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tulsakatz

(3,122 posts)
75. congratulations!!
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 08:56 PM
Jan 2015

I quit drinking in 1991 except I didn't use a 12 step program....it's a long story but I will tell you if you really want to hear about it.

You're right, life is better when you're sober. One time several years after I quit drinking, I was on a date with a guy where we went to a small dinner party at a friend's house. My date had had quite a bit too much to drink & was doing some embarassing things. But even though it was a little embarassing to be with him, the whole night I sat there knowing I had done similar things in the past too....& that was the part that really embarassd me!! I knew I had acted in similar ways in the past & had probably behaved even worse!

Congratulations on creating a better life for yourself, it is a miracle when we are able to overcome difficult problems like this!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Jan 2015 #1
Wow! Congratulations on that milestone!!!! BillZBubb Jan 2015 #2
Very impressive! Thank you for sharing and being a role model. CurtEastPoint Jan 2015 #3
Thanks for sharing. In_The_Wind Jan 2015 #4
That is great! peace13 Jan 2015 #5
Congratulations! People like you give me hope (for my youngest child) etherealtruth Jan 2015 #6
Good for him! MarianJack Jan 2015 #107
He's doing "Ok" etherealtruth Jan 2015 #112
May I quote you? gwheezie Jan 2015 #7
Kudos to you. cilla4progress Jan 2015 #8
Congratulations! Here... stevenleser Jan 2015 #9
Nice post and thank you. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #10
The first 3 years I was sober... MarianJack Jan 2015 #109
Been a friend of Bill's for 14 years. Mega Congrats! kydo Jan 2015 #11
Nice! n/t Roy Rolling Jan 2015 #12
Well done. Congrats. (nt) Paladin Jan 2015 #13
Congratulations...I like, "One Day At A Time" Best Wishes..nt. Stuart G Jan 2015 #14
Recommended! H2O Man Jan 2015 #15
28 years. No meetings. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #16
Very true. phil89 Jan 2015 #26
Most people simply mature out of it BubbaFett Jan 2015 #27
Agree!!! busterbrown Jan 2015 #48
It's a form of community BubbaFett Jan 2015 #49
Absolutely...!!! busterbrown Jan 2015 #51
Whatever works! mountain grammy Jan 2015 #39
Like you said there's more than one way to see upaloopa Jan 2015 #54
Thank you for pointing that out. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #89
Bravo!! Greybnk48 Jan 2015 #17
Keep Coming Back. Iggo Jan 2015 #18
That's what I was gona say ybbor Jan 2015 #32
Outstanding!! oldandhappy Jan 2015 #19
Happy Birthday! cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #20
Congratulations irisblue Jan 2015 #21
k and r and congratulations!! thank you for sharing this important milestone with us. niyad Jan 2015 #22
Yay!! Celebrating with you on a great achievement tomm2thumbs Jan 2015 #23
Mazel tov jehop61 Jan 2015 #24
Good for you! bigwillq Jan 2015 #25
Congratulations! merrily Jan 2015 #28
Thank you, and... MarianJack Jan 2015 #110
If I am right about that, I am also right that you are deserving and always were. merrily Jan 2015 #113
Good For You sharp_stick Jan 2015 #29
Congratulations Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #30
Congratulations! sinkingfeeling Jan 2015 #31
Bravo! ChazInAz Jan 2015 #33
Right behind you! charin Jan 2015 #34
Congrats MarianJack! Faux pas Jan 2015 #35
MarianJack Diclotican Jan 2015 #36
I'll drink to that! Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #37
Ugh... nt elias49 Jan 2015 #82
.... Inkfreak Jan 2015 #38
Every day is a good one. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2015 #40
until you miss one! blockhead Jan 2015 #86
Well done pscot Jan 2015 #41
~~~~*~~~~~ Hekate Jan 2015 #42
Awesome Onlooker Jan 2015 #43
Congratulations! Are you doing any program? rurallib Jan 2015 #44
Good to hear! cwydro Jan 2015 #45
Congratulations! NEOhiodemocrat Jan 2015 #46
That's great! Phentex Jan 2015 #47
Congratulations! Motown_Johnny Jan 2015 #50
Congrats underpants Jan 2015 #52
Good job BubbaFett Jan 2015 #53
FANTASTIC!!! TorchTheWitch Jan 2015 #55
Congratulations! cordelia Jan 2015 #56
Congratulations Andy823 Jan 2015 #57
Congratulations! graywarrior Jan 2015 #58
Happy Birthday! Warpy Jan 2015 #59
Some of my most beloved and inspiring people have a story like yours. pnwmom Jan 2015 #60
300 days for me. brewens Jan 2015 #61
Congratulations and Happy "Birthday"!!!! calimary Jan 2015 #62
((MarianJack)) blm Jan 2015 #63
Happy Birthday cally Jan 2015 #64
Well done! DFW Jan 2015 #65
Happy silver anniversary to you and your sobriety! ColesCountyDem Jan 2015 #66
Congratulations. Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #67
Coming up on 4 months. man4allcats Jan 2015 #68
At one point,... MarianJack Jan 2015 #111
Congratulations Ramses Jan 2015 #69
Well gosh... wasn't that encouraging. Why the hell did you post? nt blaze Jan 2015 #87
It could have been phrased better, but he has a point. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #91
I totally agree with you get the red out Jan 2015 #104
I hear ya, I know a lot of 12 steppers who get it, and aren't threatened by other avenues Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #105
Congrats, from the heart, and here's to the next 25 years of one day at a time. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #70
Congratulations! Keep up the good work! nt amandabeech Jan 2015 #71
congratulations to you, MarianJack Skittles Jan 2015 #72
Good for you! eridani Jan 2015 #73
Congratulations to you! mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #74
congratulations!! tulsakatz Jan 2015 #75
Congratulations! Lil Missy Jan 2015 #76
good for you Lil Missy! Skittles Jan 2015 #98
congratulations cindyperry Jan 2015 #77
We are not a glum lot! A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2015 #78
Congratulations! smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #79
Awesome BeyondGeography Jan 2015 #80
25 years sober? Quite an accomplishment! democrank Jan 2015 #81
That is awesome madokie Jan 2015 #83
Well done! LiberalElite Jan 2015 #84
Congrats Boreal Jan 2015 #85
Congratulations! senseandsensibility Jan 2015 #88
Good for you! Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #90
Bravo! It isn't easy elias49 Jan 2015 #92
Happy Birthday libodem Jan 2015 #93
Very Impressive. vanlassie Jan 2015 #94
24 years .... Pauldg47 Jan 2015 #95
Congratulations, Good for You! DrewFlorida Jan 2015 #96
Happy Birthday! mackerel Jan 2015 #97
Peace to you, too, MarianJack! countryjake Jan 2015 #99
33 years in April... bpollen Jan 2015 #100
Congrats! vive la commune Jan 2015 #101
Here's to today Recursion Jan 2015 #102
Congratulations My Friend!! jschurchin Jan 2015 #103
Congratultions. Makes me want to share..... 90-percent Jan 2015 #106
Hey! Congratulations! NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #108
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