Minion09

Hats

Another 24 for me please

Bailey3

Count me in!

Neoo

Goodnight

Coco6054

Another 24. Kenton, I read my own list in what you wrote in your journal. Thank you for the reminder!

John65

7.15pm and I'm in for 24 more hours please.

Best wishes to all

Delilah1

12:17 pm in California and checking in for another 24. I was at a county meeting and decided to stop for a quick lunch before heading back.

My mom has been back in the hospital since Saturday, and I found out from my brother's on/off girlfriend that he has been using again and last Thursday was screaming at my mom,nthen called her screaming and cursing at her, and at one point threw his phone toward my mom's head. They have had a tumultuous relationship, but she shared that he's been using since being on probation, and I worry he may be doing more than that.

I'm furious with hm right now, and know he will lie if I try to have a conversation with him. I already hung up when I tried to talk to him Sunday and he started screaming leading me to end the conversation and hanging up. I've tried to get my mom to move here and she won't. He's 40 years old and needs to want to stop, he has lost a lot, and still refuses to go to inpatient. He was going to meetings because probabtion was making him, now he has a counselor that lies and says he's coming in.

He is going to end up losing the right to be around his kids, and he should if he is doing this. I love him, but right now I'm very angry at him.

venuscat

(((Delilah))) ♥

I would be angry too....

It seems like it would really be a perfect solution for your mum to move closer to you...right now I am praying that she recovers well.

Sending love honey.

Atlast9999

Hevyn

24 more for me too, please!

Rar

Hi Everyone.....24 more sober hours for me please.

Congratulations to those achieving milestones today.

5:55 p.m.
EST

Willow00

Sending love to you and your Mum Delilah ❤️

Kenton, great post. I regularly read my withdrawal diary to remind me why I don’t want to drink anymore.

I have had a rugged few days, really missing my Mum. It’s 10 weeks now and I miss her so much. I used to see her and hug her nearly every day, and there’s a big hole in my life where she used to be
When I’m struggling, the AV sneaks in. So the AV was really loud and insistent the last few days, especially over the weekend. And I had to resort to my “big gun” in my defence against the AV. Icecream.

Icecream really does seem to take the craving for alcohol away. It’s actually quite funny, when I was drinking, I would avoid icecream for that reason, because when I ate it I didn’t feel like any more wine. And the AV hated that, it wanted more wine so it would tell me not to eat icecream so I could keep drinking. Unbelievable in hindsight.
I know the AV hates icecream and it’s my emergency tool for when the AV is strong and won’t shut up and I’m feeling like I could cave in. A tub of icecream and the AV retreats very rapidly, almost like it’s allergic to icecream
It’s also comfort food and makes me feel better. I’ve actually lost close to 10kg since I stopped drinking so I don’t have to worry too much about the extra calories, as I only seem to need the icecream trick on a weekend.

Anyway, it’s now 8am on Hallowe’en and I’m off to get coffee and get organised for finding myself some new work. 24 hours of sobriety please.

Love and support to you all ❤️

venuscat

venuscat

So very wise dear Willow....ice cream and milk work like a charm. The AV hates dairy I think....maybe even yogurt works.

I am so sorry you are hurting.....I understand....it takes a long time before we can think about our beautiful mums without the sobs. In time, it gets easier...you get to carry all of their most precious love and lessons with you every moment, and even still hear their voice. And it is just joyous. It is for me now....mum died August 12.

So much love honey....hope today is a good day for you. ♥♥

Willow00

Thanks Suze ❤️
I figure with time the hurt may get less, at the moment it’s hard to even think of my beautiful Mum without a flood of tears
I know she’s still with me, guiding me, I just miss her physical presence in my life so very much. I never knew I could miss anyone so much or that it could hurt this much. But I know I have to keep going, somehow, and that someday the pain will ease.
Big love to you today and every day my wonderful friend ❤️❤️❤️

venuscat

I know what you mean....I never knew it was possible to miss people this much either....I am so grateful that my parents gave such HUGE love that it lives forever.....but yes, it is hard....big time hard.

Moe love my friend. ♥♥

whopper

Here for another 24.

Goat

Goat here for 24 more hours of the life I have always wanted

venuscat

♥ This is a list of everyone who posted their commitment to stay sober in the last
24 hours: 8 pm EDT ~ 7.59 pm EDT.

It is awesome to have every single one of you here with us! ♥

1newcreation
Atlast9999
aussieblue
Awake61
Babs1234
badgerden
bandicoot2
BarbieKen
Ben123
Canadian Koala
ChloeRose63
Citrus
Coldfusion
Coco6054
CrossYourHeart
Daisybelle
Dee74
Delilah1
Endoftheday
erfra7
FormerBeerLover
Gabe1980
gatorman
Gilmer
Goat
goodbyeevan
GreenSweater
goose333
Hats
Hevyn
Jack16
jcmart23
joandmelandhan
John65
jsm273
julietUK
Kaneda8888
kenton
kevlarsjal2
Kris47
least
LillianGish
lilymaz
Lostmyoffswitch
lyddie
Mags1
Minion09
mns1
Neoo
Nic233
nmd
Optimist4ever57
Pebbles555
PhoenixJ
Pinky1
Plenny
PurpleKnight
Quincy
quitter62
Rainman1
Rar
RedBerryJuniper
Saskia
shortstop81
Snufkin
soberista
SoberLeigh
stargazer016
Sunflower79
Sunflowerlife
Sweetpeacan
tgirl
TheToddman
theVman31
time2LLL60
Tinker B
tomls
Tynesider22
vanaprastha
venuscat
Vinificent
WaterOx
whopper
Willow68
wiscsober
yukonm
Zanna
zeppodog
zoeydog
Onward together! ♥

aussieblue

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