One Year & Under Club Part 36
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Else, mu thoughts are with you. Poor kitty. Animals bring us so much.
Gleefan, I'm sorry to hear you were in a strange place. I don't know if Im projecting but I sense that you're sad, are in pain from not getting validation for your efforts at sobriety, at making it work in your couple, holding the emotions with your son, etc... It's OK to be sad we're not getting the validation. I find it's good that you're bringing the control on you but I hope that you can also express you pain and need safely to your husband and family.
Gillmer, what bull was that? Is it better now?
Toots, so glad your migraine is good. I have almost daily headaches and migraines with aura, thankfully, these only happen every 2 years thank God so I'm glad you're back to your normal bubbly self.
AF, 3 months is huge at the beginning so huge congrats. It's also a first big threshold for the alcoholic voice. After 3 months, I almost threw in the towel too. Feel proud, look forward now.
There as such worst things than never drinking again. If you're convinced booze, any type of alcohol is a oison *which it is, it intoxicates anyone who drinks it), you're not going to miss, crave so much the "nice" glass of wine, rum, whiskey, etc,..
Anyways, I'm doing OK. Working, seeing a few friends but not much else in my ascetic life. It's not sad, but it's not good either. Let's call it a tolerable limbo. My boss told someone I was a very hard worker. Somehow, I'd have preferred something truly complimentary but that's just the hard worker never satisfied in me. ;(
Have a good evening, undies. We are growing to be a huge group. Toots, our reputation is crossing threads and gathering steam. Ha ha.
Dottie,
xoxo
Gleefan, I'm sorry to hear you were in a strange place. I don't know if Im projecting but I sense that you're sad, are in pain from not getting validation for your efforts at sobriety, at making it work in your couple, holding the emotions with your son, etc... It's OK to be sad we're not getting the validation. I find it's good that you're bringing the control on you but I hope that you can also express you pain and need safely to your husband and family.
Gillmer, what bull was that? Is it better now?
Toots, so glad your migraine is good. I have almost daily headaches and migraines with aura, thankfully, these only happen every 2 years thank God so I'm glad you're back to your normal bubbly self.
AF, 3 months is huge at the beginning so huge congrats. It's also a first big threshold for the alcoholic voice. After 3 months, I almost threw in the towel too. Feel proud, look forward now.
There as such worst things than never drinking again. If you're convinced booze, any type of alcohol is a oison *which it is, it intoxicates anyone who drinks it), you're not going to miss, crave so much the "nice" glass of wine, rum, whiskey, etc,..
Anyways, I'm doing OK. Working, seeing a few friends but not much else in my ascetic life. It's not sad, but it's not good either. Let's call it a tolerable limbo. My boss told someone I was a very hard worker. Somehow, I'd have preferred something truly complimentary but that's just the hard worker never satisfied in me. ;(
Have a good evening, undies. We are growing to be a huge group. Toots, our reputation is crossing threads and gathering steam. Ha ha.
Dottie,
xoxo
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Originally Posted by dorothyparker 
There as such worst things than never drinking again. If you're convinced booze, any type of alcohol is a oison *which it is, it intoxicates anyone who drinks it), you're not going to miss, crave so much the "nice" glass of wine, rum, whiskey, etc,..
They way i've started to see it is that I have an affliction that means I can't drink, sure there are many people who don't have that affliction, but there are also many, many people who have afflictions that mean they can't walk, or can't see, or can't hear etc...
Every time I start to feel like "Oh poor me I can't drink" (Which was often in the early days) I think about the poor soul who has to contend with the afflictions that are much more debilitating AND were no fault of their own.
In some ways I am grateful I have this problem, it's forced me to take a step back and take a look at my life and my attitudes, If I were to have a conversation with the 18 year old me right now i'd probably strangle him!!
haha!!
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Originally Posted by courage2
If I were to have a conversation with the 18 year old me right now i'd probably strangle him!
I am a grateful recovering alcoholic, for sure!
EDIT: now I'm really confused...I thought I pulled that quote from LS's post...why does it say Quote from Courage??? Courage, did you register trade that? Wow, now I'm not certain who to strangle???
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I'm sorry about the loss of your cat, Else.
Michaels, I am not shy about my Christian faith, but nobody on this site has ever tried to censor me. Nor have I tried to censor others or browbeat them. I will share when the opportunity presents itself--but I don't browbeat. We aren't segregated to ghettos at SR--although there are Christian forums and secular forums available.
There is sometimes stuff from the early Church fathers on the Christian forum. You might want to check it out and contribute!
Trach, thank you for the picture of Bugs vs. the bull! Bugs has been my fave since childhood (my favorite book growing up was Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!). That might be a good thing to do after my homework's done this afternoon: look for some old Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Michaels, I am not shy about my Christian faith, but nobody on this site has ever tried to censor me. Nor have I tried to censor others or browbeat them. I will share when the opportunity presents itself--but I don't browbeat. We aren't segregated to ghettos at SR--although there are Christian forums and secular forums available.
There is sometimes stuff from the early Church fathers on the Christian forum. You might want to check it out and contribute!
Trach, thank you for the picture of Bugs vs. the bull! Bugs has been my fave since childhood (my favorite book growing up was Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!). That might be a good thing to do after my homework's done this afternoon: look for some old Bugs Bunny cartoons.
CONGRATS ON YOUR FIRST MONTH SPARKY! Guest
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My "bull," BTW is a serious issue in my personal life. Now that I'm sober and trying to get healthier, I was trying to "have the courage to change what I can." Now I'm in a panic at having started the process.
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