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strawberrytints, when I was trying to think of a name for myself to use on this site, I glimpsed my daughters art work. Strawberrytints. It sounded positive light and fun, but more importantly it reminded me of my girls and how much I love them and how I have got to get myself sorted out not only for me but for them. I do not want to ruin their childhood because of my drinking. I am waiting on the starter kit to arrive and have stopped drinking since new years eve. I have found thinking of my children happiness the trigger for me not to go near the drink cupboard and the fact that help (via MWO) is on the way. I have found this site to be a great help already. I too, did not feel that I could get help from my doctor or AA for fear of my children being taken away from me. They are my life, and I already feel in control and it is so nice to wake up in the morning and know that I had not yelled at them or made their little faces sad. I used to put them to bed and say what was the best part of your day today, and hoped that they could find something to say, instead of, " you made us sad", now I hope I can continue to say each night before going to sleep," what was the best part of my day". It has to be that I didn't have any wine today.
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Welcome Strawberry ----- my kids are now 28 and 26 .... I wish I could turn back the clock and do it all over again at times. There are times I regret, and they all have to do with AL. I was a functioning alcoholic and my kids turned out great in spite of it, but I'd still like to have been sober more evenings when they were growing up than I was.
Sounds like you're kids are still very young .... do this now so you won't have the regrets I have.
This is a great site for support.
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I was a wine drinker (daily) and stopped because of my children - your post sounds so like me - can really relate to it. My kids are only 3 and 4 and I hope they wont' remember me when I drank. I have found MWO so helpful - I wouldn't have managed my recent success without it - why not join the AF daily thread in the Monthly abstinence section - it's a great source of support and new people keen to stay sober are always most welcome.
good luck with your journey
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