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The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Boinging Into Spring, With A Dance And A Sing!

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Mouseface · 16/02/2013 20:58

Hello, tis me, Mouse and I'm one of the regular travellers on this Bus!

This is a Bus for drinkers, the completely sober, those fighting to stay sober and everyone in between! No matter what, you're welcome here if you feel you don't like the way you drink anymore, or you're worried for someone else.

Take a seat.

You'll be listened to, looked after and maybe (if you're lucky), slapped with our resident Squid, Barry Grin whom I'm sure you'll meet in time!

So, what have you got to lose by posting? What have you got to lose by coming to say hello and telling us why you don't like the way you drink anymore?

And, if you'd like to see where we've been so far HERE IS THE LAST THREAD

And the reason we're ALL here in the first place, the first ever thread is ALL HERE

See you soon Smile xx

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 19/02/2013 20:08

Sorry to hear that, purple. Sad

Sending good strong vibes your way. Right here if you want to talk, too.

fullofhopefullness · 19/02/2013 20:11

Purple-hang in there - I just now read some previous threads. You had hard life-not easy! So many things you deal with. I had/have bad 'bottle of wine then sleeping pills habit' with some close run times. Im desperately trying to get to 9 when I can take knock out tab. We all have to hang in there if we can.

Fairenuff · 19/02/2013 20:14

Purple do you want to chat? Doesn't matter if you're drinking, the bus is for everyone, remember x

baby I make sure I stop and take a mental photograph of those moments. I call them moments of pure happiness, when nothing else matters for a minute or two, and I treasure them Smile

I can still remember pushing my dd in her pram on a beautiful warm autumn afternoon. She was sleeping and I was strolling with the sun on my shoulders and I just thought to myself I'm happy. That's all. It was a simple moment.

Fairenuff · 19/02/2013 20:17

Hey full well done for battling on. Not long now. Have you had dinner?

Mouseface · 19/02/2013 20:27

Evening, tis me, Mouse

All was well today... will go into detail in a mo.....

Purple - what's going on sweetheart? Talk to us please?! xx

Lemony - hello you, so sorry that

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Mouseface · 19/02/2013 20:27

Arse - back in a mo....

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fullofhopefullness · 19/02/2013 20:28

Yes thanks faire. Ps I should add that tonite and for most of last week ive just had apple juice with it! Big breakthrough for me. I was so tempted tonight though. Going to have - was trying to include little teacup icon but it wont work!

fullofhopefullness · 19/02/2013 20:31

Ps also hello mouse! You wished me well couple of days and I didnt get replying.

Fairenuff · 19/02/2013 20:45

Full well done on having the apple juice. Have you tried spritzing it up with ice or soda? I'm being really good on my diet today but I have to because I'm running out of 'fat' clothes and refuse to buy anything bigger! Grin

ohcluttergotme · 19/02/2013 20:48

Purple huge huge hugs ((( ))) Life has been so hard for you lately, try to be kind to yourself, if your drinking maybe that's helping you at the moment and the time to stop or how you manage to control may be different than you thought it was going to be. Hang in there, your bringing up 3 kids on your own but very little help, that's bloody tough and is anyone looking after you? xx

fullofhopefullness · 19/02/2013 20:52

Faire m&s sparkling apple juice 250 cals for 750ml bottle!

fullofhopefullness · 19/02/2013 20:53

Sorry for sounding like advertisement (not just any apple juice...):)

Mouseface · 19/02/2013 20:56

Try again shall we..... ?

Evening, tis me, Mouse

Emin - I'm so sorry to read about your DD but as Baby said, she will get to where she needs to be somehow, it will happen, maybe just not the way that you all planned? I'm sorry that you are so upset though sweetheart, it's not nice when things are out of your control xx

LRD - why are you sorry for checking back in? You're doing something about it aren't you? So, sit down, grab a Brew and be you for a while. Just you. Smile xx

Baby - Crohns and alcohol. One of my closest friends had Crohns (as well as other bowel issues) and has just had her entire bowel removed. I'm so scared for her but she has hit every wall in her way, clambered over it pissed as you like, and come to this. She hated giving up alcohol, hated it. BUT - she's alive, she's still in hospital (her op was only last week) and says that she has never felt so WELL now that all the disease, toxins, and poison has gone and that the, pain the tragically embarrassing moments of her shitting herself with poo and blood will never happen again is simply amazing. Smile

The alcohol was a real nail in the coffin for her long before she knew the extent of her illnesses. Once the body is weak, alcohol just takes a hold. I should know, morphine fucks with your immune system in a huge way so when I am ill, I'm ill!!

I hope that you find the book useful in so many ways, I can relate to and have used alcohol as an add on to my pain meds, to help them along. Your drugs are hardcore, and WILL take their toll on other organs, your liver and kidneys for sure.

I hope that they are considering giving you something to counterbalance your meds?

I take Renitidine for my stomach and have had Lansoperzole too, to help protect the lining due to the amount of Ibuprofen I take.

Good luck with the tests sweetheart, I'm not trying to scare you, I'm trying to say I understand, I understand and I empathise with you so very much xxxx

Posting so I don't lose this!! Back in a mo

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determinedma · 19/02/2013 21:04

purps talk to us. Please.

Mouseface · 19/02/2013 21:17

Hey Full - you sound like a different person! Go YOU xx

Lemony - I meant to say that I'm sorry that you've had a shitty time of it with your mum, life's to short to fuck up your DC. I mean that as a parent and as a DD. Sad Big hugs to those feeling like shite mums or daughters recently, we deal with life as it's dealt us but sometimes when we look back, we see things we don't want for ourselves or our children..... thing is, only WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Hello Faire - are you okay sweets? No more clothes shopping? Wink Good on you for sticking to your diet. Smile xx I went to see my mum today en route to Manc Children's Hospital, and she was all, 'you look great since you stopped the Amitriptyline Mouse, lost more weight?' They want to put her on it for her MS and her other life limiting illnesses...... she's in a bad way health wise but will NOT give up smoking.

Thank you for the snapshot of you and your DD in the Autumn sun............ I have those too. Snapshots of Nemo laughing so hard, smiling at the smallest thing. Being healthy. DD growing, DH winning a contract. Me waking up not in pain. Snapshots of life that we hold onto for life.......

I have to go, Nemo is unsettled after a busy, demanding day. Keeps crying out but he's just having vivid dreams is all!

Oh and the Crainial Osteopath called to cancel, she called me "Daniel" Hmm and said that our appt to meet Nemo was at "12pm tomorrow" and that she's too ill........................

My name is NOT Daniel, and our appt was for 4pm. Oh well, another one bites the dust. She called me last week to ask where I was 2 mins after our due appt time, when I'd had to go get Nemo early from school because he was poorly, without listening to 2 voice mails I left her at 1pm to say we wouldn't be there and just how sorry I was......

Some people make me wonder how they get to work with children? I won't be parting with £40 to see her I'm afraid, she's now 1 client down.

Be back tomorrow Brave Babes - no doubt, I've X posted with you all.

Purps - please, talk to us xxxxx

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babyjane1 · 19/02/2013 21:42

purple I just want you to know that when I started following (addicted ) to this thread it was your story in particular that drew me in, you were so full of enthusiasm for yourself and all if us and your wonderful takes of bright eyes, skin and weight loss got me hooked into the magical powers if you wonderful babes, you PM'd me and showed me more kindness than many if friends in RL, quite simply you gave me hope and your are an inspiration and I can feel the warmth in all the posts to you tonight, we are here for you babe x x x

babyjane1 · 19/02/2013 21:55

mouse thank you for that post to me, it's very very helpful to get honest feedback from first hand knowledge. I'm on night 2 and I will be honest it's tough, I now realise how much wine translates in my world as "relax" and internal "peace and quiet". Everything around me seemed troublesome and chaotic, just looked different through my glassy eyes, need to accept that this is real life and it's much more tough than it ever is easy but it's the life I've got so I need to figure a way to cope with the sober version x x x

MsGee · 19/02/2013 22:29

Quick check in. Survived day 2.

aliasjoey · 19/02/2013 22:53

purple

We're here if you want to talk.

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aliasjoey · 20/02/2013 00:10

isinde Smile you know me and mouse and faire is around somewhere... and ma is here too... there's lots of us old lags about!

What brings you back on board?

aliasjoey · 20/02/2013 00:21

Calling myself an old timer made me wonder how long I've been on the Bus - I've just done a search, can't find my first post but I think it was in March 2012 - so have been here nearly a year Shock

ohcluttergotme · 20/02/2013 06:20

Morning babes, huge hugs to those struggling and well done and more strength those who managed to beat off ww last night. Purple thinking about you, like BabyJ said when I first posted you were one of the first to offer me advice and support in a kind and compassonate way and always seemed to have a wee spark about you, sorry your feeling so down xx

Fairenuff · 20/02/2013 08:30

Morning all Smile

Isinde I was only thinking about you this morning, then I logged on and, voila! Grin

How are things with you? How's married life and the gorgeous double trouble?

MsGee sorry, meant to say hi to you yesterday too. Well done on Day 2, keep it up!

Mouse we seem to keep missing each other but you're always in my thoughts.

Love to all, huge wave to encompass everyone, back later x

babyjane1 · 20/02/2013 08:37

insidei like to think of the bus jammed full of babes hurtling towards the wine witch ready to finish her off once and for all so let's all get aboard and show her who's boss. Day 3 here and still feeling strong x x x

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