I always wanted to be a wife and mother; at 6 years clean/sober I became a Mom and 9 months after, a wife. I will celebrate my 8th anniversary this Thursday, and realize life can be whatever I want it to be.
I never wanted to be an orphan - my brother died as an indirect result of addiction last year and because my parents are divorced I sometimes feel like an orphan.
I never thought I'd have a relationship with my Dad because he was an active alcoholic. Two and a half years ago he got sober on his own and now we talk twice a week. My Mom is another story - while she's sober, she's got alanon issues up the kazoo and our relationship waxes and wanes; today I'm alright with what is and have stopped setting myself up for heartache where she is concerned.
Sobriety ROCKS!