Originally Posted by clearlyheaded

Winding down my night now after a late dinner with some news -- prayers for Brussels!! -- and then some reading before bed. Several of the neighborhood kids were out and about when we came home after I got my daughter after school, so I let her play outside well past normal dinner time. I chatted with some neighbors who were drinking. I had a bottle of water with me, which I finished and was asked if I wanted a beer or another bottle of water. I happily accepted a water without so much as a flinch. I'm still upset over last night, so no way I was going to throw today away too. My daughter and I are enjoying our time together more when I am sober. She's entering a seemingly new stage that is much more tween like than I am ready for. I have to keep my wits about me!! She's a great kid. I'm so lucky she's mine. Thankful for a sober day!