Overshare
Hi kids, Welcome to the new blog. I'm going to jump right in to overshare because that's usually how I roll. I've been riding the struggle bus as of late and decided I don't want to ride alone so I'm inviting you all along for the ride. On July 27, 2018, I had my last drink. I took my first intentional drink at age 11. I started drinking regularly when I was 14. Over the years there were times when I drank constantly and there were times when I was a binge drinker. Since becoming a mama five years ago, I cut my drinking significantly but I was still using alcohol as a coping mechanism. Over the years, I started adding other substances, Xanax, weed, narcotics, anything that fell into my hot little hands. Here's the deal, when you grow up in an abusive household with shit parents, you never learn those coping mechanisms that other people learn. You learn to hide any vulnerability because it's a weakness and any weakness puts you at risk. So, you act tough,