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All Aboard The Brave Babes Battle Bus!

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Mouseface · 12/08/2010 10:09

Hello, welcome to thread five!! Smile

I'm Mouse and I'm 10 whole days sober which is bloody amazing given that I would normally consume nearly 90 units per week! And that's without 'special occasions'!! Shock

So, if I can do it, you can do it! The support here is awesome, no matter where you are in your quest to quit. No judging, no cliquey groups.

We are just real, honest people. All helping each other to give up the booze. Come meet the other Brave Babes........................

And for those who would like to read the adventures so far, here are the links from the first four threads!

JWN's original thread (the reason we are all here)

Thread two

Thread three

Thread four

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jesuswhatnext · 23/08/2010 10:34

btw, morning moomin! Grin

RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 10:36

trinity - what JWN said! Maybe mouse will be along soon to deliver some MIFLAW-style words of wisdom! Or even the man himself...

(Massive congrats on your 3 months JWN Smile - fantastic!)

RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 10:36

Morning JWN!

jesuswhatnext · 23/08/2010 10:40

hi moomin, must rush off and get me slap on, wouldnt want miflaw seeing me like this! Grin

RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 10:42

Grin Hope you two are not going to have me blushing again!

MIFLAW · 23/08/2010 10:45

Luci

"What if you're tense, anxious and grumpy whilst sober and being a bit pissed is your only release from stresses" - then I think it is an excellent idea to drink. Go for it. Drink now, drink tonight, drink tomorrow. I mean, you can contorl it, right? You're going to stop at being a bit pissed, yeah, because then you'll be less stressed? Brilliant. Get it down your neck.

Oh, hang on ...

"I've had nearly two bottles of wine today and 3 cans of strong beer. My kids are away with granfparents for a couple of days.
I already feel pathetic and shit about the reality of another weekend wasted.
Thing is, I can go Mond-Thurs without drinking but I know my drinking habits are not normal.
Secret topping up of wine glass in kitchen, hiding cans in the bathroom...yet still don't want /can't stop.
I just want to be a social drinker. Am not sure I've ever been one though."

Bugger. Back to the drawing board, eh?

MIFLAW · 23/08/2010 10:46

Morning, everyone. Happy to say I have not spent the weekend in anyone's attic or cellar, not even my own - just round the Crystal Palace triangle and at Beckenham Spa.

Mouseface · 23/08/2010 10:55

Hey MIFLAW

Glad you had a good weekend......and at a spa too! Get you!!

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MIFLAW · 23/08/2010 11:00

Trinity, hello.

I really know what you are going thoruhg because, after approaching AA for the first time, I had a year of what you're now going through. Still, I got off lightly - I know people who took ten years to get it!

Do yourself a favour - forget the risk of poverty, incarceration, insanity and death; forget about the risk of social services getting further involved in your life; just imagine a whole year of the nightmare you are currently living through. Stopping drinking; feeling shit; getting better; thinking you can drink again; drinking again; being unable to stop until you feel shit again and things you don't want to happen have happened; stopping drinking again. Imagine how that is going to drag you down, physically, mentally, emotionally. Imagine what this winter is going to be like.

I can assure you that, if you get away with only a year of it, you will be one of the lucky ones, because this is not going to fix itself. If you want the madness to end, you need to stop drinking, and then you need to make a daily effort to stay stopped.

The good news is that, if I can do it, anyone can do it, and there is no magic trick or special attribute that you need to make this happen.

If not, I will do my best to be around for the next year, any time you need help, and so, I'm sure, will everyone else.

MIFLAW · 23/08/2010 11:01

At a spa? At a Spar is more my line.

It may well have a spa but, for our purposes, it is a heated children's swimming pool.

desiretochange · 23/08/2010 11:10

Morning everyone, back again on Day 2!

jesuswhatnext · 23/08/2010 11:12

ohhhh miflaw in trunks!!! now there's a vision to conjour with!! Grin

hmmm, wonder if they are speedos or baggies!
Grin

Mouseface · 23/08/2010 11:13

Grin MIFLAW!!!!

I had visions of you in a huge white robe, flipflops and sipping some sort of green detox drink!!

Not your style though? Wink

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RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:14

Hello mouse!

How are you today? Are you still channelling MIFLAW or is that just at weekends?!

Mouseface · 23/08/2010 11:15

desire

What happened? Smile

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RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:15

Hello desire - how are you doing? JWN - the flirt is back!

jesuswhatnext · 23/08/2010 11:16

morning mouse! hows your little chap today?

RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:16

Hello to you too MIFLAW! Glad you had a good weekend.

Mouseface · 23/08/2010 11:20

Red

Just at weekends and when he's not here. I think it only fair to give him the floor when he is around, he is much better at this than me.......I'm still using my training wheels!! Grin

We are off to see our friends near you this Saturday. DH and his friend are off out on the lash. His wife is pregnant so we are going to stay with the DCs and chill out in the garden. Drinking ice cold juices and eating chocolate!!!

I need to lose 6lbs too. Not going to help!!! Grin

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Mouseface · 23/08/2010 11:24

JWN

He's not too bad. But this week I will be mostly making lots of noise and banging my 'do something about my son now' drum.

He is 16m and weighs less than 9kg - 19/20lb in old money. We have been promised help along the way and again recently. We never get it. Never. So, Mrs Mouse has had enough of this shite. No more waiting for x, y and z to contact me.

I'm on it so watch out!!! Do not mess with the Mouse!!! Gggggrrrr!!

But thanks for asking!! Grin

How's the toaster?

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RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:29

I think you did a wonderful job over the weekend! I hope you have a lovely time with your friends this weekend - I hope we get good weather for you all!

I want to lose 11lbs by Christmas, I think that's a reasonable target?? Have put on about 4lbs recently and always wanted to lost half a stone anyway!

RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:31

Go mouse with regards to DS!!! The mouse that roared!

WasindieNial · 23/08/2010 11:37

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RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:41

Hello wasindie!
Always great to get an update from you!! Sorry that you are struggling with the booze. But at least you are recognising it and still trying. We are here whenever you can get here x (Apart from explosive poo Smile how are the DTs?!)

RedMoomin · 23/08/2010 11:41
  • And by DTs I mean the babies!