Five years ago I was that guy at the bar every night
Just hit 5 years sober and became a dad two years ago. I'm looking at pictures from my twenties and I don't even recognize that guy. Back then I was the dude who'd disappear on weekends, missed my sister's wedding, spent rent money on stupid stuff. Now I'm the dad packing soccer snacks and teaching my son to tie his shoes. Wild how one decision can just completely flip your whole life around. For anyone struggling out there, it gets better man.
This is incredible man, seriously. Five years sober AND two years of being a great dad? That's the kind of transformation that actually matters. Your kids are lucky to have someone who knows what it takes to turn it around.