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I think there will be different answers to this however, I hear repeatedly that you should attend on a daily basis. That beings said, how in the world do you do this with a family (who you are feeding around meeting times in the evenings) and a full time career?

I saw someone say "you made the time to drink" however it depends on where the person drank. In my case it was wine and it was in the evening at home.
I never left my family to have a drink.

I attend in the daytime during lunch hour. I would like to hear from professional women who run their own business, have a family, and still find time to go to meetings.



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It's suggested 90 meetings in 90 days and get yourself a sponsor right away.


My son was 14 when I got sober. I am a single parent, I too drank at home. I also worked a part time job AND ran a full time business. I made meetings on my lunch hour, at dinner time, anytime I could get one in. Lots of times my son went with me.......You can do it, it's a matter of wanting to stay sober more than you wanting to drink.


~ Jen

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Hi Lauren,

It's great that you have all that stuff going for you, but keep in mind that this is a progressive disease. And it's a disease that tells you that you don't have one. With that said, if we decide that we "don't have time" to recover, and we leave and go back to drinking, there's no telling if or when we may make it back and what we'll lose in the process.   I was a single parent and ran my own business in early sobriety (still am smile.gif ). I went to morning and noon meetings and managed not to miss a meeting in the first 3.5 years. I made it a goal and that made it a high priority, and the rest is history, about 20 years worth wink.gif  You can do, and believe me there's plenty that have more on their plate that have also.

Dean

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Hi Lauren,

I know quite a few women at my meetings who sometimes take their children in to the meetings with them. There's quite a lot of 'baby-sitters' available if the baby starts crying and needs to be taken out of the room.

It might be worth mentioning your situation at a meeting and see what other women are doing.

Take care,

Carol

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Thanks everyone!

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