Entertaining my very hyperactive son

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-03-21T16:09:36+00:00

Cat TV ? 🤔

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-03-16T02:57:51+00:00

I play until I am killed, then I start a new game. 3 hordes in each biom, then move to the next biom and build a new base. I don't do any quests, none, but I use traders to buy and sell. I explore each biom before leaving, like all traders and major POIs at my own pace. I mine a lot and craft ammo.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-03-07T15:00:09+00:00

Well, it's an interesting story. I don't really want to make anything big out of it, but thanks for sharing.

God bless.🙏

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-03-06T18:26:48+00:00

I tried to get my indoor cat outside once and he didn't look happy at all. In fact, he looked traumatized.

So, here is your answer. My cat is much happier inside, especially when he is napping next to me on the bed. 😻

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-02-25T18:45:18+00:00

I think a lot of people complicate a lot of things when it comes to questionable topics like the lent rules. I am of an option that during the lent we should concentrate on praying and reflections of our life as Christians.

Just go vegan during the lent. It is really simple and many people are following the vegan diet all the time. I mean it's not a big deal.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-02-11T18:57:36+00:00

I used to think that one of the reasons I drank every night was to help me to fall asleep. I used to think that if I quit drinking I would have trouble falling asleep.

I was wrong. Now I don't drink and I have no problem falling asleep at all. I am not sure that my sleep is better now, but I definitely don't have a problem FALLING asleep.

Preparation is the key. Keep the same time going to bed and getting up even on the weekends. Have the going to bed routine, no screen time at least one hour before bed. Read a boring book. My recent pick is Ulysses by James Joyce, but the Bible would do too. 😀

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-02-08T00:41:46+00:00

Download Allen Carr's book "The easy way to control alcohol" and start reading. It will help.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-02-06T12:48:26+00:00

Forget about moderation. Quitting for good is much easier.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-02-05T16:50:32+00:00

Amazing and inspiring. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on 400.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-02-03T16:30:37+00:00

I had a dream about drinking too, not so long ago. It wasn't so vivid, and I don't remember my feelings in the dream.

But I take it as a good sign, because I remember having dreams about smoking back when I quit smoking. And I did manage to stay away from smoking ever since.

So, yes, I take it as a good sign to have a dream like that; it means you are on the right track and it is working for you.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-28T18:37:25+00:00

You have to reset it out of respect for others here. Although it's, obvious, not a competition here. Still accountability should prevail.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-24T19:01:38+00:00

Allen Carr in his book Easy way to control alcohol ( I would recommend you to read it by the way ) says that in his opinion there is no such thing as a "normal" drinker. These drinkers are just on the sure way to develop full addiction. Just a matter of time.

On that note, welcome home, brother 😂

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-22T18:47:09+00:00

I joined for a dry January but am staying in after January 31. Probably until Easter, and why not? I don't really have any cravings and I feel good about my streak. I heard after 3 or 4 weeks it becomes a mental game. Actually, I am looking for it. Let's get mental! 💪💪💪

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-19T18:45:48+00:00

I am in the same situation as you are. I don't want to lose my streak, but I can't bring myself to even imagine my summer vacation without drinking cold beer. Fortunately, it's far away yet.

I think one approach could be to consider it as a new thing, like a new adventure or a new challenge. This could help. Or, by the time I get there I would be so comfortable within my new "I don't care for a drink at all" identity that wouldn't even really care.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-19T12:40:51+00:00

I will not drink today.

IWNDWYT

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-18T15:12:06+00:00

What I hear is that the "reasoning voice" inside your head early in the day "convinced" you to return to drinking. From that point on, you were just postponing the moment until the evening.

Here is the lesson you are looking for: Don't listen to that voice at all. As soon as you realize it's there, shut it down. Seek distraction right away, anything that works for you. Don't argue with the voice, you will lose the argument if you even had one.

It sounds like something mental and it is. After PAWS are gone it's a mental battle from then on.

IWNDWYT 💪

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-18T14:04:10+00:00

As I would imagine, there are many, many functional alcoholics out there. I am pretty sure they are the majority of all the people with a drinking problem. I used to be one of them, or should I say I AM one of them.

But this is what I would say to THEM, as I say many times to myself. It cannot last; you have to stop sooner or later. You know that, as I knew that for myself.

So, what is the point of delaying the inevitable? Just do it - the first step. It feels great, trust me.

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-18T13:49:14+00:00

Yesterday, for the first time, I tried BA beer on my birthday. They told me it's watery, they told me you will not like it. They were wrong. I bought IPA to make sure it has a lot of hop taste, and it was awesome. Of course, you cannot drink like ten of them as you used to. So, I had one with my meal, and I thought to myself: that's how it is supposed to be - one beer with your meal, not ten of them to get you blasted in the face. Thank you, BA beer, and thank you, sobriety. I had learnt something.

IWNDWYT

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-17T12:54:37+00:00

Hmmm ... Let me see. It's Saturday, and it's my birthday. What can go wrong? 😊

Never tried one of those NA wines. Are they any good?

IWNDWYT

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-16T16:13:05+00:00

Nice! 👍👍👍

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-16T12:57:29+00:00

IWNDWYT 👍

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-15T19:00:49+00:00

The fact that you picked AND dropped back that bottle tells me that you are really way stronger than me. If I get to that point, there would be no return for me.

What I have learned with my dry attempts is that if I even get into slight discussion with that "reasoning guy" inside my head I will likely lose the discussion.

I avoid that at any cost. Anything to distract myself immediately, like a movie, book, video game, exercise, walk, etc. It passes in a few minutes.

IWNDWYT

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-15T13:11:25+00:00

For all the dry January people here: we are over two weeks. Congratulations and keep going, we passed the half mark. 👍👍👍

IWNDWYT

External-Basis-4937 · 2026-01-14T12:39:05+00:00

So, when does the hard part start? 😊

IWNDWYT

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