Missing out on life...
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Missing out on life...
Yesterday I saw a friend with whom I've been talking of coordinating a daddy-daughter camping trip with us and our little girls, all about the same age.
It's a gorgeous weekend and was set to be a great, warm night tonight for camping. Maybe northern lights.
At first he said 'hey yeah... That could work....'
But then shortly stopped and said 'oh wait.... Thing is we have an afternoon wedding tomorrow... So I will be half wasted by evening'
Today I spent the day with my girls swimming and playing on the beach. We didn't wind up camping tonight, but I read them stories and they went to bed exhausted from the good times.
I thought of my friend this evening.... Out there somewhere 'half wasted'.
I thought of his daughters.
I think we'd have had a really wonderful time camping together tonight....
I
It's a gorgeous weekend and was set to be a great, warm night tonight for camping. Maybe northern lights.
At first he said 'hey yeah... That could work....'
But then shortly stopped and said 'oh wait.... Thing is we have an afternoon wedding tomorrow... So I will be half wasted by evening'
Today I spent the day with my girls swimming and playing on the beach. We didn't wind up camping tonight, but I read them stories and they went to bed exhausted from the good times.
I thought of my friend this evening.... Out there somewhere 'half wasted'.
I thought of his daughters.
I think we'd have had a really wonderful time camping together tonight....
I
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Good one.
One thing that keeps me on my path is the realization of what I often sacrificed to drink and recover from drink. I have a very general idea, but I'm sure the truth (if calculated and presented to me in hours, weeks, and perhaps years) would make me ill.
One thing that keeps me on my path is the realization of what I often sacrificed to drink and recover from drink. I have a very general idea, but I'm sure the truth (if calculated and presented to me in hours, weeks, and perhaps years) would make me ill.
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Yes, I shortchanged my son & myself many times. Never thought I was doing any harm - but being numb & foggy didn't cut it. Wish I could get those years back and really live, not phone it in.
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Moving post, FreeOwl.
I wish I could go back in time to when my son was 1 and do it all again. He just turned 7 and I'm becoming the mom I wish I had been back then but of course, I didn't think I was that bad at the time. So sad.
I wish I could go back in time to when my son was 1 and do it all again. He just turned 7 and I'm becoming the mom I wish I had been back then but of course, I didn't think I was that bad at the time. So sad.
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Originally Posted by suki44883 
That's really sad. Unfortunately, I remember being that way back in my drinking years. I loved my kids, but I wasn't the best mom back then. 
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Yesterday my son was visiting a friend around 5:00. I thought to myself that a year ago I'd have taken that opportunity to start drinking and would have been worthless the rest of the evening. Hopefully those days are gone forever.
That's a good reminder, Free Owl!
That's a good reminder, Free Owl!
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