Sorry about your mom Eric 
Itās so hard when our parents are no longer with us in the physical world. I tell people all the timeā¦ love and take care of your parents your lucky to have them still.
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Sending you hugs, Ericā¦i canāt imagine not having both my parents with me. Iāll hug them tight today. Have a good hike & know your mom is looking over you & is Proud that you are sober & happy.
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The more we grieve in death the more we loved in life. embrace it 
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There are people parked out front of my building (they live here) blasting music from their car while they play with their dog on the lawn. Itās not helping that itās absolutely awful pop-punk shit (personal opinionā¦) With how the buildings are situated, the volume is also amplified by the echo.
Now. I donāt plan on saying/doing anything, as much as Iād like toā¦Iām just not that person. So since I choose to not act, I must accept. But itās hard! One thing that really gets under my skin is people being inconsiderate, which this is. Its monday afternoon. People are trying to work, myself included. Not everyone wants to hear your music. It just baffles me when people do these things.
Small annoyance in the grand scheme, I guess. But until I can accept that, my old man self will be peeking out the blinds, furrowed brow, mentally labeling them as inconsiderate jackasses.
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790 days alcohol free. Happy monday
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Checking in day 339 .
Feeling great amazing lets keep going 
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Happy monday steve !! Thats incredible brother one day i hope to also be in the 700 club you rock for staying strong lets keep it going
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My big pet peeve! Got good quality ear plugs?
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I almost went to bed without checking in! That woukd not be good. I remember what happened the last time that I forgot to check in for a while, and I definitely want to avoid that. Iām planning to have a sober October along with all the other people around the world who are apparently trying to do the same thing, only Iām planning to go for much longer than just October.
Itās nice to be home. I enjoyed my trip to Greece and the scuba diving, but itās still nice to be home, even though itās definitely autumn here now.
Good night everyone, have a safe and sober Monday.
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My daughter is 20 years old now, she told me 50 days ago ; you are my mother, what will I do if you destroy yourself like this. That day was my first day for recovery. I also have a book like yours. I filled every page when she was a baby 
you are giving her the most precious gift right now to be a sober and you have a lot of pages to fill with the best memories 
I sincerely hope you have very good memories with your daughter 
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How dare you!!! 
@Galen_82 5 days is something to celebrate! Youāre doing really well!
@Tomek Good luck! I hope itās just a cold.
@Sunny11 Congrats on the 50 days! Sobriety is part mental and it sounds like youāre working hard on having that mentality. Keep it up.
@Seb Good luck on the surgery. Even when itās small itās not fun.
@Girlinterrupted I used to have photoshop years ago. I really enjoyed it even though I didnāt know how to use it that well. Sadly it was a pirated copy my SOās work let me download so when my computer crashed, it was gone. I hope you enjoy your new office stuff!
@Dazercat Iām sorry about your mother. Anniversaries like this can be really hard. Thatās so great that you were able to be there with your mother at the end, even if it was difficult. Iām sure they would be so proud of you; and Iād like to think that they still live on in a capacity that the human brain cannot even comprehend and so I believe that they are proud of you right now. No past tense. We all have different belief systems, and that might not fit into yours, but their love for you could never die even though their bodies might fail.
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Your post about brought me to tears!! So proud of you and your 50 days! I bet her saying that was such an eye opener. Our loved ones remind us that we can never go back, we arent only hurting ourselves, but we are hurting them too.
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we will be much better together every day. 
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3 weeks.
Lockdown.
Again, government announced another lockdown today. Closing gyms, some schools, no social event, no family. Gratefully I am not alone and living with my girl. We still have our job going I just hope the university will not cancel my internship.
Totally sober though. But tonight itās delivery and Netflix because I assume my feeling. Aināt gonna run from it with alcohol, clearly. But itās ok to chill a bit. It was a long week. Proud of those 3 weeks also.
Hope everyoneās having a good day,
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Bit of low day todayā¦ building bridges at home. They all seem super proud right now, itās me that feels guilt for the years that Iāve not been the person they wanted or deserved. Thankfully, they love me and donāt hold it against me, and for the first time, they seem to have confidence in me. In 10 mins, I will have completed 8 days. Night all. Tx
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just beautiful
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Sending love and prayers. I dread the day I lose my parents, especially my momma. I donāt know how Iāll go on without her. Holding you close in my heart 
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I think Iāve figured out part of the anxiety Iām having. I havenāt reached 30 days since my first serious attempt to get sober in March. (Edit: And I will be at 30 on Wednesday) As soon as I typed that my eyes are filled with tears. Ok, back now after a good cry. Yup. Thatās it. I am more committed to sobriety now and feel so much more prepared to continue on this path. I am working hard, not hiding from the emotions and the hard truths, or even the uncertainties. I have to believe Iāve got this.
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