Most of the folks who are glad I'm sober today don't know they're glad I'm sober.
Aside from my children and a few folks in the rooms I knew when I was still drinking, I have very few people in my life who knew me from my drinking days. The folks from before--either they don't care (old drinking buddies), or they're just glad they don't have to deal with me anymore (those who wouldn't forgive me), or they've died (both of my parents).
By the time I quit, my world had become very small.
So, the majority of the folks in my life today are people who've never seen me drunk. The women I sponsor are glad I'm sober. The company that employs me knows about my drinking history, and my superiors have made it clear they're glad I've brought the principles of my recovery to my job (no, I don't "professionally sponsor" -- I'm a peer support specialist, working with folks who suffer from mental illness).
The folks who don't know they're glad I'm sober are all the others whose lives I'm not inconveniencing or making miserable by exposing them to my active alcoholism.
And I care very much that I'm sober today. Wouldn't imagine saying that ten years ago.
Peace & Love,
Sugah