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Old 07-19-2008, 07:29 AM
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Um. small embarrassed confession

Hi everyone
I can't seem to do basic arithmetic. July has always been the middle of the year and so I think of it as the half-year month. When I introduced myself, I said happily that I have a year-and-a-half of continuous sobriety. That is not accurate.

My sobriety date is 17 March 2007 and if I add on my fingers I am just over 14 months sober. Even if I do think of July as halfway through the year.

I should carry one of those sobriety day calculators around with me all the time!

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Old 07-19-2008, 07:34 AM
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Well whether or not you can do arithmetic or not everyday you stay sober the better. So congrats on 14 months thats pretty amazing and I hope that I can get there and I'll keep track of it one day at a time rather than using any other methods.

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Old 07-19-2008, 08:18 AM
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14 months is fantastic. We all can make mistakes with the math. We are sober today! Woooo Hooo!
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Old 07-19-2008, 09:02 AM
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Think of it like football time! Five minutes left on the clock for football can drag on for hours (you can see how much I dislike football! lol). Heck, you should be able to ADD time for your accomplishment!!!

Whatever time you call it, I'm proud of you!!! I hope to get there.
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Old 07-19-2008, 09:17 AM
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I can do math too, and that is 16 months. Congrats on 16 months.
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Old 07-19-2008, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dgillz View Post
I can do math too, and that is 16 months. Congrats on 16 months.
Good thing we all love each other. Here's the breakdown: March 17, 2007 to March 17, 2008 = 1 year (12 months) From March 17, 2008 to today is 4 months (not counting the extra days) SOOO 12 months plus 4 months is 16 months!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Amen to brother Dgillz. Love and hugs to sister Mala on 16 months of well earned sobriety.
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Old 07-19-2008, 09:42 PM
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I feel more idiotic than ever -- up until I turned a year sober I counted every day. Then I just went from one day at atime to the next and only thought about the number of months when I registered here. And got the maths wrong!

Oh well,`16 months is a daily miracle for me because I recall so well not thinking I could stay an hour sober. As we say, if I could do it any of you can do it --

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Old 07-19-2008, 09:49 PM
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I am horrible at math too! I had to count my days on the calendar and got 3 different amounts of days! Finally, I counted out-loud like a pre-schooler until I got it right!!
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Old 07-19-2008, 10:04 PM
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Well, all that I have to say is...

Congratulations on the sober time!
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Old 07-20-2008, 01:17 AM
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Congrats on 16 months
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Old 07-20-2008, 03:09 AM
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Well done on your sober time....
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