The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Waving Goodbye To Summer Nights, Sipping Mocktails.

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Hello, I'm Mouse Welcome to the Bus. :)

Well, it would appear that Autumn is on it's way I have the heating on and can't wait to use the log burner.... shhh!

So, who are we? We're just like you. Married, single, divorced, lots of children or no children, working or a SAHM, it doesn't matter, we all breathe the same air.....

We're just trying to live our lives on the Bus, like you do each day. Well, except for one thing...

I know don't start my day with a swig, or seven, from a litre bottle of vodka (choose your poison) any longer.

And that's what has kept me here, for years now. And no doubt many more to come. Reading the stories of others struggles, wanting to say "I feel like that" or "I do that too!" but being to ashamed to be the first to put your hand up.

Well, let me reassure you here and now, there's not much that we haven't read about on here or done ourselves over the years.

We've laughed at stories of haphazard nights out, we've cried at the loss of loved ones and we've shared the pain that only an alcoholic knows when all that they want is to STOP!

Push the pause button, get off the ride, shut the door, bury yourself under the duvet for days. We've all felt that sickening feeling in our gut that makes us want to curl up and hide forever. And we've shared it all on here.

You see I don't know you and you don't know me, so we're just words on a screen to each other. Eventually, you'll get to know me more and I you, and the other fantastic Babes too, some will stay, some leave us, then some come back.

One thing I can PROMISE - here you are safe, here you won't be judged, turned away (unless you're not genuine) and we even have a huge stock of Opal Fruits but that's all down to Ma.

So, if you think we're you're kind of lovely bunch of people to help you stop drinking, slow down, hold your hand while you decide what to do, then come find a seat!

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AND A VERY SOBERING READ, THAT LEAD TO THE BIRTH OF THE THREADS THAT FOLLOWED

faire I suggested the same thing to babyj a few months ago, it's almost exactly like a friend of mine who has been diagnosed bipolar. In fact, I wonder if maybe you never had PND after all, or if bipolar made the PND worse. You have already noticed a 6-8 week cycle- even without a diagnosis, could you make a note in diary that alerts you that you need to watch out (or ask your DH to put it on his)

Ive used a good app called Optimism which really helped to track moods and triggers.

Good evening, lovely Babes . I am in a disgustingly bonkers mood, due to the fact that I've been given a very silly task that needs to be done before our works Christmas do, and it's right up my street. I've got to come up with some industry appropriate alternate lyrics to some popular songs.
It transpires that I have a knack for this. I have been chortling away to myself all afternoon every time I come up with an appropriately daft lyric, and have penned a song already.
It's actually really nice to have something else in my head other than food, drink and bloody weddings, if the truth be told!
Talking of weddings, no Sweet there will be no bridezilla-ing from this corner. The closest I've come so far is having a minor panic about what presents to buy all the people we are supposed to buy presents for.
Obrigada - sounds like you've had a rough old time of it
Popstar - how's your DF? How are you?

Faire, Mouse I hope your girls have a FAB time. Freshers are far better looked after now than they were in my day, and yes, Joey, they were all those things, laughing at our lame, old academic jokes (oh if only they new, that is some of our best material ), and I have invited them to my office to say hello to Pup if they feel home sick . . . that sounds wrong, doesn't it? Middle-aged women they have never met before asks if they'd like to see a puppy

Mouse when I click on it it says "Profile Page Not Available'.

Pop, OK, you pushed the Fuck It button. Was it worth it?

Really really fancied stopping for a bottle of wine on the way home after this evenings rather wet walk. Fortunately, the universe intervened, and there was a traffic jam on the route I would usually take, past the garage. So I took a rat run, and disaster was averted.

Oops, forgot , Cat I'll never get to start a thread with as much potential as TidyDancers Bridezilla thread . But the songs sound great, a lovely creative distraction.

obrigada so sorry for your loss Babe. Look after yourself.
mouse your DD can NOT be a fresher already! Where has the time gone. Mind you, it seems only 5 minutes since we dropped dd2 off at uni and now she has her own flat, lovely boyfriend, part-time job and is moaning that "I have to fight my way through the atrium to get to lectures because of all the bloody freshers getting excited about free pizza vouchers". Lol. She's an old hand now. Sorry not to name check all. Don't suppose that elusive wry has shown her face at all?

Sweet - it's my only creative outlet at the moment, and until it was mentioned this afternoon, it wasn't something I thought about. Music is my thing - but with the boozy weight gain over the years, my self conciousness has been unbearable. This project suits me well, though, as I can create the songs (half way through my second one already), and everyone can sing them. Oddly enough, it's very similar to what my DF used to do as a creative outlet from his office job too. We both do a great line in dirty ditties

Hi Ma! How are you feeling this evening? And how rude is it of everyone's DC's to do that growing up thing? I proper freaked out meeting a colleague's family recently - I'd not seen them since they were tiny babies, and now they are 10 ish. Just plain inconsiderate, if you ask me!

Hey cat a bit better thanks. Have had two glasses of wine but don't want anymore so have stopped now. I don't have a problem stopping once I have started, my problem is not starting in the first place. I just find it so hard to face an evening with no booze at all, even if its just a glass or two

ma how's the cystitis? By the way, were you drinking enough water during your train journey to London last week? I know you had other things on your mind but you gotta keep the fluids up

Today I am having wine and everything is crappity. Husband is so moody and he seems to hate our daughter DD is a liar, immature and selfish. I know some of it is normal teenage behaviour, but we can't trust her at all.

Work just makes me anxious. To cap it off, tonight I was about to treat myself and buy something online - and just found out the company is closing down... I've just spent the last few days researching the product and finding out reviews and finally decided to go for it! FGS so have opened the wine

sweet - not worth the fuck it button. Day 1 done.

My poor dad appears to now have some post operative complications ??

Those two question marks were supposed to be

Aliasjoey I sympathise. I opened wine last night as was just plain fucked off.

Ps try not to get too pissed eh? I regretted it this morning when I had a hangover and had to leave for work in the rain at 7 am.

Well done for stopping after two glasses ma. Ok I'm off to bed.

Thanks pops hope your dad is on the mend soon

Pop, you're having such a tough time, I didn't want to make you feel worse, just to reflect.bwell done on day one. Let's think about how many more AF days you had in the last month than you would have done ?

Joey, my DS seems to have got better since hitting teens (he was a really difficult tween), but I'm not assuming it'll always be like this, and I sometime despair of his touchiness, I often leave a room wondering what on earth just went wrong with a conversation. Knowing it is 'just teen behaviour' doesn't help. But add grumpy DH to the mix , it's a tough cycle to break.

Cat, your cats are obviously psychically influencing Puss, she has been complaining outside my door for the last 20 mins, fortunately, being a moggy, she isn't quite as loud as a pair of Bengals .

Sweet - yours must be influencing mine - I'm only just up - this is a record when DP's on earlies!! I almost feel human!

I'm going to stand back, it'll be Whirlwind Cat today!

obrigada darling babe.

I feel like I went to a long, long run and can't find my way back.
Lurking but feeling disconnected.

I miss you guys. And think of you a lot.

*on

Khalisi

Come and take a seat and chat a while?

khakis am I glad to see you!!!! I've been absent for a while too, lots been happening but I'm glad to be back on among safe, reliable and comforting friends, and so my lovely lady should you. please don't disappear, we need you and it sounds like you might need us too. what's kept you away from us? are you feeling ok? missed you girlfriend xxx

I'll be back later, running out of juice xxx

bloody Kindle sorry khalisi it changed the word xxx

Khalisi you don't need to find your way back. Just stick out your thumb and we'll pick you up x

That's lovely faire.

khalisi, fantastic to see you again. I need someone to lick my butt into running again!