-18-2013, 11:38 AM

I spent 4 years on probation for 2 OWI. Checked in 3 days a week. It is just a blip on the screen of my life now.

ReadyAndAble · 01-18-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FamilyMan2153

I just feel bad for my kids ages 13, 7 & 4. They just want their daddy home.

Of course they do! But they're going to get something even better in the long run—their daddy is going to be happy and healthy. And free, truly free, from the kind of jail cell that's invisible to everyone but ourselves. Soak up their love when they're near, and you can carry it with you when they're not, FM.

FamilyMan2153 · 01-18-2013, 12:20 PM

I wish I could see them but we told the younger kids I was away for work. My 13 year old knows so it is toughest on her. It does show me how much I value my family and the time with them. The drunk familyman would be looking for a way around the system so I could drink something but this sober familyman just wants to do his time, follow the rules and get home as soon as possible. Thanks for all your support.

instant · 01-18-2013, 12:27 PM

Glad you are holding up Familyman

fatherof2ds · 01-18-2013, 12:28 PM

Happy to hear you got the work release.

**Dee74** · 01-18-2013, 01:32 PM

I'm really glad you got work release too

Your attitude is awesome FM - thanks

D

lilgolden73 · 01-18-2013, 01:35 PM

That is great news FM, I hope it flys by for you!!

***Hevyn*** · 01-18-2013, 02:26 PM

I'm so glad you let us know what's going on. I think you're handling this painful time very well. Hoping the time will fly by and you'll soon be back to your real life. (Wiser for the experience.)

hamabi · 01-18-2013, 02:57 PM

It means you get to enjoy edible food, and generally can use private toilet facilities.

How great is that, given the alternative?

vegibean · 01-18-2013, 05:00 PM

If you can, stay in touch with us here too Familyman. Good luck to you!!!

***Anna*** · 01-18-2013, 05:04 PM

Familyman, I am so glad you are spending time with your family in your home. It sounds like your attitude is really great and I hope you stay safe and get through with jail soon.

quitforme79 · 01-18-2013, 05:07 PM

So happy for you that you got the work release. You are really handling this so well. Hang in there familyman! Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way.

Eliz181144 · 01-18-2013, 05:52 PM

Thinking and rooting for you FamilyMan. I also had my DUI dramas and think I can imagine how you're feeling.

LexieCat · 01-18-2013, 06:40 PM

Hey,

Thanks for reporting in! This, too, shall pass. Glad you are using the time productively.

At least you've got good reading material!

01-18-2013, 10:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
FamilyMan2153 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 265	Familyman got work release... I finally got out to come to work. It feels a lot better behind this desk then in that cell. Most people said the reality is not as bad as the fear before going to jail. That is partly true but I can honestly say that jail is not where you want to be, of course. The worst part is not knowing how to do stuff and no one tells you. I won't go into detail but I am not looking forward to the long weekend. I did find a copy of the big book and am already past page 164. It helps a lot and this will be an experience that I can share. I just feel bad for my kids ages 13, 7 & 4. They just want their daddy home. __________________ One drink today and all my tomorrow's are up for grabs!

01-18-2013, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
FreeFall Clear Eyes Full Heart Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,011	Familyman, I'm glad they gave you work release, at least a break from jail. It doesn't sound fun, but you continue to have a good attitude and it won't be forever. Hang in there! __________________ “When you quit drinking you stop waiting.” ― Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story

01-18-2013, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
MIRecovery A Day at a Time Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 1,562	I would say not knowing how to do things is likely a good thing. If you knew, that would mean you had done this before. Be strong and it will be over soon. __________________ I've dealt with my ghosts and faced all my demons Finally content with a past I regret I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness For once I'm at peace with myself

01-18-2013, 11:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Delilah1 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,700	I am so glad you got work release!! I hope the weekend, and the remaining days pass quickly!!! Proud of you for your incredible attitude. Your kiddos will have the rest of their lives to spend with their amazing dad. __________________ Delilah “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ernest Hemingway

01-18-2013, 11:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Weasel1966 A simple guy making his way Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Long Island New York Posts: 2,188 Blog Entries: 36	Very happy for you. This will be behind you soon. Look forward to hearing about your experiences. My best to you! Ken __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You cannot see your strengths, but you gain confidence in their existence as they enable you to act. And the results of your actions you can see.

01-18-2013, 11:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
ScottFromWI Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 722	Excellent news, that's a huge step. You seem to have a great attitude as well, that will help too. Here's to your sobriety and a return to home as soon as possible.

01-18-2013, 11:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
escapist Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: fort wayne, IN. Posts: 940	I spent 4 years on probation for 2 OWI. Checked in 3 days a week. It is just a blip on the screen of my life now.

01-18-2013, 12:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
FamilyMan2153 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 265	I wish I could see them but we told the younger kids I was away for work. My 13 year old knows so it is toughest on her. It does show me how much I value my family and the time with them. The drunk familyman would be looking for a way around the system so I could drink something but this sober familyman just wants to do his time, follow the rules and get home as soon as possible. Thanks for all your support. __________________ One drink today and all my tomorrow's are up for grabs!

01-18-2013, 12:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
instant instant Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 4,210 Blog Entries: 5	Glad you are holding up Familyman __________________ Let everyone be my teacher and RTFD May 15 2011

01-18-2013, 12:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
fatherof2ds Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Great Lakes Posts: 35	Happy to hear you got the work release. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

01-18-2013, 01:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 65,292	I'm really glad you got work release too Your attitude is awesome FM - thanks D __________________

01-18-2013, 01:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
lilgolden73 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Somewhere in the sands of time Posts: 1,203 Blog Entries: 11	That is great news FM, I hope it flys by for you!! __________________ Lola "First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you." "It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth". "Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness."

01-18-2013, 02:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
*Hevyn* Learning to live again Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 11,054	I'm so glad you let us know what's going on. I think you're handling this painful time very well. Hoping the time will fly by and you'll soon be back to your real life. (Wiser for the experience.) __________________ You are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done. - Fr. Gregory Boyle, Homeboy Industries Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. - Emerson

01-18-2013, 02:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
hamabi Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Des Moines IA Posts: 380	It means you get to enjoy edible food, and generally can use private toilet facilities. How great is that, given the alternative?

01-18-2013, 05:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
vegibean Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SE and then South some more Posts: 2,649	If you can, stay in touch with us here too Familyman. Good luck to you!!! __________________ "When you're green, you grow, when you're ripe, you rot. Don't stop learning." ~ Unknown

01-18-2013, 05:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
Eliz181144 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NY, NY Posts: 76	Thinking and rooting for you FamilyMan. I also had my DUI dramas and think I can imagine how you're feeling. __________________ ----------------------- He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. -- Aeschylus

01-18-2013, 05:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
*Anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 27,784	Familyman, I am so glad you are spending time with your family in your home. It sounds like your attitude is really great and I hope you stay safe and get through with jail soon. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Marianne Willianson

01-18-2013, 05:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
quitforme79 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: east coast Posts: 1,265	So happy for you that you got the work release. You are really handling this so well. Hang in there familyman! Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way.

01-18-2013, 06:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
LexieCat A work in progress Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 6,411	Hey, Thanks for reporting in! This, too, shall pass. Glad you are using the time productively. At least you've got good reading material! __________________ Lexie *~ one breath at a time*

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