Colum O'Dwyer

Catholic but not enough for Catholic Twitter, American living in London but probably somewhere in Europe at the moment.

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@ZJoyfulCatholic Clearly you are not a fan of the movie Cocktail.

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@Ardoramdonua So, in my town growing up it certainly was a thing both from a Catholic and a I can afford x children in an expensive town. As I know that my parents couldn’t have more kids it certainly bothered them that families they knew had this view without knowing full situations.

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@Ardoramdonua If the xfiles are seen as a primary source documentary the answer is yes.

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@silversarahj You didn’t see wine first I’m shocked

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I have considered it before; I just don't know about wearing the pin every day, and I am not sure where to put it on a t-shirt. I think, though, I could probably look at offering it more than I do – for sure.

I have a lot of family members who took the pledge at their confirmation, only a few who maintained it their whole life. My grandparents took the pledge and didn't have alcohol until their 30s after they had moved to the US.

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7 Years Ago, My Life Changed

I decided I would not drink alcohol that day.

2555 Days later, I have not had a drink.

It is excellent to hit another year of sobriety; I know it could change tomorrow, but that is why, seven years later, the goal is still just for today.

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I'm sure I could do a proper thread on this, but I'll leave that for another day.

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"You can't get drunk if you don't have one drink."

It was said to me at my first meeting, and it hit me; before that, I was convinced it was number 3/4 that did me in.

My life got exponentially better, but not always easier.

I try to thank God every day for my sobriety.

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@itsmaur71 @owlneverforgetu Time to talk about monkeys and the defunct app Path.

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@nicksterwixter I miss mailbox

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@AnnaDevereux1 Welcome to the club; it has been pretty good for the last few months.

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@AnnaDevereux1 @itsmaur71 It may be a bit late in the year for a trip to Clare Island but Galway will still probably be in the cards.

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@itsmaur71 Full transparency there was an expletive in between those two words.

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@Chris_SmithsJ Congrats, a day at a time I'll be picking up seven years next month.

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@ZJoyfulCatholic @itsmaur71 I might be in your neck of the woods in October (didn't want to dox your location)

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@its_pears_ Even if the tape job is really bad?

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How long will journalists continue to dead name X? Everyone knows what X is.

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@itsmaur71 Just post it, you can’t subpost your own life.

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@itsmaur71 No just tweet it.

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@itsmaur71 What if you are bad at recognising your own suffering so you don't think to do so?