Today, my mom celebrated a year's sobriety by having a couple of beers with her boyfriend. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I celebrated my friend's 5-month sobriety milestone with her by getting absolutely wasted. FML
Today, my mom showed up completely hammered to a party I was throwing. The party was to celebrate the ten years that I've been sober. 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, 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, my alcoholic mother decided to finally check herself into rehab. She did it while drunk, and flirted with the front attendant. 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, I'm a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. On new years, my mom called and asked what kind of champagne I want. FML
Today, my mom left the house in the morning, leaving me alone. I called and I got no answer. Hours later, she finally answers one of my calls and tells me that she'd been in an AA meeting all this time. Happy, I tell her to come home. She came home drunk. FML
Today, my mum got upset with me for having my first hangover ever after being of legal drinking age for over 6 years. She is a closet alcoholic in denial who hides red wine bottles around the house. FML
Today, I was watching a home video of when my mom was pregnant with me. She had a beer in her hand. FML
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igg125 30
Time to start to count again, day one.
higgysaurus 18
Congrats on her year of sobriety, I guess.
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fullycaffeinated 5
As a recovering addict, I think this is something that only the addict/alcoholic can comment on. Some people learn self control. Abstinence does not have to be the only way. Studies have shown this to be true. I personally see myself as being clean since May 1. Have I used since then? Yes, twice. I am not allowed to use that clean date at the outpatient I attend, I have to use my date of last use which is Oct 5. But to me... Using twice in nine months is amazing. For six years, I could rarely get nine days, let alone nine months, only using twice. To me, May 1 is when I was finally able to change my mindset. And that date is more important to me than the day after a one-time use. I don't think two instances of using negates the work that went into those nine months. If I ever use more than one time/day in a row, to me that would be a relapse, and I would start my time over. Same goes if I started using habitually, say three times in a week, probably even three times in a month actually. At this point, I honestly don't think I will ever use again. But if I do, once, randomly, I won't see this whole time as a failure, and it won't negate what I have accomplished. Even my counselor has agreed with me on these points.
Killnot123 6
People are stupid