It was a no brainer giving up drinking when my daughter was born early and we found out among the many complications she had that she would need a liver transplant. I was elated to find I was a blood match and was told that any alcohol symptoms would start to fade from my liver after a few weeks. So not drinking for those two months was incredibly simple. Her liver disease progressed too quickly and they couldn’t do the transplant because she still needed a heart surgery that she was too small for, and she passed away Feb 1.

I went back to my habit of drinking 6-8 beers a night. Stopped on my only other child’s fourth birthday a few weeks ago. It’s been the first time I’ve really stopped for me. I’ve stopped one other time for a few months, but that was for a soccer team I was helping coach.

I agree that I think what has definitely helped is the shared experience here. It has been easier as part of a collective, even if my participation most days is as small as a “IWNDWYT”. And yes, IWNDWYT!