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Old 03-09-2011, 08:55 AM
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"Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore"

I put this in the book forum, and I hope you don't mind me putting it here too. This seems to be where the traffic is. Yesterday I read cover to cover "Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore" by Rachael Brownell. Man did I feel like it could have been me writing that book. It's a memoir about her first year of sobriety. I really related to it. Even more than "Drinking, a Love Story" and "Lit". I wanted to throw it out there to all of the wine drinking mom's trying to recover. It made me laugh and cry.
Amazon.com: Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore: Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety (9781573244091): Rachael Brownell: Books
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Old 03-09-2011, 09:03 AM
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Thanks---always looking for books like this that capture the human element of recovery. Good that there are some laughs in it as well--I'm not up for anything totally grim at this point!

(ahh, just took a look via the link. seems like she was a white wine drinker, so I"m sure i will be able to identify)
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Old 03-09-2011, 09:05 AM
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I checked this out and it looks good - question, I'm new in recovery with adult children (though they were affected by my alcoholism as children). Would you suggest this one for me or "Drinking, a Love Story?" Thanks for sharing....
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Old 03-09-2011, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MIBluebird View Post
I checked this out and it looks good - question, I'm new in recovery with adult children (though they were affected by my alcoholism as children). Would you suggest this one for me or "Drinking, a Love Story?" Thanks for sharing....
I can't say. I'm new too. I related more to "mommy....." very much. , but I LOVED "drinking......" too. They are different and yet the same. Just like us. "Lit" was fabulous too.
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Old 03-09-2011, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MIBluebird View Post
I checked this out and it looks good - question, I'm new in recovery with adult children (though they were affected by my alcoholism as children). Would you suggest this one for me or "Drinking, a Love Story?" Thanks for sharing....
Both of them.
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Old 03-09-2011, 10:17 AM
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Reading has replaced my drunk evenings...and I even remember what I read in the morning. A present to myself for not drinking was to get a Kindle, so these books are just a click away and I'm going to reward myself because I'm feeling down today. Thanks Inafishbowl and Least.
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Old 03-09-2011, 10:39 AM
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I liked all 3 of those books! Any more recommendations?
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Old 03-09-2011, 11:28 AM
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Dry by Augustun Boroughs (spelling?). Hysterical.
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Old 03-09-2011, 01:00 PM
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I read it in one day, too...other than the author's issues with her relationships with men, I seriously felt it could have been me writing the book! It inspired me to quit drinking, actually. And to go to my first AA meeting. Needless to say, after I returned it to the library I ordered my own copy. I never thought a book would change my life, but this one sure did...
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Old 03-09-2011, 01:36 PM
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Fishbowl---

I downloaded "Mommy.." this afternoon and read the entire thing! Yikes, so much for productivity

It was a good read on a number of levels. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Old 03-09-2011, 04:24 PM
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Barriemum, that really says something.
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Old 03-11-2011, 10:57 PM
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Fishbowl,

As a mommy in my first yr of sobriety, thank you for putting this book out there.
I just purchased it on my Nookcolor.
Gonna start reading it this weekend!
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Btw...I love your profile pic!
Good, good, good, good, good! Lol..
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Old 03-12-2011, 07:37 AM
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I love this book! Thank you so much for the recommendation. I wish I had gotten it during the first year of sobriety but better late than never and I can still relate. Thanks again!

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Old 03-12-2011, 08:04 AM
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I got that on my Kindle when I was contemplating stopping - a few months ago. It's very good isn't it - in fact I may re read it !
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Old 03-12-2011, 02:13 PM
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Btw...I love your profile pic!
Good, good, good, good, good! Lol..
Thanks simplyfab, I was worried that it might be inappropriate. But becoming Magda from "Something about Mary", has been a fear of mine. She frighteningly reminded me of myself years ago when I first saw that movie. I already look and act like a 38 year old version of her.
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