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Addiction & Recovery

bif

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10. Christmas day turned out okay

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2023, 10:59 AM

Dec 2023

I ghosted with my daughter and left the party at around 7:30. Nice to be there, but even nicer to bail early. I stayed away from the bar and wasn't tempted to sneak a drink.

Success!

Hope everyone else had a clean Christmas!

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Not looking forward to Christmas Day [View all] bif Dec 2023 OP

Enjoy your family PJMcK Dec 2023 #1

"Not looking forward to Christmas Day." LenaBaby61 Dec 2023 #2

I understand. My mom passed in December, and her mother also passed in December ms liberty Dec 2023 #3

Sorry to hear about your sister. bif Dec 2023 #8

Thanks. This time of year is hard for those of us who have this experience ms liberty Dec 2023 #9

Will this leave your wife in a position of possibly driving rurallib Dec 2023 #4

My daughter and her husband will be with her bif Dec 2023 #7

You are not alone. Runningdawg Dec 2023 #5

Wow, I feel sorry for you bif Dec 2023 #6

I am so sorry, that sounds scary and dangerous as well. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #12

Christmas day turned out okay bif Dec 2023 #10

Glad to hear that your Christmas worked out just fine, that's got to be tough Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #11