This is a post from the FACEBOOK group #soberrevolutionaries . My little man and I had a long night. . I just took this picture checking on him, 11:00 am. . Byren is my grandson. I would have never dreamt I would be the amazing grandmother I am. . In my teens I didn’t want children. I was pregnant at seventeen with my first son. . In my twenties I was a great provider and law enforcer to my sons. My ex couldn’t keep a job so he was basically the stay at home dad and used “I’m going to tell your mom,” all the time. Even long after our divorce. . In my thirties, my burnout and heart break led to misusing alcohol extraordinarily well. My new normal, living uncomfortably numb, left me vulnerable to a man who promised to take care of me and EVERYTHING. . Within two years I no longer wanted to wake up. . When I quit drinking long enough I became sober. . Not misusing alcohol or abstinence does not make you sober. . Sober is being calm, clear headed, steadfast, intentional, responsible, in-purpose, cool, self-possessed. . When you are sober you are available to life’s most meaningful and precious moments. Like caring for your sick grand baby with tenderness, love, and patience. . I do life with sober intentions. . Recovery is not needed to live sober. Sober is not about being abstinent. . How are you living sober intentional? . #soberrevolution #soberlifestyle #soberbychoice #sobernotrecovery #sobernotabstinent #author #soberrevolutionist #whollysober #holysober #theprimeddrinker #soberrevolutionaries (at Pink Cloud Coaching, Sober Revolution) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QmwxHpvnk/?igshid=urwwo8c8tpqb