Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
It seems that there is a lot of terrible awful stuff going on in the world, and there really is. Like, unbelievable, sob in the corner while clasping your blankie terrible stuff. Racism, dirty politics, religion used for evil, war, starvation, rape, torture, GUNS GUNS GUNS* just to name a few. Things that you could …
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Some days I am so steeled against the world, it's a wonder I even feel the rain on my face. Other days, like today, I am cracked right open. So raw and vulnerable that I may not function as a human being but rather just a ball of electric feelings so exposed to the elements …
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It snuck up on me this year. This Soberthday. This 14 year anniversary of the day I said ENOUGH and finally stopped all the bullshit lies and asked for help with my alcoholism and then took the help being offered to me seriously. The day I chose life on life's terms. That day I walked …
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Too Sober For This 