The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Brewery!

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Hello.

I'm Mouse and I've been on the bus for 2 months now and not fallen off it as yet. It's much more comfortable than The Wagon!

Anyway, this is thread number nine!

Everyone is welcome to join at any point of the journey, drinking or not, wanting to stop or just to cut down.

Jump on board, you won't be judged, just supported whatever you decide.

Here is the history of The Brave Babes if you want to have a read.

JWN's original thread

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I think the peeing thing is because maybe we drink more tea/coffee which are diuretics - IE make you pee more - or maybe a bigger volume of soft drinks than when boozing.

or it's just an age thing (apoligies to anyone younger than me 44) old people always have to pee in the night.

anyway I try not to drink tea (don't do coffee) later than a cup after we've had tea - hwever i still have to get up in the night so this is basically a load of bollocks.....

Jareth have you found your seat - get comfy - who has brought the butties today?

Hello all,

I can't offer butties but I could send tiffin - some roganjosh, butter chicken, dal, roti. Anyone up for that this early in the morning?

venus that sounds delicious!

Silver I've just turned 35... A lifetime of night peeing ahead of me then... At least I can get back to sleep now I'm not drinking!

jareth welcome, I saw the other thread and I'm really you're here.

Niehgbour has just left a bottle of champagne and card by our door for DH's birthday

Christi - cos you don't want him to have it because you aren't drinking or because you want to drink some and feel cross that you have told yourself you won't drink?

Just for the record, I am 47 and only wake during the night to pee if I have had a cup of tea before going to bed, and only pee a lot if I drink the recommended 1.5ltr water during the day:):)

Right folks

'Replacement driver needed for Gerald from 4.00pm Saturday to 8.00pm Thursday - good rates of support and snazzy cap included'

Feel free to ask why............anyone.......

Why?!

why silver?

mouse i am cross because I know I will find it hard not to have a glass on Monday. But why am I projecting?!

hippy - don't encourage her!!! She is showing off and no-one likes a show off.

Christi - because every fibre in your being is telling you that just the one glass to toast your DH's special day will be fine.

The fact that you know it won't be just the one glass if previous form is anything to go by must be driving you made.

Do you want to have a glass? I would. I can guarantee that between now and Monday, you will go from 'I'll just have the one to toast him with' to 'I can do this, I don't need a drink' to 'Oh well, it's a special day' and all of the other lines and emotions in between.

You are an alcoholic only human after all.

STOP PROJECTING!!!!!!

Because .............I AM OFF TO FRANCE.....

5 days child free - just me and DP - and a big test of having an alcohol free holiday - will be returning with a selection of cheeses for Mouse despite her being dreadfully rude

Actually not really a holiday - checking on builders at a flat DP has bought over there (near Grenoble)and looking at kitchens - BUT THEY WILL BE FRENCH KITCHENS!!!!

Thankyou for your interest Hippy and Christi and as for you Mouse - I am googling pest control now

xxxx

She can show off - I'm nosey!

Ive been lurking for a long time and with the mother of all hangovers, I'm finally asking for a ticket ladies.

I can't drink sensibly-simple as that.

I proved it yesterday,I got wasted after a funeral,out of 50 odd people,it was me that was pissed and it was dh,who yet again got me home put me to bed and dealt with the children.

It's me with a massive hangover and self loathing today,yet again.

I won't drink today because I can't bloody face it
Anyway hi ladies

Hello and welcome.

Find a seat and ignore Silver - she's showing off.

Hi rage - sorry you are feeling so crap today...but maybe you need to to focus your mind on where you want to go. If you have been lurking you will see that there is plenty of support here, as well as useful advice and distraction for the times that we are most vulnerable.
Take a seat,
x

Feeling ick so it's best that no one sits next to me!

morning!!! yawns!

nice to see you jareth, welcome rage!, you sound like you feel like deep fried dog shit - dont worry, stick with us and i promise you will feel a bit better! (funerals!!, ahh yes!, i know them, its a posh word for 'piss-up' isnt it? )

i had a really late night - had a right posh dinner at a do in the city, wore me new silver shoes and me new crome nail varnish (im a classy bird! ) guess what?, i remember who i spoke to, what i said, what i ate, how i got home and i had a lovley time!

one more thing though!

RED - IF YOU ARE OUT THERE PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU ARE SAFE - DOSNET MATTER IF YOU ARE ON A BENDER - WE ARE JUST WORRIED!!

Day 2 - no alcohol. Slept soooooooo well - but I know this to be the case, so why haven't I kicked the habit before? Eating more though . Thanks for the advice Christi - will worry about the diet later.

Hugs coming to you, Rage. I've just started too.

"he will probably want champagne." So let him buy his own - he's over 18, isn't he?

If he is, then not only can he buy his own alcohol, but he can buy his own anything - i.e. unlike a kid's birthday, where if you don't buy it they won't have it, your presnet to an adult is just a gesture to say that you care. So you mustn't worry too much about getting him exactly what he "wants" - especially if it's the sort of gift you might be inclined to share with him, "just to be sociable"!

Rage - you are in the special hangover seat today - bottle of lucozade and 2 paracetamol coming up - and then you can have a doze and contemplate for a while about how you want to approach this - whatever you decide - you have an open ticket and are free to get on and off the bus as you chose - just remember we have all been where you are now and evetually you may want to stay on the bus for good.

Jareth - are you paying attention? - all the above applies to you too - come and say a proper hello?

Rage - We'll keep the window open - lots of lovely fresh air.
silver - that sounds fab...what treat for you - I'm sure there will be some challenges, but just focus on the good things - fresh croissant and coffee for starters - do you want to borrow my mental cat for mouse - only joking mouse

And hello Kismet - glad you are aboard.

Well done for 2 days - what an achievement.

and ditto to RED just a quick post to let us know you are ok - you don't even need to say anything - just let us know - we are all really worried about you xxxxx

kismet glad you slept well
MIFLAW I take your advice to heart, as usual, thanks...
mouse you are right, those are the gamut of thoughts I experienced!

rage welcome, I really hope you feel better later but try to remember WHY you are on here, even when you do. It was after a memorial service a few months ago that I knew I had gone too far too often and that I was going to kill myself if I carried on.