Happy birthday young lady! 50 is still young, coming from another one doesn’t want to acknowledge how old I really am!
I’m at work so don’t have my usual birthday stickers but I found a couple that might make your day, 
You’re a great lady, enjoy your day!
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Oh my gosh and have to add one more thing. So I told my sister that I removed my birthday from Facebook and LinkedIn because I don’t want it acknowledged. What does she do? She posts to my page to let everyone know it’s my fucking birthday. I forgot, NEVER EVER NEVER tell my sister any weakness I may have, ever.
However, the only reason my dad even remembered my birthday is that he saw my sister’s post on Facebook
Then, she sends this text to me: (tried to make it less triggering, just in case 
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Now, here’s the thing. Number one, I’m a sober person. Dumb bitch knows my journey. Mind you, when I was not sober I would have rathered put a cigarette out in my ass than drink beer. Number two, I’m extremely passionate about the BLM movement and that will NEVER change or weaken. She knows that too. I just can’t with my family right now. Thank god for my kids.
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Awwww lol you DID make my day 
thank you!!!
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& @C_8 That makes three of us that never felt like grown ups. Family… what to say. I better say nothing at this point. Happy belated birthday Beth! You do you. I love how you do you.
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Feeling pretty good. Staying motivated and positive as best I can. Routine is healthy and helping. Congratulations on all your milestones.
God bless you all.
& 
p.s. You are amazing, keep up the good work. Ya you!!
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@Dolse71 Awesome numbers Paul.
@apes2020 That’s one cute lil Buddha and I LOVE Dragon’s Blood incense.
@anon27760155 Congratulations on 9 months Danni. You have not only challenged yourself but have overcome unforeseen challenges and come out stronger. I’m so happy for you.
@anon35096624 Congratulations on double digits.
@Girlinterrupted Happy belated birthday Beth.
319 days. Experienced a bit of a rollercoaster of emotions yesterday that I wouldn’t have if I could’ve just relaxed and breathed. My habit of jumping to conclusions and then allowing those thoughts to progress into shitty feelings is something I truly want to change. My last relapse was based on assumptions and incorrect conclusions and I’m really starting to realize how badly this habit effects me. I vow to myself to make a conscious effort to stop this as I do have the control to change. On a brighter note, my man starts his new job on Monday, I start my new job on Tuesday and I have arranged an in-house sitter for the girls while I’m at work 3 days a week. Brought tears to my eyes when my 9 year old stepdaughter told me she didn’t want me to work cuz my job was taking care of her and her sister. We talked about getting a sitter and she’s satisfied with the one I chose. The progress in my relationship with her warms my heart and I find myself close to tears during a lot of interactions lately. You were right @Piglet, time and patience.
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Happy Birthday.
My Ma claims that 60 is the the new 40 (she’s 62) so with that calculation you are only 30. And that’s definitely not old.
I’m sorry your family made you uncomfortable. I say to myself and my sisters all the time that there’s no requirements demanding that you need to hang out or even like each other just because you happened to be family. It doesn’t really work though, because we’re gypsies and family relationships are always a bit complicated.
But you still got the right to make sure you feel comfortable, and make the choices that feels right for you.
Once again Happy Birthday 
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Checking in. Last month was pretty overwhelming. I feel a bit better now, yet I’m unbalanced and everything is still so fragile. I don’t see ahead more than a few days, I can’t take what’s beyond. There is some comforting peace in living strictly in the present and some suffocating panic in not seeing a future.
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Thought I’d start checking in to help me keep pushing. I’m from Manchester England, on my 12th day of being sober and I feel the weakest I’ve felt since I quit. But I’m gunna keep pushing.
Stay strong people!
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You’re smashing it! Keep it up 
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264 days no alcohol.
232 days no cocaine.
Just a brief check in as I have a bad migraine, so will catch up properly tomorrow.
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Day 7.
Today I woke up naturally at sunrise at 6.30am. With no struggle. I just glided up out of bed like nothing had changed and I was set in my sunrise morning routine like normal. Finally. Balance is restored. Today is a REALLY good day…my absolute favorite time of my day is at sunrise when I wake up and make my coffee, light some in sense and sit with my journal at my window listening to the morning birds wake and the calm and stillness of the morning be. I cherish this time… When I’m using- this does not happen. And it normally takes my anywhere up to three weeks to get my morning routine back… But here I am on day 7 
back in balance. Happy.
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Wow, I cannot believe someone who knows ur journey would send a pic with alcohol in. Totally insensitive and disrespectful.
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I remember fighting that monster tooth and nail. I didn’t want to believe that I was one of those people who couldn’t just drink normally. My wife still doesn’t believe it, but that’s another story. The realisation slowly dawned after failed attempt after failed attempt. Sometimes taking days and sometimes taking months to get back to, and beyond, my previous worst.
Once you admit it and accept it, it makes everything else so much easier and it makes life so much better. After a while, it stops being a white knuckle ride and just not drinking becomes a non-decision. When there’s no other way, there’s nothing to think about.
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It’s a strange feeling, isn’t it?! Almost like growing up for the first time. I love it. The tiniest things that seemed so dull and inconvenient (to our drinking) before are the things that bring us the most happiness.
The thing that gives me the most joy in any day, or in any week, is dropping my kids off at their friend’s houses, or wherever. I can’t explain it. It just is. I’m feeling emotional just writing this.
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Yep if you are like all of us you can not. As soon as you accept that you can start your journey into recovery, it will not happen until then. But we ALLLLLLL do it, we all try to figure out that magic solution… that magic way it will work out so we can have just a little sometimes. Or just that certain drug, just that certain way… then we figure out, we can’t.
Keep trying, one day it will stick, and guess what we are still going to be here routing you on.
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wow!!! Well done, I used to hate day 3 it was sooo hard and I failed many times but what don’t kill us makes us stronger, nice one 
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congrats on 7 days and whatever happened to that bird??
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Checking in sober on the morning of day 119, which is unusual for me. I’m usually a check in at the end of the day, sort of bloke. I’m happy to say that the decision to not drink is becoming such a non-event in my life, that I’m getting a bit sloppy with my check ins. I didn’t check in yesterday, so I’m doing it whilst I think about it today.
Got my second Covid jab yesterday. Nothing to report other than a bit of a sore arm today. Let’s see how that goes.
Have a great sober day, wherever you are. 
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