My blog name is Nael and I am a recovering alcoholic/addict, employee, wife, homeowner, and mother in that order. My abuse of alcohol started when I was 12 and led to abuse of many substances. About 6 (almost) 7 years ago, I thought I had lost the will to live and resigned myself to living in the misery I had created until I got the nerve to inject enough drugs to kill myself. I was rescued by the Detroit Police Department (or God working through them) as they dragged me from the abandoned van I called home that was parked in a pickle factory parking lot in southwest
I started this blog for a few reasons 1) to throw a few pennies in Manther’s college fund 2) to work through my current struggles 3) to share my experience, strength, and hope. My current struggle is adjusting to the suburbs. My husband and I moved here to purchase a home and raise a family and I frequently feel very out of place surrounded by the suburban moms. I want to be ‘a part of’ in my new community because I feel that spirituality is based in being connected to the group. Also, I don’t want my daughter, Manther, to be the one with the weird mom. It might be too late for that, but it’s a goal worth working towards. So, I am watching the other moms, my new colleagues in life, and trying to relate to their struggles and joys. Somewhere buried in all this, I am sure there is a growth experience for me.
Sobriety Date