Originally Posted by
doggonecarl 
That refrain, about being perfect, has shown up twice in this thread:
You aren't perfect. That's not to demean you. It's just a fact. You aren't perfect. No one is. Yet your striving to be perfect, and falling short, has become your reason to drink. And a convenient one, as we will always fall short of perfection.
Lower the bar. Accept your failings. And stay sober.
Hi Carl,
I never wanted or expected to be perfect....my family (adult kids and mom) want me to work more, do more, be more...than I am.
I am financially well off, so I don't work that much (15 hrs/wk) and I have been devoting my free time to sobriety.
They think I am lazy, don't work enough, should just "get over it".
I thought I was doing the right thing... take care of my sobriety first! Be healthy! work enough to sustain my current lifestyle! Why...Why...Why...isn't this enough??????