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[STEADFAST]

Quick check in.....Big congrats to Narilly on two years of sobriety!

Hope everyone else is well.

Steady
x

[narilly]

Hi everybody,
Thanks Steady, TT, SF, Pav., G, everyone!

Hey TT, I watched season 3 of House Of Cards, yeah that Doug character is interesting and kind of a sicko for sure. I have the next season on Netflix and am trying to watch that. I am not sure if it will live up to the last seasons. I am just coming to the end of Mad Men. I have totally enjoyed that show. They drink a ton and smoke too, it was a different time back then. Smoking in an airplane, gross, that would make me sick.
I have so many shows I want to watch. I saw one episode of VEEP and it was quite funny. I am going to watch that again.

My in laws are sick right now and they are talking about putting my FIL in a nursing home. They have been pretty heavy drinkers their whole lives and even when they are sick they drink. I wonder how much that has affected their health in their old age. They both have kidney problems, high blood pressure, gout, high Blood sugar. I really think these are symptoms of a life time of drinking too much booze. It is a poison, it is amazing that people think it is ok to drink it like they do. I think we eat sugar in the same way, right NS?


Talk soon. Glad to be Un Hung on a Thursday morning.

[Pavati]

Hi, All:

Quick check in between meetings. I didn't read the House of Cards posts because I still entertain the fantasy that I will have time to go back and catch all of the series that I have missed. One day...

My son's friend died in a car accident - 17 years old, drunk and speeding. My son keeps saying, "it didn't have to happen." It is so hard to watch him in so much pain, and so challenging to contemplate that young life gone because of alcohol. I really can't believe how "normal" alcohol is in our society, given how much damage it does.

Hug your loved ones!
Pav

[treetops]

This is a terrible tragedy Pav, at any age - but more so in one so young.
These will be very hard times for your son and he will never forget this. Its good that he has your full support and that its not complicated by you drinking. Even if you were, I know you would give him all the love you can.
Take care.

[little beagle]

I'm so sorry your son has to experience this Pav. That's really hard.

[narilly]

So sorry Pav. I know how much it sucks to have a friend die like that. My best friend died when we were 17 and I was in the accident. Of course, I was drunk! That didn't have to happen for sure. Thank goodness he wasn't in it or didn't have anything to do with it. It really sucks to lose a friend like that.

Love you.

[little beagle]

Good evening gloamers. Busy work weekend for me. Have a good one.

[Pavati]

Hi, Gloamers:

Happy Sober Sunday. Not much to add, just wanted to check in. Thanks for the positive thoughts.

Has anyone heard from Jane? Hi, Jane. I hope you're ok.

xo

[little beagle]

I'm getting ready for Monday here too. Soaking in a hot tub and relaxing.

[NoSugar]

Well, Monday came :smile:.

Actually I'm on a vacation but because I'm a "bottleneck" in my job, I have to work for a couple hours each day, even when traveling. I would like to have a complete vacation experience but knowing what would be waiting for me, and feeling like I have to do it quickly, would be more stressful than simply putting in some time. I'm working on doing only ESSENTIAL job activities, though, and letting the less pressing ones wait until I return.

Pav, I'm so glad for you that your sons know you as a non-drinker now. It makes you so much more available as a source of comfort when a friend dies in a drunk driving accident. I felt like such a hypocrite when I was over-drinking and lying/hiding about it - everything was at odds with my core values. I died a thousand deaths whenever people I was with started gossiping about and judging alcoholics or pill addicts. I didn't chime in with any criticisms (of my PEERS!) but I kept quiet so as not to give myself away. I still don't 'come out' in those situations but I do speak up for the addicts under discussion and try to educate the people I'm with about the truth of addiction and addicts (which I suppose makes some of them wonder about me but at this point, I'm ok with that).

I'm visiting a far-away grandson right now and am so grateful drinking is out of my life. I would never drink if a child were in my care BUT I know I would probably resent the child for interfering with my drinking. How sad would that be to miss time with a grandchild or to wish he would go home! The one who lives near me shows up pretty much randomly - day and night! It would be a nightmare if I were still drinking and not available to help our daughter or her son. Plus, it is as much fun as everyone tells you :smile:.

[narilly]

That is so nice that you can enjoy your grandson like that NS. Thank goodness drinking is part of your past.

Pav, it is so tough. He will get through it and you are there to help him. That is such a great thing.

Enjoying a Un Hung Monday here. Glad to be sober. It is really warm here and is going over 22C! Tomorrow we are looking at 25C. It is un seasonably warm this year and I am really enjoying it.

Have a great week SF, I am jealous of the hot tub Lil B. Hope you are doing well.

Have a great day.

[Guitarista]

Hi Gloamers!

Good weekend had here. Day 24 and the feeling's goooood.

Special shout out to Jane and Jvo!

Have a happy and healthy week y'all.

[little beagle]

Sounds like fun NS. Lucky you.

[STEADFAST]

Quick check in as feeling very inward.

Sorry your son has had that awful news, Pav. The statistics on drink drive accidents are shocking.

Glad you're enjoying your holiday NS!

LB, you're sounding good. Way to go!

And onya Guitarista, keep on keeping on.

best wishes to all,
Steady

[narilly]

Hi Steady, and Hi ya G!

Lil B, hope you are doing ok. Are things getting a bit better?

I am going on a cruise next week and am saving a shwack of money because I don't have to buy the drink package which is $40/day/person. Holy crap, people spend a lot on drinks. If I was drinking I definitely would be buying the package and I probably would not remember all of the cruise and would be Hungover at least 3/7 days if I was careful.

I am going to watch and see if I spot some alkies on my trip I am sure there will be some. I am SO glad I will be able to wake up every morning UN HUNG. I will remember it all and actually enjoy the food instead of the booze. Anyway, I would only enjoy the first drink and then after that it was a struggle not to drink too many. I usually lost the struggle but once in awhile I would only have 2 drinks and that would perpetuate the idea that I could moderate. What a joke.
Well, there will be no struggle on this trip. Just pure enjoyment. I am so looking forward to it. Just me and my hubs.

Talk soon.