Alcohol-Free Family Vacation ?!?!?!!
They argued over an armrest
On the plane
What a pain!
lol
Over who had the most space
They didn’t wanna lose face
But I had a clear head
So I didn’t see red
Over hot chocolate,
or orange juice spilt
One was upset
when the other
showed no guilt
or remorse
‘Cos they’re just kids of course!
Although the silly spats
happened quite often
All was (fairly) calmly resolved,
hurt feelings softened
I didn’t need alcohol
to pretend to salve
My fraying nerves
Wine I just swerved
Apart from the triggering ambush
from a huge damn bug I saw
That made me want a glass
but I knew I’d want more
To drink ?
It hardly occurred to me.
Cravings were there
But I didn’t really care
And they quickly went away
Yay!
At night with the kids
More Arguments
Some tricky triggery moments
But I didn’t relent
Playing it forward
Made the situation less awkward
Just a few hours
they’d be ready for bed
and I could rest my head – Alcohol-Free!
So an AF holiday, what was it like?
Well only occasionally did FOMO strike
With beautiful surroundings,
Good company,
good food
I found I was in a pretty good mood
Even all the bickering
Did not ignite any flickering
Of a craving for booze
I really was fine
On this holiday
alcohol ?
You lose!
Sobriety IS the Best Kept Secret : open the post below for an After and Before Tribute to the Alcohol-Free Mum!
This poem was composed by Floss
The author of
Debunking the Romance of Mommy’s Wine Time – The Runaway Train and Nailing the Narcissist
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