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irisblue

(34,267 posts)
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 11:17 AM Dec 2020

I read a story, elsewhere, about a family who has a member drink a bottle at a holiday gathering

The very drunk parent, weeping and wailing about worthlessness was restrained by at least 2 adult sons from driving off.

30 minutes on, I am still shaking deep in my feelings.

Things I am grateful for today.
Running water, flush toilets, heat, electricity, internet, coffee, stuff for my cats, a safe living space.
And I never woke up handcuffed to a stretcher in the ER.

hi, I'm irisblue. I am clean, abstinent and sober today

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I read a story, elsewhere, about a family who has a member drink a bottle at a holiday gathering (Original Post) irisblue Dec 2020 OP
Awesome! MuseRider Dec 2020 #1
Great message irisblue kozar Dec 2020 #2
Keep on snowybirdie Dec 2020 #3
Hugs TEB Dec 2020 #4
Hi, irisblue! PJMcK Dec 2020 #5
There is an antiwar song from 1975, first line is "Coulda been me, instead it was you" irisblue Dec 2020 #6
Greetings Irisblue! MaryMagdaline Dec 2020 #7
... Me. Dec 2020 #8
Beautiful, thank you. mountain grammy Dec 2020 #9
Wow Timewas Dec 2020 #10
One day at a time is all it takes. marble falls Dec 2020 #11
irisblue Strong! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2020 #12
I got clean 32 years ago. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #13
Good for you lillypaddle Dec 2020 #14
Great message...Thank You for posting... Stuart G Dec 2020 #15
Family support miame Mar 2021 #16
welcome to DU good you are with us irisblue Mar 2021 #18
Keep walking towards the light! marble falls Mar 2021 #17

MuseRider

(34,370 posts)
1. Awesome!
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 11:21 AM
Dec 2020

Big hugs and hearts to you and everyone else.

I have never had that particular problem but have a family full of drug and alcohol problems and married into more.

It almost always brings me to tears to read a post like yours. Bless your sweet heart for working so hard to get where you are and maintaining it.

Congratulations and have a wonderful New Year! We will be on the upside finally.

irisblue

(34,267 posts)
6. There is an antiwar song from 1975, first line is "Coulda been me, instead it was you"
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 11:42 AM
Dec 2020

Holly Near btw.


Meetings are so damned important for us

MaryMagdaline

(7,882 posts)
7. Greetings Irisblue!
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 11:45 AM
Dec 2020

From a family of many AA members, I salute your accomplishment of sobriety. Every sober day is a triumph!

mountain grammy

(27,276 posts)
9. Beautiful, thank you.
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 12:07 PM
Dec 2020

We lost another friend of my daughter this year to an overdose.

I'm grateful for my child's life and recovery and wake up everyday with hope that it lasts.

Timewas

(2,291 posts)
10. Wow
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 01:08 PM
Dec 2020

You are fabulous .....it is indeed a long sometimes ugly road we travel but the end results when we get were we are today is worth the effort ...Another thing I am thankful for today is having others around that shared the journey and made it. Some didn't.

safeinOhio

(34,084 posts)
13. I got clean 32 years ago.
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 02:11 PM
Dec 2020

Life is good now. Seems to get better all of the time.

Best of luck to you irisblue.

lillypaddle

(9,605 posts)
14. Good for you
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 02:14 PM
Dec 2020

You forgot to add "proud" to the list of things you are today. As you should be. Happy New Year!

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