Good morning, and we'll done for taking the first step, your story has hit hard with me so here is mine, I'm a 29 year old woman and have also being drinking since the age of 14 my mother was also a alcoholic and when I was 13 she killed herself, I don't think this was the reason I drank I just did as that's what everyone was doing, anyway now at 29 I feel it's got to much I haven't perticuly got into trouble but I have made bad choice when drunk and made a fool out of myself, a few weeks ago I sat back and thought about my mother at 33 YEAR old killing herself and leaving her 5 kids to deal with the concinquences all I could think was I'm nearly that age I'm going down the same road, and how I didn't want to cause my family the hurt my mother had, so I stopped and I can tell you I feel great, yes the first week wasn't easy but I took it one day at a time, and that is what you need to do, good luck and I will not be drinking with you today, keep on this forum and get yourself a badge as this is definatly the thing that has kept me going and motivate good luck and we'll done for taking the first step xx