John65

Nice to see you here Free and well done on the 80 something, great going!

CaptainHaddock

raj, sounds like a nice place to live. I had a quick look and see there’s no shortage of crabs and that you have your town carnival this month.

Free2bme, well done on day “80 something”.

raj512

It's lovely Captain. We don't live here though, only on holiday. We live in the central part of England where it is very industrial and built up. It makes a lovely change being here

tootsl1

Raj, I used to live in East Anglia and know Cromer very well, we used to stay in Overstrand when we visited! You are making me very nostalgic! My brother got too friendly with a nervous Alsatian on Cromer pier, it bit him ( not badly!) and we teased him about catching a dogfish!

Captain Haddock, those Cromer crabs are something to experience.

Free2b, great going!

Purps I want an update after the gig!

John65

Me too.

badgerden

morning all! I am at work sitting in the background with my feet up and comfy. My trainee informed me that he felt ready to go on his own, didn't need my guidance anymore, (he was joking, we have a great relationship) so today is his day to sink, swim or walk on water. I have a book I have just started:
https://joshkaufman.net/deep-survival/ will let you know if its any good,,.

I also have my stress ball nearby and a roll of duct tape in case I cant keep my mouth shut and try to give advice or help in anyway. If he asks I will help otherwise, the boy is on his own. ( insert evil laugh gif here)

I had a drinking dream the other night! I rarely have those so that made it really weird. I was at a house helping someone move and they had a lot of opened wine bottles, so I just started pouring glasses, than someone said that they weren't drinking so I went back to the old Badge mode and started hiding water bottles. Un nerved me so much I actually went to my old stand bye hiding spot and tore it apart just to make sure.

Anyway, have a great day all, I will be online a lot today, ignoring my trainee and work in general,,,, I hope

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raj512

Small world Toots! Haven't seen any dogfish 🤣🤣🤣
Just come home from the last end of the pier show in the world still going strong. Fantastic entertainment.

Wow! It really is a small world

Sounds like a fun day Badger. Have a great one!

badgerden

thank you Raj, so far so good. He is doing really well, and the book is so so, not quite what I thought it was going to be.

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tootsl1

I wonder if living in east anglia drives people to drink!!

Badge, drinking dreams used to discombobulate me for the entire day. I now get one recurring, though thankfully seldom one where I am counting up how many years and months I have been sober, though I had a wee drink on my birthday and a few drinks on holiday, but dream me counts that as okay! First time I woke from the dream, it took me a while to realise, no, I actually didnt drink on my birthdays or on holiday! I do wonder whether it’s AV trying to tell me it would be ok to do that and still count myself sober, but I know I wouldn’t.

badgerden

I do wonder whether it’s AV trying to tell me it would be ok to do that and still count myself sober, but I know I wouldn’t.

That is exactly what my AV tries to tell me and I listened to it twice before after 6 + months of sober life, not doing that again!

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raj512

I was wondering that myself Toots!

Good for you Badge! Keep strong and keep going

Purplrks3647

I remember those martians, Badge! "Nope nope nope nope nope...."

Willow00

hi everyone

Sorry I haven’t been posting much lately, but I’ve been trying to come to terms with the grief of my beautiful Mama passing away a few days ago. She was only sick for a few days but she was getting quite frail. She was my world ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’m missing her terribly and always will. But I have the comfort of knowing she went peacefully surrounded by love, and that she’s now in God’s care, reunited with her own parents ❤️

I will always find it amazing that Mum passed away on my day 100. I had set 100 days in my mind as a major milestone. I didn’t tell anyone. I figured if I could get to 100 days I would be ok. I never told my Mum the extent of my drinking, in all the 35 years of me drinking... But nevertheless she always worried about my drinking. She wasn’t ever a drinker herself, I’m sure she knew more than I ever realised... I’m also sure that Mum is really proud of me and so happy that I’m not drinking. If anything I think this has given me even more incentive to not drink again, to honour my beautiful, kind and loving mama ❤️ RIP my beautiful Mama ❤️

tootsl1

Willow, I dread my mums passing, but each year takes more out of her. You are in my heart today. It sounds like you are facing her death with dignity and with positivity, both a tribute to your mama for the love with which she reared you. RIP. Allow your grief Willow, spend time missing and mourning her, and allow yourself to feel, truly feel.
We lost my brother in law suddenly at only 58, in my first year of recovery. It was a true shock to us all. And for the first time in my life I experienced grief without the deadening effect of alcohol. Yes it was painful, but I also felt truly in the moment, I lived my grief then moved on. No residual emotions to push down or hide from.
As with every aspect of living, it was an experience, and one I am better for, for living in truly. I increased my awareness of the damage drinking did to stunt my emotional growth.

We are here for you Willow, if you need us. X

CaptainHaddock

Willow, what a moving post. Thinking of you.

badgerden

Thinking of you Willow and giving much love. I misread your post the first time and was under the impression that she had lived to be 100. My thoughts were "oh what a wonderful life!" how much she had seen the dramatic changes in technology that we will never experience, telephone, air travel etc. I know she was proud of you, we all are.

Much love and hugs

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Purplrks3647

(((Willow))) So sorry to hear about your loss Sending extra hugs

Yixi

Sorry to hear of your loss Willow. Sending love to you and your loved ones x x

raj512

So very sorry to hear of your loss Willow. You sound like you have strength. Thinking of you

emme99

Hi everyone,
I posted in this thread for a while and then kind of got away from posting. I would like to start posting here again if I could. I will be 9 months sober next Monday.

Willow, really sorry for your loss. My mom passed away in January when I was a day short of a month sober, and in a strange way I think it helped me stay sober. I wish the same for you. Keeping you in my thoughts x