by jokomom | Oct 20, 2024 | Hard Days, Joy, Parenting, Sobriety
Happy Sad Anniversary. And what a year it has been. We have seen some shit. Rounding a year since this sad anniversary, I’ve been taking stock of what has transpired and been -frankly- so impressed we survived it. Marking time as the years pass, as your kids,...
by jokomom | Nov 5, 2023 | Hard Days, Joy, Parenting, Sobriety, Thoughts
Someone special passed away recently. Not having seen them for about 18 years didn’t diminish the shock and the pain. Grief is always surprising, the way it ebbs and flows and hits in different ways, distinct only to the person impacted. The sadness that...
by jokomom | Jul 2, 2023 | Hard Days, Joy, Sobriety
There is a reason for my silence on this blog in the last few months. I guess you could say, things were getting super serious. Therapy with G was going well (see Part 1 and Part 2 for background) in that she had encouraged me on the progress made over the last year,...
by jokomom | Mar 28, 2023 | Joy, Parenting, Sobriety
An update to the previous update, found HERE. Did I just need to pay someone to be a cheerleader in this sobriety journey? Possibly. I honestly thought that’s what all of you were here for. This blog-style relationship has not been one-sided and the absolute...
by jokomom | Feb 15, 2023 | Joy, Sobriety
Well. Therapy. Why do the simple truths always seem to be the most shocking. First surprising lesson in addictions counseling: I may have been a little hard on myself. Too HARD on MYSELF?! That doesn’t sound like me at all. My new therapist, we will call her G,...
by jokomom | Feb 9, 2023 | Hard Days, Joy, Sobriety
I did the thing. It was harder than I expected it would be and it took longer than it should have to do it. I am now in therapy. The call to the help line that I had been meaning to do for weeks was painful and it was increasingly harder to stay on the line through...
