How Far Will You Go To Protect Your Addiction?

Lies

“Have you been drinking?”

“No.”

My standard reply. Always. It didn’t matter if I had been drinking or not. This was what I always answered. And not just, “no” but “no” with a little indignation thrown in. Like, “no, why would you ask that?” or “no, what kind of question is that?”

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Bobbie Tipton Kaltmayer

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In long term recovery. Trying to make my part of the world a little nicer. Published in Love What Matters and For Every Mom.

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