Being a mom is hard enough sober -- it is the hardest job in the world! When I added alcohol to it, it was miserable. I didn't have time for my baby, I resented her, I thought she was 'getting in the way'. But she's just a little baby!
I posted earlier here about this phenomenon of children -- they demand that you be your best. And the best way to really be good to them is to be good to yourself. So it is a double blessing. I never had enough 'self-love' to care for myself, but now, by needing me to be my best, my daughter gives me the reason to take care of myself. Does this makes sense? It is like she gives the care back to me.
And this means sobriety. She is giving me sobriety.