NO, my evil friends, don't start! I've talked with a lot of people who have been afraid to come in, post, join, because we seem, maybe are, cliquish. So maybe it would be good to talk about the first time we found MWO, where we were, how we found it, where we landed.
For me, I was at the end of my rope. My (adult) children were not speaking to me unless necessary. Hubs could barely work for fear of a phone call, or what he would find when he got home. I was so sad, so lonely, so depressed, I didn't know what to do. Then I began to see MWO, and the possibility of 'drinking normally'. Yes, that was my goal. Hell, I didn't know what normal was.
I came, read, cruised, read, watched, lurked, read, and suddenly one day jumped into some crazy, long-forgotten thread, completely inappropriate, and told my life story. Some gentle soul gave me direction. (I remember who, but won't embarrass her).
Later I stayed on the Army thread, nearly full time. I needed someone in my life each day. I only had my dogs, and they don't answer. They are wonderful, and I grew, and made the greatest friends.
I moved on to 'The Journey Starts, which is where I am. I have learned there is no 'normal'. It's what each of us has in us, whether one drink is too much, ever. And that's OK. Because this place, and my beloved friends, and MWO, have saved me from Hell on Earth.
For me, I was at the end of my rope. My (adult) children were not speaking to me unless necessary. Hubs could barely work for fear of a phone call, or what he would find when he got home. I was so sad, so lonely, so depressed, I didn't know what to do. Then I began to see MWO, and the possibility of 'drinking normally'. Yes, that was my goal. Hell, I didn't know what normal was.
I came, read, cruised, read, watched, lurked, read, and suddenly one day jumped into some crazy, long-forgotten thread, completely inappropriate, and told my life story. Some gentle soul gave me direction. (I remember who, but won't embarrass her).
Later I stayed on the Army thread, nearly full time. I needed someone in my life each day. I only had my dogs, and they don't answer. They are wonderful, and I grew, and made the greatest friends.
I moved on to 'The Journey Starts, which is where I am. I have learned there is no 'normal'. It's what each of us has in us, whether one drink is too much, ever. And that's OK. Because this place, and my beloved friends, and MWO, have saved me from Hell on Earth.
awprint: RUBY Imagine yourself doing What you love and loving What you do, Being happy From the inside Out, experiencing your Dreams wide awake, 
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