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, plus be my son's playmate and teacher. On Monday morning, August 3, 2020, I decided to take a week off from drinking, and I haven’t had a drink since.
The number one benefit of giving up alcohol that keeps me going is my connection to my son. I hadn’t realized the wall alcohol had put up between us. Eight weeks after I quit drinking, he said, “Mommy, why is it so fun now?” He didn’t know what wine was or that I had quit, but he felt the shift. Mentally, I had come home to him and to myself. When sobriety gets hard, I think of the last year with him and I bite down, recommit. He and I are worth it.
that I combated with coffee most of the morning, but by switching to nonalcoholic beverages, this fog has lifted and I have more energy and clarity.I was widowed in 2019 and home alone with four-year-old twins during the pandemic. With no friends, no family, and no adult conversation, I turned to Champagne as my one friend that I knew I could count on. If these French bubbles could talk, they would tell you what we have experienced together.
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