Good on ya, and I trust you will take all the good natured ribbing from our resident " spirit" experts in stride.
15 years sober!!!!!
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Gotta tell you all something, I am a grown man raised to show no emotions, my dad was old school, a vet, no crying or emotions allowed but as I sit here reading your responces and concrats to me I have broken down with tears in my eyes, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL, Esco & Papi, not sure if you are joking or not, if you're not then you two have no idea what this means or how important it was for me to be their for my daughter, David450, way to go man, one day at a time and before you know it you will be where I am today, TheNiteHwk a little more to my story, I was caught right in the middle of OHIP refusing to pay, which they did after I went for treatment, after I returned home I received a $46,000.oo U.S. bill for the stay, it was the final straw that lead to my backruptsy, Neverenuff$ sorry man, alcohol is hard on some, I'm sure I would have killed my liver {or myself] if I hadn't quit too. again though to the rest of you who have incouraged me Thanks, here's to 15 more!!!!!
Gotta tell you all something, I am a grown man raised to show no emotions, my dad was old school, a vet, no crying or emotions allowed but as I sit here reading your responces and concrats to me I have broken down with tears in my eyes, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL, Esco & Papi, not sure if you are joking or not, if you're not then you two have no idea what this means or how important it was for me to be their for my daughter, David450, way to go man, one day at a time and before you know it you will be where I am today, TheNiteHwk a little more to my story, I was caught right in the middle of OHIP refusing to pay, which they did after I went for treatment, after I returned home I received a $46,000.oo U.S. bill for the stay, it was the final straw that lead to my backruptsy, Neverenuff$ sorry man, alcohol is hard on some, I'm sure I would have killed my liver {or myself] if I hadn't quit too. again though to the rest of you who have incouraged me Thanks, here's to 15 more!!!!! Karmastang your message just came in, hang in there buddy, you have more friends than you realise
rgkv, I'm just messing with you, I think its great that a) you quit drinking and b) you own uprgkv said:
to it on a public forum.
I tip my hat to you!
I personally limit my drinking to 2 nights a week but when I do drink I drink way too much. Who knows if my drinking gets worse then I may be joining you at an AA meeting somewhere.
Cheers buddy!!! ( no pun intended)
I used to drink alot when I was in my early 20's - avg 30 alchohic beverages per week. At 27 my doc told me if I kept drinking like I was I would be dead of cirrhosis in 5 years. That woke me up. Since then I've binged drank on occasion but have probably cut alchohol consumption by 70% on average. I can see how it can grip someone and have witnessed ugly incidents within my family and social circle due to alchohol. Its a poison. Kudos to you for your strength and courage to overcome your addiction.
You have my respect. My father drank. I finally ended up giving up on him and cutting him out of my life. I was much better off without him in my life as a drunk but I wonder what things would be like if he was still in my life but not as a drunk. Your kids and grandchildren are lucky. They were more important to you than your booze
rgkv,
You're the motha-funkin' man. That's a tremendous accomplishment. You've got every right to feel proud and I hope you're rewarded for your decision fifteen years ago with great health, a long life, and countless happy memories with your grandchild.
May you live as long as you want, but not want as long as you live....
You're the motha-funkin' man. That's a tremendous accomplishment. You've got every right to feel proud and I hope you're rewarded for your decision fifteen years ago with great health, a long life, and countless happy memories with your grandchild.
May you live as long as you want, but not want as long as you live....
Congratulations, it's nice to see someone take stock of their lives and get straightened out. We all have varying problems - some genetic or results of our childhood but it takes a real strength to fix them.
Can we use this thread as a list of designated drivers?
Can we use this thread as a list of designated drivers?
22 years and counting, would never have believed it possible....BTW, that grandson of mine has made me a GREATgrandfather
Way to go rgkv! I'm glad I can control when I have a drink and when I don't. Sometimes I have a couple glasses of wine with dinner every night during the week. Some weeks I don't drink at all. I never have that "I've got to have a drink" urge, I can take it or leave it. I think the fear of one day having to never be able to touch a drop of alcohol keeps me from being an alcoholic, if that makes any sense. I like wine and cocktails. Hmmmmm... Just got an idea for a thread.
Congratulations. As the child of a sober alcoholic I know the difficulty you faced and the daily challenges to remain sober. You have every right to be proud of yourself and I know your Daughter and Grandson are not only proud of you but grateful as well to have you in their lives. Well done Sir.
Congratulations
You chose a good motivator.
Don't listen to anyone who makes a joke of what you've accomplished.
You deserve applause for what you have done....
You are strong!
You chose a good motivator.
Don't listen to anyone who makes a joke of what you've accomplished.
You deserve applause for what you have done....
You are strong!
