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functional hypocrite's avatar

It’s astounding what won’t kill you. It’s ALL on the menu. I am constantly dumbstruck by just how much we can take and keep going.

We don’t get to keep going as the person we were before the wound, but we get to be the person who lives with it. Sometimes, we keep going only because we have a duty to those we love and who love us.

The world owes us nothing, we owe the world everything.

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David Dansereau, MSPT's avatar

Onwards Forward Andrew through the fog with each step you will find the fun. Just ‘found’ your writings and time has passed since this post and with it so many more steps for you so hoping you’re keeping others laughing these days and believe more fun lies ahead. Keep writing and sharing pls, brilliant you are sharing for us and leaving for your boy’s someday as well. Thank you

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Iris Weston's avatar

Keep getting up in the mornings, Andrew. You are doing a fine job, from where I am standing.

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E.T. Allen's avatar

Your meme compilations are the best on Substack and have made me laugh in the midst of my own struggles.

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Andrew | Dad Explains's avatar

Thank you!

And wonderful. We must laugh so I do enjoy making others laugh.

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Woody's avatar

I can relate. And as a Dad, we bounce back. Not because it’s automatic, but because we have to. For ourselves, sure, but mostly for those who rely on us - without thinking or knowing how much they do. Chin up. Hold fast.

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Andrew | Dad Explains's avatar

On it!

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GatorStan's avatar

Despair not, young Dad. Keep forth thy writing, with vigor. Nay, with supernatural ferocity! (I love speaking in a Shakespearean tone of voice. Pompous and humorous all at once.) Seriously, there aren’t a lot of empty seats on the “being a good Dad” struggle bus. Lots of us are living vicariously through your voice. Looking forward to your next post.

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Andrew | Dad Explains's avatar

Wonderful!

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Syd (is not my real name)'s avatar

In AA, I learned two phrases that prefaced the dark fogs (and there were so many more in the early sober years, than ever there was in the 15 drinking years).

I’ll let them ‘speak’ for themselves:

“Get up, get dressed, show up.”

and

“When you don’t want to go to another meeting, go to another meeting.”

~~

Your Beloved, your kids, your waking Self ..are graced with your person; you’re needed there and when you show up there, your ‘cord’ is reinforced, pulling you forward…never separating you.

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Andrew | Dad Explains's avatar

Wonderful.

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Andrew | Dad Explains's avatar

Wonderful!

And thank you! So very much!

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