r/stopdrinking • u/agent_kitsune_mulder • 10h ago

51 days today!

My daughter told me the other day that she was glad I was back and that she missed me. I got done with inpatient 46 days ago, she wasn’t talking about me being physically home.

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u/allaboutthismoment 1852 days 10h ago

Congratulations! That's exactly one of the things I've enjoyed most, being reliably present for my family. IWNDWYT! ✌️💚

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u/Outrageous-Talk-8824 10h ago

I am so happy for you and your daughter!! Awesomeness! Congratulations!!

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u/Wanttobebetter76 Day 727 10h ago

This is so rad! Great job! IWNDWYT 💜

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u/Honkey-Donkey79 Day 35 10h ago

Awesome! If that doesn’t motivate you, I don’t know what will. Congrats on 51

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u/Treebeard313 Day 4,044 10h ago

Great job! Every day is a blessing and now you share that with your daughter.

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u/benderasfuck Day 46 9h ago

Congratulations!

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u/MobileHeight7918 9h ago

Great job man! Happy for you.

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u/hyperbuddist Day 41 9h ago

Great job keep it up! Kids are a huge motivation for me too IWNDWYT!!

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u/ImaginaryAssistant31 Day 42 7h ago

This makes both my face and my heart smile for you and your daughter. I am a girl mom and my daughter loves having me back, too.

Such a beautiful feeling, isn't it?

Iwndwyt

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u/EssayCautious 857 days 7h ago

I also have a teenage daughter that wrote a similar sentiment on my mother's day card earlier this year. She simply thanked me for spending so much time with her these past two years. In that, I knew that my actual PRESCENCE has changed. I hadn't thought of that specifically myself. But, she definitely noticed. Our kids... they notice our prescence in sobriety because they certainly felt our absence in active alcoholism. I know your story continues to grow in this way and that you will be a continued present person and parent for her. I promise you that will always be a greater feeling than the absence we create diving into the black hole of drunkeness. You got this! IWNDWYT