I faced down the heat last night when an old friend was going to come by. I just said not to offer me anything and she never showed up. But it's bitter sweet because I'm doing this so I can be there for them and help the kids when they're ready to face the 
. I just hope they will take my help. 
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I’m proud of you. Your strength encourages others. Read that again.
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Keep protecting yourself with boundaries. You are strong and I am proud of you
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Thank you. 
More than anything it helps to know you are not alone in this struggle and that others can relate to what you are going through
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It definitely does! If it weren't for this and all of you I'd already be drinking again and searching more. Thank you all! 
Yep. Had a street festival in my town this weekend. A few guys that I hadn’t seen since getting clean were back to visit. Saw them for maybe 15 minutes Friday night. They wanted to hang out Saturday and I told them I’d be glad to do but I wasn’t going to just follow them around all day while they drank. Didn’t see them again. It’s unfortunate, but I don’t regret setting boundaries to protect my sobriety.
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Awesome!!!! I understand that struggle. Well done. 
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I actually ended up spending most of the afternoon at the festival - something I’ve never attended even close to sober - and I had a really good time. It’s crazy to look back and realize my addiction had me convinced nothing was fun or worth doing unless I was fucked up.
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I know the feeling. I've been doing normal people things all weekend and having a great time. My brain is coming back to life with every day I'm off the booze. I love it!
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Great work, gives me inspiration to read about these successes.
Small victories are still victories!
Gotta do that sometimes man. I just told my boy who is like my brother he can't come in my house when he comes back from Florida. I know what he brings with him and I can't risk what I have already achieved. It's hard my man but we need to think about and protect ourselves first. Be very proud of yourself for setting the boundaries and if the person your telling them to doesn't respect them....well they werent worth it from the start and need to kick rocks.. keep believing in yourself and moving forward. You got this.
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Thanks man I appreciate it. It gets complicated when they are life long friends but fortunately I think I got one coming around for the sake of her son. But I'm not pushing. She knows I'm here.
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