24 Hour Recovery Connection Part 277
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UK
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Hello everyone,
So yesterday I visited my mum. This took a lot of courage but luckily sobriety seems to have given me a lot of courage. When I was a kid, my mum had a brain tumour. She was really sick for ages but somehow she survived. Sadly, all the surgeries changed her personality and when she finally got home from the hospital she didn't want anything to do with me anymore. Dad was alcoholic so childhood wasn't the greatest of times. I started stealing my dad's booze and drinking when I was 13.
Ever since alcohol put my dad into an early grave last year, I've been thinking about my relationship with my mum. I would love her to get to know my kids. My children are such awesome little people, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to get to know them.
So yesterday I went to visit her. And now I know that some things can't be fixed. I don't feel angry or sad for myself. I feel sad for my mum that she had this thing happen to her brain. It wasn't her fault that she changed and I feel sad for her that she doesn't know me and doesn't want to get to know me and her fabulous grandkids.
But I accept it. Things don't always go the way I want them to. I thank sobriety for this gift of acceptance. And the gifts of courage and understanding and strength.
24 more hours please xxx
So yesterday I visited my mum. This took a lot of courage but luckily sobriety seems to have given me a lot of courage. When I was a kid, my mum had a brain tumour. She was really sick for ages but somehow she survived. Sadly, all the surgeries changed her personality and when she finally got home from the hospital she didn't want anything to do with me anymore. Dad was alcoholic so childhood wasn't the greatest of times. I started stealing my dad's booze and drinking when I was 13.
Ever since alcohol put my dad into an early grave last year, I've been thinking about my relationship with my mum. I would love her to get to know my kids. My children are such awesome little people, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to get to know them.
So yesterday I went to visit her. And now I know that some things can't be fixed. I don't feel angry or sad for myself. I feel sad for my mum that she had this thing happen to her brain. It wasn't her fault that she changed and I feel sad for her that she doesn't know me and doesn't want to get to know me and her fabulous grandkids.
But I accept it. Things don't always go the way I want them to. I thank sobriety for this gift of acceptance. And the gifts of courage and understanding and strength.
24 more hours please xxx
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 469
Kenton - such a sad story - hope you're doing ok X
Dee - Welcome back - hope you had a nice little break- I'm sure I read it was your birthday - so Happy birthday too X
Day 9 for me (almost double figures) and I'm in for another 24 hours. Checking in at 924am in Wales, UK X
Dee - Welcome back - hope you had a nice little break- I'm sure I read it was your birthday - so Happy birthday too X
Day 9 for me (almost double figures) and I'm in for another 24 hours. Checking in at 924am in Wales, UK X
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