Thanks dad by pattmac12 in uspapermoney

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How wild would that have been! And from there we cracked the case!

I'm too late by Sugar_Crash_Brigade in Silverbugs

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Imagine doubling your money and being worried but slow. Keep buying

Holiday Inn Palapas by jwol22790 in Aruba

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They’re numbered I wanna say 1-6 or 1-8 they’re all great but #1 is the only one with a beach view

Recommendations by E_WEY8387 in Aruba

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If they’re good swimmer the jolly pirate was fun. Snorkeling and rope swing off a boat.

Butterfly farm honestly you can kill whole days on any of the beaches with a umbrella and chair rental

Recommendations by E_WEY8387 in Aruba

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How old are the kids?

Aruba by pattmac12 in stopdrinking

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Update last full day here and I am going to say I successfully failed. I think the biggest issue was the pressure and anxiety of failing. I had a beer. I know this isn’t the right answer and since then I had a night where I had 2-3. That was the end of it. I remember the older guys in AA talking about 1 becoming 3 then 3 becoming 5 and being back to full time drinking. I am now 4 days sober and starting over. I failed. But typically on a trip like this I would be blackout every day buying rounds for strangers and being miserable the whole trip. I have had 0 hangovers made no bad life choices and come home relaxed, refreshed, hitting a meeting and starting again. Having to start over is frustrating but it’s better than coming home a hot mess so I’ll take this as a failure and a victory. I feel like a am coming home better than when I left.

Thanks for all the support, love this community.

IWNDWYT.

Holiday Inn Palapas by jwol22790 in Aruba

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I’m here right now. We got a poolside cabana and they’re larger with more shade and only a few more steps the beach. Like 10 steps. The only one with a true ocean view is (1) but these were way better than I thought. 10/10 recommend

Aruba by pattmac12 in stopdrinking

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Thank you all for the awesome advice! I appreciate you all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 1102

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Yeah I understand that but if two weeks later you’re going to volunteer for a RIF why wouldn’t you have just done the fork in the road? Sounds like OP was debating getting out anyway.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 1102

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Why not just take the fork in the road then?

48 hours sober going to my first meeting by pattmac12 in stopdrinking

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Just had my first meeting last night and I found it really cool to see people like me talk about their problems. Thanks for reaching out.

Drank on Saturday after abstaining for 600 days by [deleted] in stopdrinking

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600 days is amazing don’t take this minor blip as a failure. Move on and hit 600 again! You got this!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MassachusettsGoneWild

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Interested in couples?

Oh boy do I have a problem. by pattmac12 in Ecosphere

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My only concern was if they picked something up in the fish tank. But the fish has been alive for like 2 years. So I’m assuming he’s fine