Hi SlipnSlide,
I'm so glad you are here and posting. I am also a mom, and I currently have 8 months sober. I watched my drinking increase over the years, and would convince myself I deserved a glass of wine after working all day, and managing homework and activities for three kids. The problem was it went from a glass to a bottle, and sometimes more.
I struggled to stop for a few years, and my life insisted of brief periods of sobriety, followed by attempts at moderation. This past NYE I decided enough.
SR has been my biggest support, I joined the January class on here, and I logged in daily and read and posted. The first few weeks were tough, I needed to occupy the time I would have normally poured my first glass of wine. I went for walks, took bubble baths, did yoga, took the kids to the park or to dinner, played outside with them. Gradually it got easier.
The post on this thread about driving when your child is sick really hit home today. Just last night my nine year old came into our bedroom at 3:30 and said he couldn't breathe. I jumped out of bed, splashed some water in my face and off we went to the ER. I know there would have been times in the past, especially between Friday night-Saturday morning my ability to drive would have been questionable.
You can do this, and I promise you it's worth it. I am looking forward to seeing you on SR.
❤️ Delilah