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Parenting Without Booze

·Feb 3, 2020

Thriving Sober, PWB Newsletter 2: Thank you for signing up to hear from me!

Thriving Sober, PWB Newsletter 2: Thank you for signing up to hear from me! ~Laura from Parenting Without Booze Medium Publication Thriving without booze is not what I thought it would be. Hi there sober souls, Since I’ve been thinking and talking a LOT about comfort (mostly on Instagram), I decided to write a piece about it here on Medium. This…

Addiction

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Thriving Sober, PWB Newsletter 2: Thank you for signing up to hear from me!
Thriving Sober, PWB Newsletter 2: Thank you for signing up to hear from me!
Addiction

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Ascent Publication

·Jan 14, 2020

What Parenting Sober Is Teaching Me About The Deeper Meaning of Comfort

A new year’s lesson on self-care in sobriety — “Mommy, I don’t feel good.” My daughter sat down on the arm of the couch next to me with wet eyes and shaky lips. I smoothed her dark hair behind her ear and whispered soft questions. Do you feel sick? Are you not having fun? …

Sobriety

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What Parenting Sober is Teaching me About The Deeper Meaning of Comfort
What Parenting Sober is Teaching me About The Deeper Meaning of Comfort
Sobriety

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Parenting Without Booze

·Dec 4, 2019

[Thank you for signing up to hear from me! ~Laura from Parenting Without Booze Medium Publication]

[Thank you for signing up to hear from me! ~Laura from Parenting Without Booze Medium Publication] I’m nervous, so I’m gonna jump right in… Recently, my daughter was pacing up and down the hallway, rubbing her sweaty hands together while she waited for her music performance to start. I reminded her that waiting is the hardest part. (Most…

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[Thank you for signing up to hear from me! ~Laura from Parenting Without Booze Medium Publication]
[Thank you for signing up to hear from me! ~Laura from Parenting Without Booze Medium Publication]

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Published in

Parenting Without Booze

·Dec 3, 2019

Why Being a Mommy Drinker and Early Riser was Impossible at Christmastime

The unexpected gift of my first sober Christmas. — I still have the Christmas card my dad gave me 25 years ago with a colorized photo of the Beverly Hillbillies on the front. Granny is holding a jug of moonshine and saying, “Last one blitzed ain’t tryin’!” In his slanted cursive, my dad added, “I’ve got my jug and…

Addiction

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Why Being a Mommy Drinker and Early Riser was Impossible at Christmas Time
Why Being a Mommy Drinker and Early Riser was Impossible at Christmas Time
Addiction

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Ascent Publication

·Nov 9, 2019

How Telling My Drinking Story Changed My Story

Booze gets credit for the slapstick and the pratfalls, but I get to be the heroine in the rewrite. — Chapter 1: The Fizz Bang My friend, Anna, pulled up to my house in her tricked-out, 1965 Mustang with enough booze in the trunk for a Risky Business remake. It was her ticket to being voted most popular in our small high school. It was also her get out of jail free card. Everyone knew…

Addiction

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How Telling My Drinking Story Changed My Story
How Telling My Drinking Story Changed My Story
Addiction

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Ascent Publication

·Oct 13, 2019

What My Free Fall Into Sobriety Taught Me About Dwelling in Possibility

Sweating and worried, I buckled up, closed my eyes, and faced my fear with gratitude. — Heat rushed to my hands as sweat started to drip from my palms down the armrests of seat 47C. I’m an aisle girl. A window seat just means being distracted from focusing on your own death. Who needs a lush view of perfectly manicured clover crops and tiny, puffy sheep…

Self Improvement

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What My Free Fall Into Sobriety Taught Me About Dwelling in Possibility
What My Free Fall Into Sobriety Taught Me About Dwelling in Possibility
Self Improvement

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Human Parts

·Sep 10, 2019

What Happened When I Started Parenting Without Booze

Drinking robbed me of my ability to truly see and feel my children — I remember when I asked my very pregnant friend, Molly, if she was going to take drugs during her delivery. She balked: “Are you kidding? Of course I am! Would you have open heart surgery without anesthetic just to say you could? Who would do that?” At the time, Molly…

Parenting

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What Happened When I Started Parenting Without Booze
What Happened When I Started Parenting Without Booze
Parenting

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Published in

Parenting Without Booze

·Sep 2, 2019

What Happened When I Quit My 30-Year Drinking and Cooking Habit

Feeding my babies and feeding myself — “Mom, if you want me to learn how to cook, stop making me chop vegetables!” “But chopping is part of cooking. You just don’t want to help me make dinner.” “I do want to help. But you need to teach me how to cook the dinner instead of just giving…

Addiction

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What Happened When I Quit My 30-Year Drinking and Cooking Habit
What Happened When I Quit My 30-Year Drinking and Cooking Habit
Addiction

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Parenting Without Booze

·Aug 27, 2019

What My Daughter is Teaching Me About Finding Sober Friends

Feeling all like teenagery, but brave — Yesterday, my 16-year-old son was gearing up for a bike ride with his friend, Charlie. Charlie was waiting in the driveway while my son quickly shoved his phone and wallet in his backpack. Meanwhile, my daughter, 13, was taunting him about texting a girl and even tickled his neck while…

Sobriety

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What My Daughter is Teaching Me About Finding Sober Friends
What My Daughter is Teaching Me About Finding Sober Friends
Sobriety

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Laura Isolde

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Learning to make dinner, do laundry, & check homework without gallons of wine. Writer, runner, momma. Find me at ParentingWithoutBooze.com

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