# Happy Fathers Day My first day starts today
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Created:** [June 17, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719 "2024-06-17T01:40:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Javier](https://talkingsober.com/u/Javier)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719/1 "2024-06-17T01:40:43Z")
Hey guys nice to meet you all ! My name is Javier and I’ve decided to join this community to better myself and also help others today is my first day sober I decided to quit after a walk with my family from the boardwalk this fathers day evening (HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL THE DADS ) Iam choosing to quit Tobacco and Alcohol I have tried a bit of times and have relapsed in the past but I became a dad to 2 beautiful kids 2 years ago and today it hit me hard and I realized I need to do this for them for myself cheers to everyone in recovery 🙏
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### Author:  [@Butterflymoonwoman](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butterflymoonwoman)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719/2 "2024-06-17T01:45:25Z")
Welcome Javier! Glad u found us!! 🙂
Sounds like you have alot of motivation to quit. My son was also a huge motivator for me to stay clean. Of course we have to ultimately do this for ourselves, but our families can definitly be motivation as well. Theres a check in thread if u want to check in daily. Even at over 2 years clean, i still check in once or twice a day to hold myself accountable 🙂
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### Author:  [@Dolse71](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dolse71)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719/3 "2024-06-17T01:51:47Z")
Hello and welcome, glad you’ve made the right choice. Stick with it and you’ll be amazed in no time of what life is like for you and everyone you are ever going to meet, once those chains of addiction no longer hold you back the possibilities are endless.
Wish you well on your journey 🙂
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### Author:  [@Aussie\_Tiger](https://talkingsober.com/u/Aussie_Tiger)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719/4 "2024-06-17T02:28:42Z")
Welcome Javier. Stay strong. You got this!
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### Author:  [@anon10035965](https://talkingsober.com/u/anon10035965)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/happy-fathers-day-my-first-day-starts-today/183719/5 "2024-06-17T05:33:15Z")
Hi Javier welcome!
This app has helped me a lot to become and stay sober. Addicted to alcohol as well.
Have you see the thread What’s your plan?
> [@What's YOUR plan?](https://talkingsober.com/t/whats-your-plan/177233):
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> If you hang out on Talking Sober long enough, you will undoubtedly see someone, usually one returning from a relapse, being asked, “What’s your plan (to staying sober)?”. While this question may often be rhetorical, it is an important one to answer for yourself. I feel that sobriety has 4 distinct phases that you should plan for. The Pre-quit phase (days/weeks leading up to quitting) The Withdrawal Phase (Day 1 to Day 30) The Post-Withdrawal Phase (Day 30 to Day 90) The Sustain/Recovery Phase…
It gives you information about how to start and the stages in recovery. Maybe you are interested to read it.
The daily check in thread @Butterflymoonwoman mentioned you find here:
> [@Checking in daily to maintain focus #67](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-67/183076/1102):
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> Let me share with you my 650 day of sobriety. Life is tough, but it is easier being sober. Give yourself the present of sobriety, it os the best thing you can do for yourself. Regarding to recovery: this is a serious topic. For me it is working consider my recovery like work, equal importance than my current job. Being sober is the first thing I think in when I wake up. So, let us continue in the path of sobriety. We can do this. Happy 24 hours.
We all will welcome you there!
See you around! 🙋♀️