Originally Posted by
Fandy 
I remember your past upset with a family function....( i'm sorry i may have missed the slip, i've been preoccupied with my mother's illness and then funeral).
you sound like you are getting the hang of this sober thing...and are starting to enjoy your LIFE....I think you are feeling better both mentally and physically???? yes????
Fandy-- BIG YES. Things are coming together since finally getting sober and making changes. Funny thing...I was so upset about being cut out of some family functions-just devastated. Last week I got an invite to a HUGE family event at the lake this weekend. I declined. I wasn't rude about it. I simply said "maybe next time". I know it will be fun, I do want to see family BUT:
The lake + buckets of iced down beer + awkward family situations + me = drunk to an oblivion. I'm not strong enough yet. I may never be. A fun afternoon isn't worth my life....and I know now that the next drink could be the one that puts me in jail or kills me.