It's Saturday Night At 2:00 am...
There is a woman crying somewhere because he's drunk again. And he's in jail. Or he's passed out. Or he just finished calling her vicious...
You're only given a little spark of madness.
You mustn't lose it.
(Robin Williams)
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then maybe we might live out life to the limit, every minute of everyday. Do it! I say, whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.
(Pope Paul VI)
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wrenrwaters
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
You and Me? We're The Good Frog
I remember so clearly the very first night the gravity of my situation hit me. My husband had been in an ugly-drunk mood that evening and...
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wrenrwaters
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
Did He Ruin Your Life?
I think it's fair to say that an alcoholic or addict-husband can ruin a woman's life. I know my alcoholic husband ruined mine. The happy,...
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wrenrwaters
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
Do. Something.
I am in the processing of editing my book, "Leaving 101: How To Prepare To Leave Your Alcoholic Hus band - Even If You're Not Ready To...
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wrenrwaters
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
TO THOSE IN THE MIDDLE
I remember many years ago, when I published my first book, "The Alcoholic Husband Primer: Survival Tips For The Alcoholic's Wife," I knew...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
NOW WHAT?
I think about this blog a lot even though I obviously don't blog a lot. The truth is I have been struggling with what direction I should...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
This Is For The Woman Up At 2:00 am
It's been a long time now, well over ten years, but I can still feel that night as if it had been yesterday. Where I was sitting. The...
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wrenrwaters
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
I Just Want To Cry (Or Why I Don't Blog Regularly)
Writing a blog doesn't sound hard. In fact, one would not be faulted for thinking, writing is writing - be it a book or a magazine...
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wrenrwaters
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
It's Hard Sometime To Reconcile...
Genuine.riend of mine was in town the other day. When we met for lunch, she handed me an envelop full of old photos she had found while...
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wrenrwaters
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
I Can't Sleep
It's 5 o'clock in the morning and I can't sleep. In about 30 minutes my husband will be getting up to go to work. And when he asks (if he...
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wrenrwaters
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
My Apologies
I referenced a reader who had contacted me and that message had inspired me to get back to writing. I referred to this reader-friend as...
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wrenrwaters
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
That Devil of a "Little Voice
My plan was to transition away from my first blog - "quietragingwaters" - which was completely alcoholic-centric to this blog. That was...
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wrenrwaters
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU
Not that I was ever lying or going to lie...to me that's always felt like such an odd way to start a conversation with someone, "I'm...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
What Are You Allowing To Keep You Small?
I love that it's February 29. I love it because I will always remember today as The Day I Finally! Figured It out. It being that one...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 13, 2020
- 3 min
WHAT ABOUT ME?
I got a message from a woman - I'll call her "Susie." Susie described how her alcoholic husband positively desecrated her life -...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
I'LL NEVER FORGET
How long has it been since I realized my husband is an alcoholic? Well, the sad truth is I knew it within weeks of returning from our...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
You're Probably Not A Writer
There's something that really bugs me: It's advertisements for "how to write your book" or "how to get your book published." Oh, and the...
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wrenrwaters
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
IT'S OFFICIAL!
Welcome, officially, to my new blog! Though I created it a few weeks ago -and went ahead and published it - it wasn't really quite ready...
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wrenrwaters
- Jan 18, 2020
- 4 min
You'll Never FIND Peace
Being married to an alcoholic is nothing if it's not an evolution. When I began my first blog, quietragingwaters.com, it was all about...
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wrenrwaters
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
New Year, New Blog, New Book
Welcome. Whether you're hopping over from my original blog - "quietragingwaters.com" or you're completely new to me, I'm so excited to...
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