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[Starfish1]

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Gerbera daisies are perfect, A! Bright and cheery!

[Queenbug]

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found this today....hope it works...Happy Daisy Day lovelies x

[odat1234]

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I love gerbera daisys too!

[Queenbug]

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Wish you could press 'like' button on here!

[SoberSoul]

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Good morning Daisies. Day three here and I'm all for Gerbrer Daisies as they can be PINK and remind me of those Pinksters from a few years back. We were in a little support group something like this and I did so well with their support.

K9, I HATE those 3:00 a.m. wake ups feeling all guilty, jittery, full of dread and self-loathing.

I have also noticed that my snoring has stopped (or so says hubby), my heart palpitations have not bothered me in a week, I am having a smoothie every morning and just finished Caroline Knapp's Drinking: A Love Story. I spent the whole morning reading it. I wept when she was talking about not being able to climb into her mother's lap when she felt scared or shy. It hit a cord with me in acknowledging that I was never hugged, kissed or held by my mother that I remember. No wonder I drank. I don't want to continue to fall into her pattern of coming home, opening up a beer in her case, bottle of wine in mine, and sitting down, drinking and doing nothing much else EVERY evening. It's funny but at 83 she's been forced to stop drinking and has gained 24 pounds (she was 90 lbs for years) and is happier than I've every seen her. She wasted so many years drunk.

Acadia, how are you hanging in there now? So happy you are with us. I will try to stay around although it's hard for me as internet is iffy at home.

Kailly and Star Fish, its a test when family is in trouble and we are in the initial phases of sobriety. I figure there is never a good time to stop so it might as well be now.

I started drinking when my adopted daughter started seriously acting out with drugs, overdoses and running away at age 12-13 and it's kind of ironic that the weekend she tells me she is going to be a single mom, I stop. Enough dealing with family situations through the numbness of a glass of wine.

Our daughters need us sober, sane and present.

Daisy, again, thanks for starting this.

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[Starfish1]

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Thanks, Sober! I enjoy your posts so much! I am really happy for this little group also.This is ALL GOOD!!!

[Queenbug]

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'Our daughters need us sober, sane and present'.....so true...thank you SoberSoul....

I like being part of a daisy chain : ))

[odat1234]

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How ya doing Ann? Its about 2 there now.

[Starfish1]

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odat1234;1575983 wrote: How ya doing Ann? Its about 2 there now.

Yes, thinking of you, Ann :l

[acadiaofmaine]

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I am doing ok, all. The cravings are hitting, though. It's almost 3 and I really want to stop working and have some wine. But I won't. I just ate a muffin and am making chicken stock from scratch, which smells good. Maybe I'll go for a little walk.

How are the rest of you doing? Hanging in there?

Ann

[SoberSoul]

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Ann, stay strong. We need you here as part of the Daisy Chain. I'll try to get on at home. Grandkids coming to spend the day with me all day tomorrow so it will be hard to get to a computer but my heart will be with you all. Hope to post another pink daisy on my chain tomorrow.

[acadiaofmaine]

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I love the Lao-Tzu quote, SS. I had seen it months ago, and sent it to all my friends! Lots of inspirational words on this site.

Gonna go buy some flowers and get some air.

Ann

[Starfish1]

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Sounds like a great plan, Ann! You are doing GREAT!!! and that chicken soup sounds fantastic!! That will really make you feel good!!!

[Kailey]

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Hanging in there!

[odat1234]

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3 o'clock, the witching hour.