tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post3839445217073486366..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: People in GlasshousesSoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-50350495891621744852017-11-14T16:02:29.325-08:002017-11-14T16:02:29.325-08:00Something I have been saying for years. There is ...Something I have been saying for years. There is always someone who drinks more than you that then allows you to justify your own drinking. <br />Sunny dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044326803983608564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-21503262159003772022015-05-03T19:31:05.924-07:002015-05-03T19:31:05.924-07:00I think we all judge other people. It's a part...I think we all judge other people. It's a part of life. But drinkers definitely judge other drinkers and compare themselves to them. It makes us feel better about our own drinking and gives up permission to keep going. But we are only fooling ourselves aren't we? Deep down we know the truth. We just have to believe the truth, then we can work towards getting better. Congrats on day 63! A xAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553400229726508527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-87501713085971978592015-05-03T12:37:55.669-07:002015-05-03T12:37:55.669-07:00Yay! Let's make placards and go on a march ;-)...Yay! Let's make placards and go on a march ;-) xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-53510340814493863872015-05-03T12:36:44.186-07:002015-05-03T12:36:44.186-07:00So like me NW! XSo like me NW! XSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-35944950283713592672015-05-03T07:57:10.131-07:002015-05-03T07:57:10.131-07:00Hi sm I think you might be pleasantly surprised wh...Hi sm I think you might be pleasantly surprised when you do come out of the closet as a non drinker - I am being totally honest to those around me and I've really been pleasantly surprised by their reactions in fact most confess that they too drink too much and envy the fact I've stopped ( although I must confess I don't tell them how very hard it's been some days !!) I'm secretly hoping we can bring out a new sober revolution !! X Kagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968875912702356428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-34109316179109000462015-05-03T07:17:27.062-07:002015-05-03T07:17:27.062-07:00Hi SM, Day 9 for me! Instead of feeling tired and...Hi SM, Day 9 for me! Instead of feeling tired and miserable, I was finally feeling more like myself yesterday at the old "wine-o-clock". Last summer we spent a few days with a college friend and his wife, an ex drinker. I really enjoyed her company but couldn't help but think "she must have a drinking problem, why else would one stop drinking altogether? Poor thing, I am glad my drinking isn't so bad I have to stop.". Recently I have thought about her and about getting in touch with her, thinking she could be a good support person for me. I have gone from judgement to admiration! I too was a maintenance drinker, beginning in secret btwn 2 and 4 pm and topping up as the evening progressed, either in secret or with friends and family. That wine witch is still hard at work though! Every morning I feel so proud and strong having made it through another day w/out wine and every evening I question my decision to stop drinking. Was I really that bad? I am a very disciplined person, I will just cut back. Support and knowledge has helped me through. I have my mantras and I use them to drown out the voice of that wicked witch! Your kindred spirit! NWneinwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432419093447903474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-78404118253861297252015-05-03T04:59:03.086-07:002015-05-03T04:59:03.086-07:00Yay! 60 days. That's brilliant. I do know what...Yay! 60 days. That's brilliant. I do know what you mean. I am horribly obsessed by other people's drinking habits! One sign that we're out the other side is, apparently, when we stop watching what everyone else drinks.... Have a fab weekend too, Tallaxo xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-79101699347702983872015-05-03T04:51:34.623-07:002015-05-03T04:51:34.623-07:00Hi SM Congratulations on 2 months!!
I sometimes f...Hi SM Congratulations on 2 months!!<br />I sometimes find myself 'judging' other people that I know that can drink in moderation. I also know it is a false and distorted judgement because I am just projecting my own inability to control my drinking on to them. I say to myself "They are heading for trouble" or "Are they at the pub AGAIN?"<br />The real truth is that I am Jealous and Angry, not really at them, but at myself. But I got myself into this sorry situation and I am the one to blame, noone else. It is about me taking responsibility for my own actions and the consequences that have ensued.<br />I hope these thoughts are just a phase and a natural progression of this healing journey.<br />Today I celebrate ( I use that term very loosely) 60 days. Maybe halfway across the stormy seas to calmer waters. Who knows. Thank you again for your blog. Have a great weekend SM xTallaxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386522171119897358noreply@blogger.com