SickInLove

I’m laying in bed and checking this forum (like I do every night) ending my fourth day sober. I realized today was my first good day. We took the kids to a amusement park and I had energy(somewhat) and played with them all day. Normally during a family day I would be counting down the hours until noon. When I considered it “socially acceptable” as a mom to have a beer or cocktail in public. Even though in my worse times of alcoholism I was drinking much earlier than that in private at home. I was able to come home and carry my 2 sleeping little ones from the car to their beds, change them into pj’s and kiss them goodnight. Usually I’d be drunk.. or tired from day drinking and my husband would do this. I watched a few things on tv with my husband without needing my nightly wind down drink. One day at a time but today was a good one.

Red78

Sickinlove this sounds like some wonderful family time you have had, precious moments that slip away from us when we drink. Even when we are with family, if all we do is countdown the hours we are never fully present with them we just wanna rush through to the end of the day.
Congrats on 4 days..

Dropsie

That sounds great.

Those are things I notice too.

JK130

Thank you for sharing an ordinary awesome experience! You're doing so well!

Dee74

Really glad to hear it SIL

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Doug39

It only gets better.

Today is Sober Day 420 for me and life isn't always wonderful but I am not drunk or hungover and I am mentally, physically and spiritually in a good place.

theVman31

Good for you SIL.
I hope you have many more happy days

ScottFromWI

Glad to hear that you are seeing improvments SIL, you've come a long way!