by jokomom | May 7, 2021 | Hard Days, Sobriety
No one wants to find out, I’m fairly certain of that. Most people’s rock bottoms involve losing something: a wife, a husband, a sibling, a child, respect. We all know the main feature, no matter what you’ve lost, is shame. Shame is such a powerful...
by jokomom | Mar 23, 2021 | Hard Days, Parenting
Today was one that makes you want to give up, curl yourself into a ball, throw a blanket over your head. Done. I’ve been feeling done this last 6 weeks. Hell, this last 6 years. But this last 6 weeks was the first time I’ve started letting things drop,...
by jokomom | Feb 21, 2021 | Hard Days, Sobriety
One stranger who understands your experience exactly, will do for you what hundreds of close friends and family who don’t understand cannot. It is the necessary palliative for the pain of stretching into change. It is the cool glass of water in Hell. –...
