Newbies Nest

Byrdie - your ten-year anniversary will make tomorrow twice as much a reason to celebrate. So glad you found your home here and that you managed to make your quit stick, then to reach down or back or just out and help so many who came along after you. You've been a big part of helping so many people changes their lives for the better and healthier (probably saving some of those lives as well!). I am definitely one of them and I treasure you.

Pav - vacay in October was exactly what my wife said she wanted for her first retirement year. That was when we took our trip and rode our bikes across Italy. Yes, you will find your way when that time comes, just as Jvo/Neen is going to.

Ava - your daughter's friend has been through hell and I'm glad you all are able to give her a safe place to land and to heal.


Less than 12 hours from now the world will be a safer place. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will make an excellent leadership team for this time of healing and recovering from so much. I don't agree with all of the policies or politics of any single politician, and I think politics in general is really messed up in much of the world. But I'm glad to have a decent, compassionate and competent team leading our country again and I'm confident they will rebuild good relationships with many other countries as well. Woohoo for having adults in office again! Let the A-Free celebration begin!!

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Ms. Byrdy. May i kick off the celebrations from over here coz it's the 20th of January.

Congratulations on 10 years booze free dear friend! Wowza! Now ain't that somethin'! Ain't you somethin! I'm so happy you stick around the joint. We're lucky to know you. Time to let the lama's out.

:woohoo2::sendflowers::llama:

Good luck with the transition America!

Thinking of you Pauly.

Waves to all. x

Congratulations Byrdie!!!!!;)

Hi, All:

BYRDIE! The inauguration is just an afterthought to your 10 years. Thanks for being our stalwart Nest Mom - real, funny, kind, and supportive. 10 years is just amazing. Thanks for making room for us in the nest and for having really strong tail feathers for us to cling to. I am grateful to alcohol for bringing us together - a weird but true sentiment. Love to you!

Ava - that's wonderful that you have a place for your daughter's friend (and your son's friend before that). I remember my aunt had a bunch of my cousin's friends live with her over the years. I thought it was so cool that she let them get themselves together - and I'm sure she had a few words of advice.

Lav - It will be a few years, but hold that sweatshirt!

I am experiencing some joy and some hope today - I'll save the skepticism for tomorrow. Moving forward, reckoning with our past, supporting each other. We got this!

Happy BYRDIE 10 YEAR SOBERVERSARY!
Pav

What a great day! Byrdie's 10 years of freedom and our country taking a tentative step forward.
Congratulations, Byrdie, and thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. xx, NS

It has been a great day! Celebrations all around!
It’s difficult to articulate my gratitude for the people on this site. I honestly don’t know what I’d have done without the tools and support that MWO provided. Particular thanks go to Lav, who believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. Sometimes a kick in the pants is exactly what the doctor ordered. I appreciate your honesty and patience (not enabling, but true guidance). Getting sober is one step, staying sober is another. To every single person who takes the time to post here, thank you. Support is the key to maintenance.

It is a great day. I put my American flag out today! Here’s to out future! Hugs to all, Byrdie

Morning nesters

Congratulations on your 10th birthday Byrd, what a happy day all around. Lets hope America gets their shit together like you did lol. Biden has a huge job ahead of him and he does seem like a nice person also.

I must have really got my team worried the other day, my boss rang and then asked late yesterday how i was going. Nice to make them actually notice occasionally even if it was due to a dummy spit. Of course there is a plan to let me actually coordinate but time will tell.

J, no he was not abusive before he bashed her, he took MDMA or some form of drug and went into psychosis, the police took him to hospital and the hospital released him, mental health services were called but never returned his call. He then drove into a truck. She is very traumatised and is seeing a few counsellors. I've had a few kids of my friends come into my life, some i can help and others not so much but i certainly leave a lasting impression.

Thankfully my daughter has slowed down her drinking and is back to a normal daughter. i am trying to talk to her every couple of days and keep saying i dont want her to live the life i did. she keeps telling me i wasnt that bad, i keep telling her she didnt live inside my head.

Have a happy day byrd. much love to you and yes MWO has given a lot of us our lives back but its the long termers that got me on the right track and for that i am eternally grateful.

take care xx

happy independence day in every way to you Byrdie!! you sound cheerful, it makes me happy to hear you feel celebrated. rightly so! :flowerspin:

Byrdie: 10 years!?! That’s a big one! Congratulations on your full decade of sobriety! You are inspiring me to want to reach the same goal some day far in the future. One day at a time!

Birdie, congratulations on your 10 years! You are an inspiration to so many people. Thank you, thank you. Celebrate tonight! That really sucks re the end of your career. I know a lot of people, including my former superintendent who is a friend now, that got screwed in the end. I’m sure that sting of the end has dissipated some, allowing you to remember the success you experienced all of those years. So glad you’re enjoying this chapter. Love the idea of collecting plates. Cool.

Wags, biking across Italy had to be an incredible experience. Wow! I visited cousins back in 2013. Such a memorable experience.

Ava, that’s all so tragic. So good she’s seeing counselors. And also that she has a safe place with you all.

It’s funny how we are in the honeymoon stage for the second time this school year. It feels good to be back and see their faces. I feel a difference in myself in a good way. I am not stressing over turning things in on time, doing the “extra” work, extra “voluntary” meetings doing more and more so that test scores can be balanced out on our evaluation with doing a thousand extra things. So a peaceful feeling. Not to mention I have a clear head these days.

Praying for our new Leaders.
Neen