The 2016 Sober Thanksgiving Pact!!
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The 2016 Sober Thanksgiving Pact!!
**Chime in if you commit to sobriety this holiday week. Whether you're on day 1 or have 20 years, lets hear about it!**
This is my favorite holiday of the year for me. I am off work all week, too. Got some last minute garden projects to wrap up, then work on my bike, plus got some DVD's to watch.
Drinking will only get in the way of that. This will be my first major holiday sober. If I can get through this I can survive anything!
This is my favorite holiday of the year for me. I am off work all week, too. Got some last minute garden projects to wrap up, then work on my bike, plus got some DVD's to watch.
Drinking will only get in the way of that. This will be my first major holiday sober. If I can get through this I can survive anything!
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Originally Posted by ScottFromWI 
Good luck on your outdoor projects, we got our first snow today here.
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We got a light dusting of snow this morning.
This will be my 8th consecutive sober Turkey Day. I used to really ramp up my drinking during the holidays and I was a heavy drinker the rest of the year, so you can imagine what "ramping up" was like! I'm much happier sober
This will be my 8th consecutive sober Turkey Day. I used to really ramp up my drinking during the holidays and I was a heavy drinker the rest of the year, so you can imagine what "ramping up" was like! I'm much happier sober
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Well not through choice but my a-disease will not be with family. So instead of getting into a miserable dramatic frenzy of self pity- might actually an thinking to buy some decorations - for me.
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I have gotten drunk every Thanksgiving since 1989.
I quit drinking for 4 months in 2013 and actually started up again right before Thanksgiving 2013.
Other than those 4 months I have basically been drunk everyday the last 27 years.
I quit drinking a month ago and I don't even crave it or miss it at all; I hit rock bottom and I am now on my way up.
So this will be my first sober Thanksgiving since 1988.
I quit drinking for 4 months in 2013 and actually started up again right before Thanksgiving 2013.
Other than those 4 months I have basically been drunk everyday the last 27 years.
I quit drinking a month ago and I don't even crave it or miss it at all; I hit rock bottom and I am now on my way up.
So this will be my first sober Thanksgiving since 1988.
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Originally Posted by Doug39
So this will be my first sober Thanksgiving since 1988.
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I remember my first sober Thanksgiving, five years ago. I ate like I hadn't since I was a sixteen year old athlete. It's been so nice to go to Thanksgiving without feeling half sick and looking for a drink!Count me in forever!
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I'm in for a sober Thanksgiving. I will be trading my wine calories for some extra stuffing. I could easily skip the entire meal and just eat stuffing and cranberry sauce.
I am also one of the lucky ones who has this week off!
Let the holiday season begin!!!
I am also one of the lucky ones who has this week off!
Let the holiday season begin!!!
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