The Brave Babes Battle Bus - On Their Way To............... Amarillo?

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.............. sorry, ran out of ideas tonight!

Hello, tis me, Mouse and I have a very abusive relationship with alcohol, vodka in particular.

Welcome to the Battle Bus, full of totally Brave Babes all on their own personal journey to sobriety. Some are there, some are still on their way and some aren't quite ready yet but stay on the Bus for a good old natter

Wherever you are in your quest to get back control of your drinking, we've all been there too so you're not alone, not by a long shot.

Come take a seat and say hello.

If you'd like to know the history behind this amazing journey, you can follow the links back HERE

See you soon x

Chipgate

Lemon & lime cake for me please Ma - carb central here tonight (no booze for 36 days - woo hoo!)

Blanket I am rubbish at links and can't make them look 'neat' but here is the bra (hopefully)

www.marksandspencer.com/Perfect-Fit-Lace-Push-Up-Bra/dp/B004R87LF8?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_3&nodeId=427493031&sr=1-3&qid=1335640564&pf_rd_r=0GR2A8J04FPB90HXNQFA&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_i=node-finder-action.html&pf_rd_p=215485807&pf_rd_s=center-3#CustomerReviewsHeader

Thurso well done on getting to the gym. I know what you mean about photographs, I've cringed at more than a few of mine. Good to hear from you again x

Ma everywhere I turn these days I am faced with cake. It was cake sale day at school yesterday and all the wonderful, generous parents had been baking the most delicious, tempting cup cakes and brownies and flapjacks and shortbread and oh, it was pure torture.

I took a moment to stand in the staff room and just stare wistfully at the mountain of sweet treats, feasting my eyes like a kid in a sweetie shop. But I did resist, yay!

Virtual cake is the best x

Day 2 has been accomplished :) How upbeat do I feel :o I have realised today what a cow I can be to my DDs when I have been drinking/am waiting to drink, and how unfair (not to mention wrong - when I am in sole charge) that is on them. We have had such a lovely day without that bastard lurking in the background.

Part of my reason to finally get in control of the beast is that DDs are getting to the age when they will realise there are 2 Mummys - and more importantly, the reason why - I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN TO KNOW THE TRUTH. My own mother was an alcoholic, and the reason I got hooked was that I hated her for it, and tried to prove to myself that I could drink vast quantities without becoming in any way like her.

Ah, the benefit of hindsight!

Hey Carrie! I am on day 2 as well :) Keep it up!

I'm sure you are right about parental alcoholism having an impact upon us (and ours upon our own children, but perhaps we shouldn't go there).

Several years ago I was on an internet forum for alcoholics, for a while. My God! You should have seen the arguments on there . There were accusations of secret drinking, everyone seemed to hate everyone else, people were convinced that their 'own' way was right and there was no tolerance for anyone else. Nightmare!

I love it here x

Good work, Hopefully!

None of us likes to think of the influence our habits have on our children - but I think there is a definite nature/nurture balance going on. One, we can do nothing about, the genes are already passed on, but the other ... well, I feel I can't bury my head in the sand forever!

Faire - Thank you! Im off to get one tomorrow. Will revert with progress once I have them up!

Venus, the lack of tolerance can be shocking - I work in healthcare, and the ignorance of the condition amongst so-called healthcare professionals I find staggering. I say very little, of course!

Ginger a gentle nag from me too! I went to my GP on Thursday and she was awesome. I've been referred for counselling and (gulp) have a blood test on Monday to check if my liver's okay.

Carrie day 2 for me too :) Went out with DH and lovely MIL. Had 2 non-alcoholic beers and will go to bed sober tonight.

Curious I'm sad you've decided to hide this thread, good luck with your GP on Monday.

Big mwah to all of you Babes. xxx

Day two for me too! x

thanks for the responses to my suggestion. I think the main reason I made it was because I felt guilty that it was partly my fault for making scoundrel cross. I joined in the silly banter that was going on.

It's really nice to know that everyone here is so supportive and accepting

joey xxx

Hi all, I'm finding it impossible to keep up at the moment, this thread has the most amazing momentum and must have had a huge impact on so many people's lives.

My comments here refer back to this afternoon's discussion, which has already moved on by loads of additional posts, but here goes anyway...

Not everyone agrees with each other and there are often spats and disagreements, but I think the most important thing is that it makes us THINK. We have to think about what we are doing and why, we have to make decisions of one sort or another, and so many people keep on coming back, maybe just lurking, but always drawing in some way on the comments, thoughts, advice and support of the other members. I wouldn't like to see the thread split, I have been here a long time, and although I do not name check everyone and join in actively very often, I always like to see how everyone is getting along and to chip in from time to time. I still NEED this bus and all the Babes.
FWIW - I was originally BBwannaB, a desperate and miserable alcoholic, and am now a complete abstainer for 18 months. This support network works if you are ready and you want it to.

Yay pixwix!

Hiya Bproud glad you're doing well :)

Bproud - you are an inspiration; and I think it's fantastic that you still visit here when you have conquered your own demons, to give back.

I hope that will be me in time. I feel I have finally found something that will help me, before I really start on the slippery slope!

hey all
I'm drinking at the mo and okay with it but it's not helping my race training or my weight. i too have a stomach that sticks out further than my boobs but £22 for a bra is out of my budget faire
bproud i remember you as BBwannaB and how unhappy you were. you are an inspiration lady. You rock!
Hi to all the new Babes and mwahs to Thurso, Indie, Silver, Mouse, Venus, Sunny, JWN, Saf and all those I have missed out.
ginger how's it going?

I often think this can't be quite what Justine and MNHQ had in mind when she set up this lovely website for Mummies - a bunch of alkies discussing their drink problems - but what a wonderful resource this is.

I have never come across any support group that works so well for me, and I have tried the community addiction service, AA etc over the many, many years. This bus has the AA advantage of anoniminity (sp?), but the added advantage of being less disparate group than any AA meeting I have been to, mostly women, Mums, shared experiences, a real opportunity to share.

Sorry about my ramblings, I expect I have killed the thread for tonight, once again...

I wasn't going to post tonight, as I'm firmly shamefully in the sidecar, but I couldn't let you think you'd killed the thread.

Mumsnet is all about sharing experiences; positive/negative, healthy/unhealthy, child-related/incidental. I can't think of any reason for us all not to ramble on here; the activity of the threads says it all!

And I think a bunch of alkies adds a nice bass note to the sometimes insufferable middle class mumsiness of MN. said by an insufferable middle class alkie MN mum

Nah! :o I'm threadmortis!

Can I just ask you Bproud? I've found when i've stopped drinking before, I've started to obsess about food? It's not usually an issue when I'm drinking, cos I don't eat much, but when I stop, I become very conscious of what I'm eating..

Or anyone really? :o

bproud you did not kill the thread, you gave all the right reasons for why everyone is here and I take back my earlier suggestion. Don't spread the thread!

Pixwix I've eaten like a horse today! But being newly health conscious, it's mostly been virtuous stuff :) (That won't last, I'm certain!!). I'm sure part of our problem is sometimes oral gratification - rather like smokers eating for Britain when they haven't that fag in their mouth.