SoberDad in Kzoo
@kalamazoan
Plant Biologist / Naturalist. Born and raised in Kalamazoo. Dad to three teenagers. Progressive, atheist, grateful recovering alcoholic. 2SLGBTQ+ ally. Pro-choice. #sobersky #recovery #alcoholism #atheist #kalamazoo
Second cast on my first evening of vacation in the #UP of Michigan and I caught this northern Pike. Haven’t caught one in 36 years. (I was completely unprepared. Didn’t expect to land a fish. Had to handle more than I like to get the hook out. But he was released safely without trauma or incident)
steeling my hoomans fone. 12/10 want to meet Edgar. Im tuckseedo too. Im juniper i haz all the fethurs. Look at my tow beans
Day 4 of our first ‘blended family’ vacation in #Venice FL. (girlfriend & her daughter + me & my kids) Visited #Caspersen Beach for some Shark tooth hunting. Did not disappoint! This is like 10% of what we found. Not lying- at least one tooth in every scoop!
Smoky skies. Kalamazoo, MI (16 July) 10am and 5pm. It’s gotten worse as the day’s gone on. The worst part is the smell. Like someone burning garbage #wildfires #smoke #haze
I was offered a new life on this day, 2 years ago. I woke up with a choice: drink myself to death or ask for help. Crazy as it sounds, it was not an easy choice. For that reason, I cherish today more than my ‘real’ birthday. #recovery is possible #SoberSky #gratitude #AA #alcoholism
I’m very sorry. We just a had a whole family debate about this photo, which started with my daughter looking over my shoulder. That led me to drawing this to explain what I saw: a giant cat-eating plush toy 🤷
Miss Loretta is extra fluffy this evening. Don’t be deceived, though— that belly is a trap of teeth and agony #catsofbluesky #caturday
Having a really hard day and feeling down. I believe Juniper (aka Juju) knows it. She spent the day with me, occasionally giving me gentle love nibbles #catsofbluesky
Got jumpscared at 2am by my TV blaring. I grabbed the nearest weapon (a bottle of shampoo) and crept into the living room. The villain was exactly who you’d think it was. Go ahead, guess. You’ve got two shots #ChiliPalmer #caturday #catsofbluesky
Happy #Caturday! Our newest family member, Juniper! AKA, June, Junebug, Bug, Whiskers Van Peeples, Montague St. Mittens
9:45pm tonight you say? Bring it on. Yesterday’s storm sucked. If we don’t lose power or trees, it’s not a storm
Excited!!! I love this so much. They are on their way! Bring on the storms!!! #kalamazoo #thunderstorm
When my homegroup is relieved to see me, I know I’m not going to enough meetings. 686 days sober, but I can already sense early warning signs of a relapse- complacency and missing meetings. Going to a meeting tonight! #sobersky #aa #alcoholism
I have never placed a pickup/doordash order for grocery shopping or sundries. Ever. Friends/family give me such a hard time- “Why don’t you just make a pickup order???”, they scold. “It will save you so much time!” THIS is why. I don’t want to “save time”. Convenience is not a primary motivation
I’m not a cynical person- almost to a fault. I also hate conspiracy theories- I don’t buy the claims that the attempts were staged. This, however, makes complete and perfect sense: the obvious lack of security, trump’s calm reaction, the immediate calls for a ballroom... Dems need to push this NOW
“When they go low, we go high”. Fuck that noise. Sometimes when you take the high road, you drive off a fucking cliff
News outlets need to share trump’s post- out loud and verbatim- live on air. I’d love to see trump’s FCC try to fine them for broadcasting obscenities. #fucktrump #fuckmaga #hypocrites
Patsy, our newest family member. She visits me at 3am with headbutts and gentle love bites until I satisfy her need for belly rubs and face scratches #caturday
On July 16, 2024 I was unemployable and homeless. I surrendered my children to relatives because I knew I couldn’t be a father and a drunk. I entered treatment, committed to recovery, and tonight my kids and I are playing family games in our new house. #recoveryposse #sobersky #gratitude
My sober life is better than I could have imagined. Life is still happening- I’m losing a loved one to Alzheimers and I was recently diagnosed with skin cancer. Despite all this, today I celebrate 14 months of continual sobriety. I am the father my kids need. And for that, I am grateful #sobersky
I grew up a @detroitlions.bsky.social fan. One of my earliest memories is of the Lions pennant on the wall above my crib. Unfortunately, that now means every time I see the Lion’s logo I see this instead…
Oh wow! That’s incredible! I took this using a colleague’s suburu refractor. I didn’t really know what I was doing at the time. I think this was maybe 10 x 2 min exposures no flats no darks. cheap CCD
I took this a few years ago before my neighbor repaired his street light. I didn’t realize how big Andromeda is in the night sky until I tried to take a photo of it!
My sponsor treated my kids and me to breakfast this morning and presented me this beautiful 1-year chip. It took me 10 years to earn this. I’m filled with so much gratitude I want to cry. It’s time to give back what was freely given to me. #recoveryposse #sobersky #odaat #recovery
One year ago today I surrendered to my disease. From that day forward my sobriety became my #1 priority. Tonight my kids come back to live with me full time. I can finally be the dad they deserve #recoveryposse #sobersky #sobriety