Originally Posted by ccam1973

The story that my every waking moment revolves around drinking. I would start at 9:30 on weekend mornings and sometimes around 11 at work on week days, alternating liquor stores every day not to look like a pathetic drunk,

I have lost so many past opportunities and potential memories that were stolen from me...No more knowing in the back of my mind that ultimately I will drink during the holidays, drink on vacation, or drink just to DRINK. No more!

For me, I was robbing my kids of a full time father. Although I was always with my kids physically, mentally I was absent and only focused on drinking... My temper was short with them when drinking, I was grumpy, I didn't feel like I was being the father that my kids deserve; and this is time I can never get back, EVER!