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teaser · 05-30-2007, 11:02 PM

Hi Parker,

You don't know me and I don't know you but I want to share a little something with you, I am in the construction business (contractor) and when I worked for someone else years ago I would get out of work early everyday and go drink. I'd drink until the bars closed and I'd search out all that stayed opened the latest just to drink, I'd hit them all in the nearest 4 towns. sometimes I don't even know how I drove home or where my car was, if I even still had one. I know a couple of times I did the sideline salute with my car ( sideswipe every car on one side of the street) and never got caught, don't know how I got away with it til this day.

I did finally get caught DUI, did the court and fines with the loss of license for 90 days and the classes for drinking and driving, well the classes are 12 weeks long and I got bagged for drinking before the class on the 12th week and got ejected! Yes, back to court, more fines and start the classes all over again, sucked! Especially having to depend on someone else to drive me around for 90 days and putting the extra burden on them, but it still didn't stop me from drinking.

I used to wake up and have a drink just to be able to function, I was in a vicious circle with alcohol. I worked to drink and drank so I could work, this was my life. It did change, but it took 14 years to happen, it finally happened when my wife had my daughter. I tossed the wife out when my daughter was 3 months old and got sole custody of her and I raised her on my own. My drinking stopped one night while I was feeding my daughter and I realized how beautiful she was and how dependent she was on me and that she was what I needed to kick the alcohol, my reason to LIVE! I quit drinking that night and raised my daughter alone for the next 3 years enjoying every minute with her realizing how much I WASN'T living before!

Since quitting the alcohol I have gotten remarried to a great lady who adores my daughter, started my own business which is thriving, bought a house, got all the toys anyone could want and have not missed the alcohol not 1 day. Truth is the 1st month is a "mutha" but after that it's all gravy! This is my story and I hope it lends some insight to you or anyone who over consumes alcohol, it has been 20 years now since my daughter was born and I have been dry since and have never felt better physically, mentally or financially.

It worked for me and I'm sure it will work for you but you have to want it bad enough to work, when you find that one thing that hits you like a baseball bat and snaps you back into reality .... you'll know ... it's time. Time to stop and start living!

Thanks for sharing you're story and listening to mine, good luck and remember it's not only one day at a time ... it's the rest of you're life!

You ever need an ear to listen... I got 2 for ya!

Best of luck!

05-30-2007, 11:02 PM	#13
teaser Wave Jumper iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On The Edge! Posts: 443	Hi Parker, You don't know me and I don't know you but I want to share a little something with you, I am in the construction business (contractor) and when I worked for someone else years ago I would get out of work early everyday and go drink. I'd drink until the bars closed and I'd search out all that stayed opened the latest just to drink, I'd hit them all in the nearest 4 towns. sometimes I don't even know how I drove home or where my car was, if I even still had one. I know a couple of times I did the sideline salute with my car ( sideswipe every car on one side of the street) and never got caught, don't know how I got away with it til this day. I did finally get caught DUI, did the court and fines with the loss of license for 90 days and the classes for drinking and driving, well the classes are 12 weeks long and I got bagged for drinking before the class on the 12th week and got ejected! Yes, back to court, more fines and start the classes all over again, sucked! Especially having to depend on someone else to drive me around for 90 days and putting the extra burden on them, but it still didn't stop me from drinking. I used to wake up and have a drink just to be able to function, I was in a vicious circle with alcohol. I worked to drink and drank so I could work, this was my life. It did change, but it took 14 years to happen, it finally happened when my wife had my daughter. I tossed the wife out when my daughter was 3 months old and got sole custody of her and I raised her on my own. My drinking stopped one night while I was feeding my daughter and I realized how beautiful she was and how dependent she was on me and that she was what I needed to kick the alcohol, my reason to LIVE! I quit drinking that night and raised my daughter alone for the next 3 years enjoying every minute with her realizing how much I WASN'T living before! Since quitting the alcohol I have gotten remarried to a great lady who adores my daughter, started my own business which is thriving, bought a house, got all the toys anyone could want and have not missed the alcohol not 1 day. Truth is the 1st month is a "mutha" but after that it's all gravy! This is my story and I hope it lends some insight to you or anyone who over consumes alcohol, it has been 20 years now since my daughter was born and I have been dry since and have never felt better physically, mentally or financially. It worked for me and I'm sure it will work for you but you have to want it bad enough to work, when you find that one thing that hits you like a baseball bat and snaps you back into reality .... you'll know ... it's time. Time to stop and start living! Thanks for sharing you're story and listening to mine, good luck and remember it's not only one day at a time ... it's the rest of you're life! You ever need an ear to listen... I got 2 for ya! Best of luck!
	Insanity is a long and winding road ... I think I finally made it there.