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Old 05-13-2005, 02:14 AM   #21
Iggy
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Kansas
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Originally Posted by Gwennie!
You are wise. Very few folks can learn from other people's mistakes. I went thru a sobriety period for about 8 months, then decided to try the moderation thing again. That's been working for the last year.

My rule is just like yours. If I have my car with me, I don't take the first drink. If I want to drink, I leave my car at home. I've learned how to navigate public transit and no longer think of taxis as expensive.

As I said last year, I crashed my car in a DUI accident. I paid fines, spent 20 days in jail, and went to DUI classes for a year. All that is over. If I hurt someone, that would have been with me the rest of my life.

Thanks. It is a wonderful thing that you learned your lesson. Everyone makes mistakes, but the important thing is to acknowledge that it was a mistake. That is the only way to improve. Now I just wish my family would realize that...

But anyway, Good luck with sobriety! I'm rooting for you!
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