Today, my uncle gave me a very expensive bottle of champagne at a celebratory family event. We were celebrating me spending one year sober. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mother-in-law gave me a bottle of champagne for my birthday. This is the third year in a row she has done this. I'm a recovering alcoholic, and she's well aware of that fact. FML
Today, it's my one-year anniversary of being sober. For the occasion, my father decided to spice-up my non-alcoholic cocktail with booze. I didn't realize, and drank it. FML
Today, as a recovering alcoholic, I called my brother to share the news that I've been sober for a month. He invited me to a bar to celebrate. FML
Today, my mom celebrated a year's sobriety by having a couple of beers with her boyfriend. FML
Today, I received a very expensive bottle of wine for Christmas. My alcoholic mother snuck into my house while I was out and drank the whole bottle. FML
Today, I'm a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. On new years, my mom called and asked what kind of champagne I want. FML
Today, I celebrated my friend's 5-month sobriety milestone with her by getting absolutely wasted. FML
Today, I found out that the neighbor I'd given a bottle of wine to for Christmas is a recovering alcoholic. FML
Today, I've been one year sober. My health has improved a lot, unlike my social life, which has died a horrible, lonely death. FML
Today, I came home from partying all night, having stayed completely sober. My Dad, blind drunk, told me he was proud of me for staying sober. He claims to have been sober longer than I have. FML
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ViRepz 28
Well it can serve as a great reminder to keep going with your sobriety.
AlwayzCelly 13
If you've been sober that long I'm sure you can stay strong and resist it. Did your uncle even know what the celebration was for though? That's pretty inconsiderate.
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Comments (64)
BoltTheSuperdog 22
I suppose the OP could give it to someone. After all, it's the thought that counts?
Ins0mau 20
Yeah. It is. And it's pretty thoughtless.
SpacemanX 8
You could give it to someone after you've stored it away for awhile. That would be a great future gift. Also if it's difficult keeping you could try storing it somewhere you'll never see it or have someone keep it at their cellar for you.
simsgirlgem 25
apparently every family has a dick cause my Uncle Chuck would do that
sickerthanyou 13
it's a trick, they give you something really expensive you can't use or I this case, drink, and since you can't drink it, you are force to give it back to them and they still get all the credit of an expensive gift.
ebrainer1 9
If you don't drink it to get drunk, it's still being sober. A symbolic glass as a gesture of thanks would be okay. You've demonstrated that you have the discipline to abstain from alcohol for a year, and a sip of champagne won't change that.
Axel5238 29
Alcoholic's can't have 1 glass or 1 drink. That would be putting OP's sobriety at risk for relapse. They would want more. How is this being missed by so many people?
VSVP_fml 6
It was just a test.
amisenho 11
For those people who don't understand what alcoholism means, imagine someone who is a year sober from heroin deciding to take an anniversary hit "for old times' sake". Do you get it now?
ThErAlSlImShAdY 2
Oh the irony.
misswallflower 8
My dad just celebrated one year if being sober about a week or two ago. Congratulations OP, stay strong.