Weekender 7-11 June2018
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Originally Posted by venuscat 
You guys will never believe this.....so, after many months of back and forth, I made big life decisions and started a new path of study...it is kind of different and I am private and I wanted to wait to tell anyone. Specifically my sisters. And guess what? There is an awesome chic in my class who is from Melbourne...liked her immediately, she is quick and bright and we messaged...there is a closed FB group for the class, and low and behold she is my cousin's girlfriend. Really. My close cousins....and also the ones with the biggest mouths.....so pretty soon the entire Jewish community in Melbourne will know exactly where I am and what I am doing.
Which is hysterical....I moved across the world to escape that community. But my mum was right.....you can never leave your family....they will find you.
Which is hysterical....I moved across the world to escape that community. But my mum was right.....you can never leave your family....they will find you.
Hang in there Midnight honey.....this is almost over, and then we can plot ways to retaliate for the hours waiting for that fish....kidding...sort of....nothing illegal or nasty.....
Love you. xx
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Happy Birthday, Snufkin!
My favorite animal(s) this week at the zoo have been the flamingos. I say there are not enough ridiculously flamboyant birds in the world! So beautiful.
Flamingos for your birthday!
I'm also a June birthday.
I've gotten involved in a few threads in Newcomers/alcoholism this week. It's hard and profoundly sad.
Prayers for the still suffering alcoholic. Sometimes that's me. Sometimes that's all of us.
I will continue to fight the good fight this week. No matter what comes up I won't drink at it. Doesn't make life all peachy, but it does make it manageable. I'm grateful to have been released from alcohol's death-grip.
My favorite animal(s) this week at the zoo have been the flamingos. I say there are not enough ridiculously flamboyant birds in the world! So beautiful.
Flamingos for your birthday!
I'm also a June birthday.
I've gotten involved in a few threads in Newcomers/alcoholism this week. It's hard and profoundly sad.
Prayers for the still suffering alcoholic. Sometimes that's me. Sometimes that's all of us.
I will continue to fight the good fight this week. No matter what comes up I won't drink at it. Doesn't make life all peachy, but it does make it manageable. I'm grateful to have been released from alcohol's death-grip.
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Welcome to weekenders bringmeback!
For me it got so bad that I was unable to socialise in any way that did not involve drinking. Alcohol deprived me of all other choices like a demented staff sergeant or prison warder. When I was enjoying company it was a constant strain to keep my drinking down to the same level/ speed as the others and even though I would occasionally be drunk when I did get home I would always, without fail carry on drinking until oblivion, it was how I rolled. I could never stop drinking voluntarily.
I was an absolutely hopeless drinker and I have got no business doing it. Three years plus of Sr and Weekenders have shown me that the cycle of addiction can be broken and that there is life beyond the bottle even for a drunk like me.
Happy Birthday Snufkin!
Welcome to weekenders bringmeback!
For me it got so bad that I was unable to socialise in any way that did not involve drinking. Alcohol deprived me of all other choices like a demented staff sergeant or prison warder. When I was enjoying company it was a constant strain to keep my drinking down to the same level/ speed as the others and even though I would occasionally be drunk when I did get home I would always, without fail carry on drinking until oblivion, it was how I rolled. I could never stop drinking voluntarily.
I was an absolutely hopeless drinker and I have got no business doing it. Three years plus of Sr and Weekenders have shown me that the cycle of addiction can be broken and that there is life beyond the bottle even for a drunk like me.
Happy Birthday Snufkin!
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Funny looking at the dates of weekend threads—before my addiction to alcohol, I remember telling my then alcoholic BF “can’t you just drink on Friday and Saturday? The weekend isn’t Thursday through Monday, you know....”
Little did I anticipate my turn with addiction. Creeps in....then daily drinking or way more then we thought or dreamt we ever would.
Last fifteen years of my life was- “I’m only supposed to drink Thursday through Monday? —naw, I’m drinkin’ EVERY DAY!”
So glad I’m a non drinker now.
Looking forward to a no regrets, no guilt weekend. Easy would be nice, but look forward to meeting challenges dry as a bone😎
I’m in
Funny looking at the dates of weekend threads—before my addiction to alcohol, I remember telling my then alcoholic BF “can’t you just drink on Friday and Saturday? The weekend isn’t Thursday through Monday, you know....”
Little did I anticipate my turn with addiction. Creeps in....then daily drinking or way more then we thought or dreamt we ever would.
Last fifteen years of my life was- “I’m only supposed to drink Thursday through Monday? —naw, I’m drinkin’ EVERY DAY!”
So glad I’m a non drinker now.
Looking forward to a no regrets, no guilt weekend. Easy would be nice, but look forward to meeting challenges dry as a bone😎
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Happy Birthday Snufkin!! xx
MB, I feel your pain feeling trapped in a job you really don’t like. I don’t know what your job is but it sounds like from what you have posted so far that your employer is taking the **** in my opinion. No job I know of has such a broad range of random things to be asked to do and i’d be raging if I was being put in the same position. Maybe for the next time say you are unable to work away from home for a while as you are helping look after a sick relative so going with them next time is out of the question, never good to be dishonest but sometimes it’s called for. xx
MB, I feel your pain feeling trapped in a job you really don’t like. I don’t know what your job is but it sounds like from what you have posted so far that your employer is taking the **** in my opinion. No job I know of has such a broad range of random things to be asked to do and i’d be raging if I was being put in the same position. Maybe for the next time say you are unable to work away from home for a while as you are helping look after a sick relative so going with them next time is out of the question, never good to be dishonest but sometimes it’s called for. xx
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Hi everyone! I'm in for another wonderful sober weekend.
Happy birthday Snufkin!
Hang in there Midnight Blue...not sure what's going on but I hope you find clarity soon as to what positive changes you should make to find happiness in your life. Change can be hard and scary, but often worth it in the long run. It won't hurt to see what other jobs are available for you to check out.
Ok...time for me to get moving.
Have a great day, everyone!
Happy birthday Snufkin!
Hang in there Midnight Blue...not sure what's going on but I hope you find clarity soon as to what positive changes you should make to find happiness in your life. Change can be hard and scary, but often worth it in the long run. It won't hurt to see what other jobs are available for you to check out.
Ok...time for me to get moving.
Have a great day, everyone!
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Originally Posted by Gilmer
Today is my older daughter’s birthday, too.
Congratulations on your new path, Suze—and a great big eyeroll about the cousin’s girlfriend!
Congratulations on your new path, Suze—and a great big eyeroll about the cousin’s girlfriend!
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Vent away, as Vinny said.....what else has she done that has driven you crazy?
I could almost write my own story about your entitled boss.....it would be a murder mystery, and no, it wasn't her assistant after all.....the nanny did it.
Love....maybe wait....too much emotion right now....look at it all again in a few days when you have had some time to relax and be in your own space.....
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I could almost write my own story about your entitled boss.....it would be a murder mystery, and no, it wasn't her assistant after all.....the nanny did it.
Love....maybe wait....too much emotion right now....look at it all again in a few days when you have had some time to relax and be in your own space.....
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Thank you, Venus.
Among other things what really drives me crazy that I can't predict whatsoever when it strikes her to have lunch or dinner and I have to wait hell hungry till "her highness"" decides it's time to eat.
It's just plain humiliating.
I finally went to the market and prepared my own food to have in case I go crazy hungry, but it's all ridiculous and embarrassing.
Among other things what really drives me crazy that I can't predict whatsoever when it strikes her to have lunch or dinner and I have to wait hell hungry till "her highness"" decides it's time to eat.
It's just plain humiliating.
I finally went to the market and prepared my own food to have in case I go crazy hungry, but it's all ridiculous and embarrassing.
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