Three years alcohol free

First, I want to thank the members of this subreddit. I stop by every day and gain strength and support from the stories I read here. We are all facing it together. I am grateful to everyone who shares or responds.

This marks three years for me. My mother died a day before my one year alcohol-free anniversary. The following year, I celebrated a little. This year, I was counting down to the anniversary of my mother's passing, as well as marking the days until I can declare that I've been without alcohol for three years.

During that time, my son became old enough to drink, and he has started. I've warned both my kids about how difficult it can be to stop. Alcohol runs in my family, my parents were both alcoholic, my mother's side grandparents were both alcoholics... so I worry about my kids.

I've been sleeping better than ever, I don't miss hangovers, my anxiety level has dropped, and my moodiness is almost nonexistent. I wish I'd stopped 20 years ago.

IWNDWYT.