Checking in day 26… I’m actually doing it!
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Sending you a hug my sister 
I’m so proud if you! And I also think spending tons on Christmas defeats the real purpose of the holiday season.
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What app is that?
it’s all great but the 4 days no cigarettes and no binge eating is a bit special. Eat is all I do, I can definitely feel a new years resolution coming up.
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Disclaimer - The names and faces have been changed to protect the inoccent.
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Just had an insight moment. What I need the most right now, is a mom or a dad. Just to talk about my daily life about my toddler (in a lockdown). Or just to talk over all the parental stuff back then and now. This lack off parents makes me feel lonely. There’s a lot to be grateful for, of course! He’s healthy and so are we! But to be aware to not have a role model as a mother or a father is hard. Has anyone of you have the same experience? And how did you deal with that?
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Thank you! I am trying harder then ever and I feel like it’s paying off 
Sending love !!
parents are not all role models and I should either be in prison, a mental institution or on a list somewhere so that picture postcard world does not exist for many. You have to stay present and appreciate what you have now bc if you spend to much time trying to change the unchangeable one day you’ll look back on this moment and regret that too.
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Donna! Big massive hug coming your way! You’re such a great lady, and you can feel any way you choose about this time of year. It’s a complicated season for many of us, always has been. I’m glad you came on here to get some love. You have inspired me to do the same in the past when you do come here and share, so thank you. Don’t hesitate to let us know how we can help. You’re doing awesome, I have been counting those days down to your 200!
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Oh Rosa, you made me tear up! Thank you for those sweet words, it means a lot to me. 
It’s nice to have women to connect with as friends and sista’s even if we never meet. It really means so much to me.
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I hear you. We all need a mother or a dad. Parenting, like a lot of different skills (if we can call that a skill) is to be learned. But past a certain point in life, we might need dad or mom to help us - the thing is, we might need to find another “mom/dad” figure, new mentors, someone we estimate, or even a philosophy or way of thinking we value. For parenting there is for sure a lot of group support also, tons of literature, … maybe even on here you could start a thread.
Just some ideas.
Hope you’ll find your way
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Hey girls!!!
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I feel ya.
I’m blaming the Christmas Holidays and I’m not going to worry about it. So the next couple of weeks I have some Christmas treats or a chocolate Bobka or Another pumpkin cheese cake roll. At least I’m not drinking. Once the Holidays are over I’m pretty confident all this baking and eating treats will go away. Hell, we’re sober. We can do anything when we’re sober and that includes cutting out the sweet treats starting next year.
It’s probably less calories than all the Bailey’s Irish Cream I use to drink everyday 
for some reason this time of year.
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Oh Donna. I’m so glad you shared. I hope it helps. You are always such a rock for all of us here. I’ll definitely be adding your son to my prayers. Even though I don’t know him, God knows him, and knows what he needs.
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Goodnight all
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Thank you Eric; also his dad’s name. I pray to him all the time to watch him.
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mate I’m with you 100 % I’ve had everything else so what the fuck can diabetes do. 
congrats on your sober days BTW.
you talk about sugar like I used to alcohol, I’ll quit next week or so 
you would be shocked at the shit I eat at the moment so personally I’m not so confident it’s a Xmas problem. I’ve got an illness where I have to always be putting something in my mouth 
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Somone here mentioned it on a different thread. I found two that do it - quit drinking & easy quit drinking. I like the health progress visual!
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