Tired of being tired
I woke up on a Friday morning and just said enough is enough. No DUI or arrest. I am a married father with two young kids. I stopped drinking for me. Anyone else that benefits from my decision is a bonus. I have learned that you cannot stop for someone else, no matter how much you love him or her. The insanity of drinking almost daily to blackout for the past five years was overwhelming. Every day I faced the same routine. Drink excessively. Pass out. Wake up feeling like I got hit by a truck. Go to work and pretend like there was no problem while I planned my day around drinking. Then I would go out or go home buzzed trying to be a husband and father. It all became too much. Day 42 for me. It's the longest sober time in my 30 years of drinking. Keep up the good work everyone.