Children are very perceptive. Through watching my parents and their friends, I perceived at the age of 10 that, alcohol was a mood changer, a stimulant, a bottle of make me feel good. At the age of 10, I did not feel good about myself. I began sneaking sips of my parent’s drinks. I liked the way alcohol made me feel, like I was someone else, like I was "a part of" something special. Two years later, my step-dad started molesting me and the sips of alcohol turned in to stealing cups full fr...   read more »

First and foremost, I want to thank God for another day clean and sober. My name is Jessie and I am 45 years old. I came from a family of 6 boys and 4 girls. I am second from the baby. I had a good and productive upbringing as child and teenager. It was ME that choose to do the things that weren’t good for ME!!! My "mother" and father did the best they could trying to raise me, but I didn’t listen or take their advice, it started in junior high school. I used to hang out with friends and cou...   read more »