Wankerbastards move to 2020. With moderatin' a plenty. We rage against flouncers, strops and teens, and of dryness we have big dreams. We want teacups not fuckups!

[Frouby]

Thread 9 for the tryers to be dryers. Join us if you want some support to reduce alcohol. All welcome for support, laughs and moderating.

Will tag a few peoples name I can spell as I am useless at clicky links.

@flossie
@madameforest
@longestlurkerever
@dionoysa
@waterandlemonjuice

Happy Christmas everyone, you’re all fab 🍸🍸🥂🥂

You too, Water. And all you lovely Tryers.

Out the other side yet Dion? How was it?

Ours was lovely. Proper stuffed now. It’s not holding me off the Quality Street though. Gav & Stace, pyjamas and another glass of wine for me. It’s weird how you can drink all day at Christmas but never feel drunk 🥴

Ha. I told the DC today that I was never, ever having another Christmas dinner with XH. We went to his for lunch, though stayed the shortest possible time.

Couldn't drink, as I was driving. Making up for it now, though, and have had a nice evening with the DC and Cards Against Humanity.

Well done Dion, superstar! And everyone else, we made it through! Mine ended up being pretty nice. Saw my aunts and cousins yesterday. Went to cathedral carols. Snuck off to pub with old school friend. Dm's unsuitable dp stayed away till lunchtime today so that made things less stressful. Mil has been the worst stress vector actually - seems determined to nitpick and grumble about everything. Still, she babysat yesterday and got up with the kids so i shouldn't moan. Agree about drinking all day and not feeling drunk. I took a couple of hours off and walked from dm's to mil's but about to pour another glass now kids are finally down for bed. Cheers all, thanks for keeping me sane this year. I am in a better place than a year ago, anyway.

Glad it’s worked out nicely in the end. That was very gracious of you.
DS1 has gone off to a party now, and DS2 is in the bath. I’m on my own having a quiet moment. Won’t be late to bed tonight. Massively overdid it last night 😳

Evening all and merry fucking Christmas to you all. Had an amazing day, stuffed to bursting and worked my way steadily through half a dozen buds and a bottle of fizz.

Hi everyone, those all sound like good days. Except Dion and ex H, nah, don’t do it again, good for you telling DC so.

Me too on the drinking all day but not being at all drunk front yesterday. We had a lovely time, no stress, both children very good company as was everyone, long lie in yesterday and today, decent lunch, all very happy. We have another guest this afternoon but he’s lovely so it’ll be nice and relaxed.

Well, I’ve just been to the gym. Nothing too strenuous, just a swim but 30 lengths of the big pool is better than another hour on the sofa and ton of chocolate. Not nearly enough to offset the indulgence but better than nowt.

Currently eating leftover veg and sausages and washing it down with peppermint tea. Hoping I won’t have to go into solitary confinement due to over consumption of sprouts 😳💨

I’m off round to my friend’s house later (sprouts permitting). Hope you all have lovely days xx

Dion you are a hero for agreeing to have lunch with XH.
NC4 I'm suffering from post brussel sprout wind too! Good for you making it out for a swim. I ran 10 miles this morning and only burnt off 750 calories which is probably half of the calories I drank in wine ate in chocolate alone yesterday.
But we had great fun with my DC and DH's DC, plus DD's BF. The chicken was delicious and so were all the vegetables. No Boxing day here in France, everything back to normal today and I worked this morning. DH's mother rushed into hospital with infection yesterday but she made it thought the night despite all the doctors thinking it was the end for her. We are going to visit her tomorrow.

madame hope your mil rallies. And I couldn't imagine doing any sport today at all. Felt distinctly portly and bloated this morning. Haven't eaten all day because I haven't been hungry but currently warming up leftovers and looking forward to them.

Had a quiet day. Ds has been practically unmanageable the last few days, combination of change of routine, his birthday presents still out, Christmas. He's done lego sets and played with his switch today as well as some arts and crafts stuff so seems to have come down a few levels.

Very pleased with my Christmas pressies, dd organised a kindle paperwhite which I have wanted for the last couple of years but was too tight to buy myself as had a perfectly good original kindle. And then the usual socks, gin, no 7 creams and some rather raunchy knickers from dh 🙈. I say raunchy but they are just bikini briefs from Next but very small compared to my usual full briefs, nothing at all brief about them tbh.

Had a few beers and currently on wine. Reached that point when am sick of drinking.

Evening all! Made it home. 4 hours, which has definitely been worse after Christmas. Kids on a pretty major comedown and dd2 is a bit poorly i think so glad to be home, but brought mil with us to babysit tomorrow for bff"s wedding. Looking forward to it, have known her since we were 4 and am doing a reading, but will be another day of excess. Ah well. Could consider a swim first thing before we go but may be cutting it a bit fine. Will see. No sign of dead rat. Dunno if that is good or bad.

Oo er Frouby at raunchy knickers!

Madame, I hope your MIL recovers.

Longest, enjoy the wedding and let’s hope the rat has moved house

NC4 that’s impressive, I have not moved other than cooking etc for days

Had a lie in today then breakfast then a snooze on the sofa for an hour then cooked, now everyone is watching football except me but I’m in the kitchen listening to the rain and so I’m happy. We’re going to play some board games after the football so it’ll be nice. Didn’t drink until supper time tonight, so 6 which is better than yesterday. So far I’ve had about half a bottle of Champagne and I’ve just poured a glass of decent wine.

Would love to reply to everyone's news individually, but am too pissed. Sorry. This will be the case until 28th, I think. I agreed to something this evening, when under the influence, which was a stupid idea. So more gin seemed the answer. Family coming tomorrow. DP is having a big party this evening, to which I am not invited. His friend sent me a text a few hours ago, saying that DP is a shit for not inviting me.

All too much, really.

The fucker Dionysa, I’m sorry x

Thank you, Water. Yes, I am sad about it. Part of me starts looping round about my unworthiness (i.e. if only I were older/prettier/richer/nicer). The other part of me thinks that I am in fact prettier/richer/nicer than DP (not older, that's true), and he is sodding lucky that I bother with him at all. Unfortunately, the former thoughts win. Hence the gin.

Joining this thread as I'm hoping to drastically reduce alcohol in 2020. I've tried quitting altogether but it didnt happen. I never get 'drunk' but drink most evenings as its my 'me time' hoping 2020 will be the year I cut down and begin to find more healthy ways to relax once kids are tucked up in bed. I say this all while holding a glass of prosecco of course lol

Dionysa he is lucky indeed!

Boots, welcome to the thread.

Welcome from me too, Boots. I have failed regularly at moderation, but am aiming, yet again, for better.

Thank you for the warm welcome guys. My problem is very much that as soon as kids are asleep I reach for a nice cold wine or beer. I dont go overboard and am never actually drunk but I drink way too often and now find it hard to unwind without a drink. My 2020 goal is to use the gym every other day and read more (hate reading while drinking plus reading itself relaxes me) and find joy in a lovely cup of tea again instead 🤞

Well...
There ain’t no moderating going on round here tonight. Pissed as a fart and swooning over Daniel Craig. Not sure how to manage the logistics but I’m totally up for shagging James Bond in 2020

@NC4Now

NC4 🤣 I'd be up for it with Roger Moore. No moderating here either. I have given up for the time being.

Boots, you are a step ahead of me if you are never actually drunk. This should make it a bit easier for you to moderate...

NC4, who isn’t up for shagging James Bond, frankly? Although Pierce Brosnan was my favourite Bond. I fancied him much less after seeing him singing in Mama Mia, obviously, it was grim 😂

I drank a bottle of wine tonight from 8pm - 1pm and turned down a cocktail and port but drank Champagne from 6-8. I reckon less than a bottle though. So I’m not at all drunk although I am knackered- Christmas is hard work. We laughed a lot tonight though so that was nice.

Almost looking forward to dry January! Although there is one weekend where dd is away and dh and I may go out so I may make two of those nights a planned exception.

Ah James Bond, even with the dodgy singing it would be Pierce Brosnan for me. I prefer men tall and dark and Daniel Craig is blonde and a little too short for me. Roger was lovely too.
Welcome Boots
Dion DP is very lucky that you put up with him and the fact that his friend texted you is proof. You are too pretty/young/nice for him of course.
Water Frouby MIL is 87 and has Alzheimers but she is incredibly tough, 6 children, 5 sons and one daughter who she buried 17 years ago (cancer), 2 years ago she lost her husband, last year her sister and of course she forgets that they are dead and asks how they are so every day she learns that they are no longer alive, it's horrible. She will probably pull through. We are off to see her today.
Not AF but not drinking too much either. Off out now for my daily Christmas 10 mile dog run.