At 28, five years sober, a man has one drink thinking he can handle it like everyone else. It triggers a spiral of lies and broken trust that destroys his marriage. Six months later he's sober again, warning that the cost wasn't worth it.
I was 5 years sober when I made the most expensive decision of my life. I decided I wanted to be normal. That's it. I wanted to have a fucking drink like everyone else. I was 28 years old, 5 years without drugs or alcohol. I thought I'd beaten addiction. Spoiler alert, addiction did not receive the memo. And no, one drink didn't destroy my marriage. What followed did. Years of bad decisions, broken trust, lies, promises I couldn't keep. And now, 6 months sober, being divorced from the woman I love and learning how to be a father in 2 different homes. All because I wanted I wanted to prove I could drink like a normal person. You know what I would give to go back and tell that 28-year-old version of myself? You already are normal. You just can't fucking drink. That's okay, because nothing you think you're missing is worth what you're about to lose.
