Surlyredhead

Last evening a woman who was driving drunk near where I live, rolled her van and hit a car with 4 teenagers in it, none of them survived. She was unharmed. This story makes me so sick. That could have been me a few 24hrs ago. I can't count the number of times I drove drunk. I am so grateful that I never hurt anyone....but I could have. That could have been my Son in that car, I just don't think I could forgive her....EVER, for killing my Son. It is very confusing to me. I am an alcoholic, I could have hurt someone, or worse killed them, and yet, I don't think I could forgive her. I feel like such a hypocrite , I feel such sorrow for those poor kids and their families. This is so confusing to me. Pleas pray for the families, and the woman, she has one h*ll of a burden to bear for the rest of her life.

Cathy

Astro

But for the grace of God, there go I. Prayers going out, a very tragic loss.

lunarise

So sad..something like that happened here recently....I too have been ridiculously irresponsible..I know how you feel....thinking of them all....

jowinbo

wow that is bad? and the stories on y-tube are very sad! i have drove drunk most of my drinking career? i was so lucky NOT to harm someone else or my kids!!!!! i feel very blessed for that, even tho i know it was so wrong of me to do that!
in the USA today, it is sad that we do not have automatic breathlizes in every car? but like i heard before, you can always have your kids "blow" for you, so what the he@@

i am at a loss here, cause don't drink and drive does not work!!!!
sorry, am rambling?

love and peace in sobriety!

:ghug

Aysha

Its an all too common story. Its very sad.
I dont drink. But I have driven countless times high I am so thankful I never killed anyone. It always was running through my mind. But not enough I guess not to do it. Thats the worst part for me. I knew what I was fdoing and still did it.
I am so thankful nothing ever happened. I dont think I could ever forgive myself if it had.
My thoughts are with all the families and everyone effected by this very same tragedy.

aasharon90

We were so numb, high, drowsy while
driving under the enfluence......

I am guilty.....but how i ended up
not hurting someone else, ill never
know.

I did hit a concrete culvert sitting
on top the ground at 2 in the morning.

Thank God it was just me and not
hitting someone else.

Sure i thought after spending 10
days in the hospital with a punctured
spleen and numerous broken ribs and
bones and contusions that i would
have learned my lesson....WRONG...

I was right back out doing the same
thing 3 months later and this time
i wanted to end my life. It was a
failed attempt before my family
stepped in and did an intervention
on me helping me when i couldnt
help myself.

Im very grateful for their help.

jowinbo

P.S. i do not drink and drive anymore....ppss you think you are ok to drive because the "drink" is thinking for you!

Impurrfect

(((Cathy)))

It is tragic. I understand the confusion. I also know, though, that until we are actually faced with a situation, we don't know, for a fact, how we will react. I have learned that "never" and "always" are words I might as well wipe out of MY vocabulary, because I'm surely going to be proven wrong if I say them.

I truly hope and pray we never have to face this situation with our loved ones, but it is a reminder of how precious life is.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

Toomutch

This story brought tears to my eyes, it's an all to common scenerio... I have only the lord to thank for never injuring or killing someone while drinking and driving.

IO Storm

I have to echo what Astro says here.

I understand the feelings too Cathy.

colagirl

Thanks for posting this. It's a good reminder of what can happen if we go back out. I'm so grateful this never happened to me, and sad for everyone involved.