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I quit drinking at 44 for my health, children and sanity. Now, six years on, my reason for staying sober has become so embarrassing I wince to even admit it: AMANDA GOFF

I quit drinking at 44 for my health, children and sanity. Now, six years on, my reason for staying sober has become so embarrassing I wince to even admit it: AMANDA GOFF
I still remember myself at my worst as a drinker. Yet it's not the awful memories that keep me away from alcohol six years later. Instead I have a far more shameful reason for why I'm still sober at 51...

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