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10-18-2019, 04:08 AM

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Treesofgreen

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Checking in for another 24. Congratulations to everyone celebrating milestones today!!

10-18-2019, 04:15 AM

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yukonm

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Posts: 4,044

Signing up for 24 hours drink and drug free. 7:15am in Jacksonville, Florida.

Congratulations to all celebrating milestones today!!

10-18-2019, 04:31 AM

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abcowboy

No quitting on yer quit eh!

Join Date: Feb 2014

Location: Alberta, Canada

Posts: 3,877

“You can always take the easy way out and give up, but real strength comes when you decide to keep pushing forward no matter what the circumstances are.” - Unknown

5:30am in Alberta, another 24 please, and thanks...

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

10-18-2019, 04:46 AM

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gatorman

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Join Date: Jun 2016

Location: Gainesville, Fl

Posts: 52,380

24 more please.

10-18-2019, 05:04 AM

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Rose335

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Join Date: Jun 2019

Posts: 689

James -really hope you take note of the comments from those who have told you (rightly) that you are not at all stupid, and some solace also from those who've been in situations similar to yours but who are now in touch with their children.

Wiscsober - a month already!

Pinky - those mini bottles! They were so often my downfall, well not only the mini ones of course. What a nice birthday treat for your mum, her lovely sober daughter. Hope you have a fab lunch.

Purps - thanks for the pumpkins and puppies!

24 more hours please.

10-18-2019, 05:12 AM

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CrossYourHeart

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Join Date: Jul 2017

Location: AZ

Posts: 1,344

Checking in for Sober Friday. Have a good one, everyone.

10-18-2019, 05:26 AM

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venuscat

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Join Date: Nov 2012

Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥

Posts: 88,509

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinky1

Morning everyone 😊
Checking in for another 24 hours sober please

My Mum is 80 today so taking her out for lunch with my sister

This year will be a far cry from last year when I had 2 glasses of wine before I even met for lunch. I know I had them as I remember the 2 mini bottles. 1 before leaving and 1 driving down ( I'm ashamed to admit to this)

She doesn't know I've quit drinking, I've never said. All I know is that she used to ring my husband at work regularly to ask how much I was drinking because she was so worried about me and knew that I was drinking excessively. I don't know if she has rang him recently, I've not asked him.

I will be sober today to celebrate her birthday 😊
Love you Mum xxx

Happy Birthday to your beautiful mum dear Pinky, and I bet the lunch is lovely!!! Looking forward to hearing all about it!

❤️

10-18-2019, 05:53 AM

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venuscat

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Join Date: Nov 2012

Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥

Posts: 88,509

♥ This is a list of everyone who posted their commitment to stay sober in the last
24 hours: 9 am EDT ~ 8.59 am EDT.

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

1newcreation
261179
abcowboy
Atlast9999
aussieblue
Awake61
Babs1234
Bailey3
badgerden
bandicoot2
BarbieKen
Bubovski
Canadian Koala
ChloeRose63
Citrus
Coldfusion
CrossYourHeart
Daisybelle
Dee74
Delilah1
Deniselarkin
Endoftheday
erfra7
Finalcall
FormerBeerLover
Gabe1980
gatorman
Gilmer ♥RIP♥
Goat
goodbyeevan
goose333
GreenDog
Hats
Hevyn
IcedVoVo
Jack16
Jeniket
jimmyJlover
joandmelandhan
John65
julietUK
Kaneda8888
kenton
Kris47
least
Lila125
LillianGish
listae
lilymaz
Lostmyoffswitch
lyddie
maggpie666999
Mags1
Minion09
Neoo
Nic233
nmd
NoGoingBack
OliveDog
Optimist4ever57
Patterson
PhoenixJ
Pinky1
Plenny
Pouncer
Purplrks3647
Quincy
quitter62
Rainman1
RattleAndHum
Red78
Rose335
Sapph21
Saskia
shortstop81
SnoozyQ
soberista
SoberLeigh
Sobertoday54
Soberwolf
stargazer016
StartAnew68
Sunflowerlife
Sweetpeacan
tgirl
Tictoc
Tinker B
tomls
Treesofgreen
trudgingagain
TrueNewGirl
Tynesider22
Upstairs
vanaprastha
venuscat
Vinificent
WaterOx
whopper
wiscsober
Willow68
yukonm
Zanna
zeppodog
Onward together! ♥

♥ thank you dear abcowboy ♥

October 18, 2019

shortstop81 ~ 4 months! ♥
zeppodog ~ 1year & 2 months! ♥
gatorman ~ 3 years & 4 months! ♥
tgirl ~ 6 years & 4 months! ♥

10-18-2019, 06:12 AM

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kenton

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Location: UK

Posts: 2,256

Change is so interesting, isn't it? Sometimes it feels like nothing is changing but then BAM! Something happens and I realise just how much I've changed. One such change is the gradual introduction to my inner wisdom. My instinct. And I listen to my inner wisdom a lot these days. Sadly I didn't listen to it yesterday.... When it was yelling at me not to meet up with old friends. I've always felt uncomfortable around one of these friends.... Naturally the old me always thought it was my fault, I used to do everything I could to get this friend to like me. Pretty embarrassing when I look back on it. Anyway, I haven't seen her for many months, maybe a year and when we met up yesterday she started to complain. She complained about her kids and her husband and the state of her house. Then she got specific. She complained about the way her son walks, her daughter's teeth, her husband's job, the colour of her living room walls. Then she started gossiping about someone we know and the kids of someone we know and then she started talking bad about a teacher at her kids school. I think I went into a trance. I sat there watching her mouth move and I looked at our other 2 friends being sympathetic and agreeing with her list of woes and suddenly it felt like we were all colluding in/enabling something very toxic. I started feeling a prickling on my skin, it was almost as though I could feel the negative energy settling on me. So I let her finish complaining about the potholes in the road (this went on for a long time.... We live near a lot of pot holes) and then I changed the subject. Forcefully. I said, 'Has anyone seen the BBC1 drama called The Capture? It's really good'. She said, 'lucky you, having time to watch TV. I never have time, I'm so busy....' and I said, 'yes, I am lucky' and then I turned to our other friends and said, 'How about you two? How's things with you?' And from then on, every time I started feeling negative energy prickling on my skin, I directed the conversation back to a more positive place. I felt exhausted by the time I left. And I've decided I'm never putting myself through that again. I can't handle it. It's not good for me. But what's awesome is that I'm now able to identify these invisible yet very real entities such as inner wisdom and negative energy. I'm much more in tune now with what I can deal with and what I can't. And in that way, I'm able to set boundaries. And I see now that I never set boundaries before. I spent so much energy and time on the wrong people and I never considered what I needed to do to keep myself safe. Sobriety has given me these skills.

Happy birthday to your mum Pinky and thanks for the pumpkins and puppies Purps! Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxxx

PS.... if anyone is as lucky as me and has the time to watch TV, I really recommend The Capture on BBC1 (catch up on iPlayer). It's really really good xxx

10-18-2019, 06:14 AM

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wiscsober

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Location: NE Wisconsin USA

Posts: 6,223

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

shortstop81 ~ 4 months! ♥
zeppodog ~ 1year & 2 months! ♥
gatorman ~ 3 years & 4 months! ♥
tgirl ~ 6 years & 4 months! ♥

10-18-2019, 06:18 AM

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TrueNewGirl

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Join Date: May 2019

Posts: 247

Happy Friday !!!
Checking in for another 24 hours please 🤗

10-18-2019, 06:33 AM

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venuscat

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Join Date: Nov 2012

Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥

Posts: 88,509

I am afraid I can't stand people like that kent honey.
I would not want to see them ever.
You have a fantastic life....you don't need friends like that....I would think.

❤️

10-18-2019, 07:14 AM

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Daisybelle

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Join Date: Apr 2018

Location: Cheshire. U.K

Posts: 8,003

15.13

24 more for me please on this wet and windy Friday.

Wishing you all a better day than yesterday. xx

10-18-2019, 07:46 AM

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Rose335

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Join Date: Jun 2019

Posts: 689

Kenton - Agree with Venus. 'Friends' like that are draining. They somehow suck the very oxygen from everything around them. I am watching The Capture on catch-up! Just started and it's looking very promising. Also like Dublin Murders. Have you seen that? A bit dark but also really good.

10-18-2019, 07:56 AM

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Pouncer

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Join Date: Mar 2015

Posts: 1,228

Checking in and pledging to stay sober for the next 24 hours.

Yay, us!

10-18-2019, 08:30 AM

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Gabe1980

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Location: Scotland

Posts: 3,837

24 for me please.

I'm so grateful to have got through to the end of the week. On my way home to rest up for the weekend. It's been rough but I don't want to drink, which is just awesome. Will check in and catch up more tomorrow 💕💕

Love to all xxx