I was sitting here trying to figure out how long I had been sober. I am not entirely sure of my sobriety date. I think it is April 26, 2014. I could look at my medical and find out.
I have over eight years sober. I remember the summer of 2013, where I was, and what I was doing. I was basically homeless and working on getting my next drink. I did a lot of walking and collecting cans and bottles to recycle. I had a daily routine that I did twice a day. I would get up and start collecting at about 7 am and get to the recycling center by 10 to cash in what we found so we could get our beer. We’d drink it and start the routine again. We always made enough to get food and what we wanted to drink.
Not real proud of it, but that was my life. I look back at that and have to own it because it was me. I am so different now. I am in a much better place. I will write more about that next week.
I hope your week has gone well. We are getting ready to start kindergarten. We are still working on going potty in the toilet instead of her pants, and it’s not going too well. I talked with the school and was told to send several changes of clothes for her. I don’t know what else to do for her. Telling her she may not go to school if she continues to pee her pants haven’t worked. Yelling, pleading, and bribing haven’t worked either. I guess she will have to have her peers laugh at her to help her stop.
She shows no will to go to the toilet. I really hate that, but how much more can I do? I think that she doesn’t care, and I don’t know what will help her care. We will find out when she starts school.
Have any of you had that problem? What did you do?
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