Samantha PerkinsWhy Your Expensive Wine Is Just As Toxic As That Liquor In The Brown Paper Bag.I didn’t start drinking wine until my thirties. Before that, I drank bud light bottles usually out of a bucket that I got a deal on at…5 min read·Oct 25, 2023----
Samantha PerkinsSix Lessons I’ve Learned in Six Years SobrietyIt’s been six years since I stopped drinking. A lot has changed. I have a middle schooler. I’ve moved. I’ve made new friends. I’ve changed…6 min read·Sep 17, 2023--1--1
Samantha PerkinsIt’s Rush Week And Your Child May Be PoisonedIf you’re like me you probably didn’t learn much about the effects of alcohol beyond addiction. Sure, you’ve heard of rehab and know people…6 min read·Aug 18, 2023----
Samantha PerkinsMy Babies Have Turned Tween and Being A Mom is Still HardWhen I decided to become a mom I had no idea what I was getting into. In truth, the phrase “we’re having a baby” was as far as I got with…5 min read·May 13, 2023----
Samantha PerkinsHow To Cope With Mass Shootings When You Don’t DrinkWhen I was a little girl, I thought that being murdered by a gun only happened in “bad neighborhoods” and probably involved drugs. This…5 min read·Apr 18, 2023----
Samantha PerkinsI Impulsed Shopped on Black Friday and Now I Have a Buyer’s Remorse HangoverFor the past many years, I have spent black Friday out of town visiting family. Either I’m at my in laws or in my home town with my…5 min read·Nov 29, 2022----
Samantha Perkins5 Years Alcohol Free and I Realize It Was Day One That Mattered Most.I took my last sip of alcohol five years ago. At the time, I didn’t know it was my last sip. I didn’t even know my name because I was…5 min read·Sep 14, 2022--9--9
Samantha PerkinsThe Difference Between Anxiety and Feeling AnxiousI’ve been feeling anxious lately. I started a new job, the kids started school, there are endless forms to fill out, and many things to…5 min read·Aug 31, 2022--1--1
Samantha PerkinsRoe V Wade Now WhatI refuse to spew hate regarding politics furthering the divide that the men in charge must have in order to retain power over us. Instead…5 min read·Jun 27, 2022----
Samantha PerkinsWhat Did We Think Would Happen?As I drove my kids to school yesterday morning they had an argument about who was going to use the microwave first to pop their…4 min read·May 26, 2022--1--1