I take great heart in your reflection about not needing so much adult company as kids get older and enter different stages. I’m also coming to the, slightly painful, realisation that I’m actually an introvert and I find the constant socialising with other parents a bit tough. It’s easy to forget when you’re ‘in it’ that things shift and experiences with children change!
Thank you for this! The ways friendships change, evolve or dissolve when we give up alcohol is a part of the journey that didn't hit me properly until years later. Originally I could keep up, still go "out out" but stay sober. I was desperate to still be involved and relevant, but recently I've felt this begin to fall away. I've found some of the drifting sorrowful, yet more at peace with it than ever. I look forward to seeing what else keeps changing as I move through my 30s, isn't life a ride!
This is such a lovely and beautifully written post. You articulated everything that I feel about alcohol. I no longer drink and haven’t for a few years and the shifts it has brought are profound and ever-evolving. Thank you for sharing and massive congratulations on your sobriety. Even if it is something we want to do and are fully motivated, it is such a radical act in a world that normalises oblivion ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your reflections. Happy Summer Solstice! I have also been reflecting on how I used alcohol when I was younger and even in my 30s. I was the one known for being the last one standing and would go on for hours. And now. I don't even go out out anymore and the thought of anything more than a one day festival (arriving late and leaving early) makes my body ache. I used to wonder what else people did on Friday and Saturday nights and now I realise, they relax! It's nice to read this knowing I'm not alone. Alot of my friends are still at it!
Yes it's interesting isn't it how far the pendulum can swing in the opposite direction! From famous for partying, to backing out the door once the clock strikes 8pm 😂 I have to say, I haven't hit the part yet where I learn to relax, I'm still work obsessed so at some point I'll tackle that!
Yes... I am the same re relaxing but at least my body isn't as much in a stress state with all that booze. Saying that I really miss those nights dancing!
I take great heart in your reflection about not needing so much adult company as kids get older and enter different stages. I’m also coming to the, slightly painful, realisation that I’m actually an introvert and I find the constant socialising with other parents a bit tough. It’s easy to forget when you’re ‘in it’ that things shift and experiences with children change!
Also, YouTube music - a revelation!
Happy Litha to you, dear Java x
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Thank you for this! The ways friendships change, evolve or dissolve when we give up alcohol is a part of the journey that didn't hit me properly until years later. Originally I could keep up, still go "out out" but stay sober. I was desperate to still be involved and relevant, but recently I've felt this begin to fall away. I've found some of the drifting sorrowful, yet more at peace with it than ever. I look forward to seeing what else keeps changing as I move through my 30s, isn't life a ride!
This is such a lovely and beautifully written post. You articulated everything that I feel about alcohol. I no longer drink and haven’t for a few years and the shifts it has brought are profound and ever-evolving. Thank you for sharing and massive congratulations on your sobriety. Even if it is something we want to do and are fully motivated, it is such a radical act in a world that normalises oblivion ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your reflections. Happy Summer Solstice! I have also been reflecting on how I used alcohol when I was younger and even in my 30s. I was the one known for being the last one standing and would go on for hours. And now. I don't even go out out anymore and the thought of anything more than a one day festival (arriving late and leaving early) makes my body ache. I used to wonder what else people did on Friday and Saturday nights and now I realise, they relax! It's nice to read this knowing I'm not alone. Alot of my friends are still at it!
Yes it's interesting isn't it how far the pendulum can swing in the opposite direction! From famous for partying, to backing out the door once the clock strikes 8pm 😂 I have to say, I haven't hit the part yet where I learn to relax, I'm still work obsessed so at some point I'll tackle that!
Yes... I am the same re relaxing but at least my body isn't as much in a stress state with all that booze. Saying that I really miss those nights dancing!