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neshema2 · neshema2

I saw a post on facebook that resonated with me it talked about the more chances that I gave someone, the less respect they would start to have for me.....they start totally disregarding my boundaries and my standards b/c they know I will always give another chance they become unafraid of losing me, th...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I found my odat. It was behind something not under something. That's usually how it is searching & finding something under something.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I can't find my book. I wanted to read my 29 year old book & share the reading for today maybe I should just go back to bed??????????

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

So I found out things I didn't know about my friend. I thought I knew a lot about her but it was much than that. Her name was Katherine Ann & my name is Kathleen Diane. She was a very loving & was a huge part of my life. We were in our weight group together for many year& sat by me often so I knew her. I...

hotrod · hotrod

I had a very unsettling experience yesterday that I would like to share. This sad incident happened at my church and it is depressing.The church holds AA meetings in a side room every night of the week . It appears the night before , a young member wandered off into the church and fell asleep....

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Did you get my PM? Can't' check my messages until Monday. I am on a mobile phone.Kathleen

hotrod · hotrod

C2C January 31 speaks about working the 12 steps once and then discovering that although we have worked the Steps, we are far from perfect and still lapse into self-pity and resentments. The reading goes on to explain that that a meditation on step six and seven is important so that we can discover...

neshema2 · neshema2

My D#2 got into a car wreck with ALL the kids on the car...thank goodness it is a rather large suv/truck and she wasn't going fast... A lady suddenly stopped in front of "C" and she hit the brakes, but it wasn't enough.....she went into lady's rear end, lady bumped into the car in front of her.....

neshema2 · neshema2

neshema2 · neshema2

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likemyheart · likemyheart

A week and a day after I injured my hand sending my life sideways for a while, my neighbor passed away. I cleaned her house for her, did heavy lifting sort of things, came to her aid when she called; she was my friend. She was a recovering alcoholic, had THE BOOK on her shelves; we had many a conversation abo...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I don't' know what to do. Should I go to bed or stay up? My back hurts so bad. I took alleve earlier. I want to stay up but then I don't'. What do you think?

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am going to PM you today. I would love to tell you my story about my dad.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

The day is starting & I want to sleep. I hope I get some responses soon. But don't' rush.

missmeliss · missmeliss

Well we're in and this will be our 3rd night in our own place and the first night that it is just daughter and I. So this is awesome and at the same time, there are large teething problems, I won't lie, daughter and I are both very grumpy and tired but hey, we're in our own place. She's settling in at her schoo...

missmeliss · missmeliss

Finally feeling normal today. Happy even. My parents came over so that step-dad could put up my daughter's trampoline. I didn't ask that they do that but I know that they spent a lot of money on it a year ago and wanted her to be able to use it. They were in friendly moods for the first time in a long, long time...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

That I will update my status tomorrow on the computer. Good night wherever you are!

Spur · Spur

I have really been floundering in recovery and as a result I've been searching out information in all corners. I'm an information gatherer...if I have a problem I can solve it if I can just gather enough information. This trait has finally proven valuable in my personal life. I'm an adult child of an...

mlang · mlang

Are you more apprehensive and cautious about who you talk to about all this?

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am missing my dad. He is the only man who truly loved me unconditionally.TThat's all I have to say for now.

Gaby · Gaby

First and formorst I'd like to thank you all !! I have to say as a mother of an addict letting go was the best thing for me but I never lost the hope.. Encouragement !!! Stay focus on your own recovery because we need too. I thank JESUS for hearing my every tear .. Here's our updated picture and he is now on a yea...

callmemara · callmemara

There is a saying I heard once "some of us are strong enough to stay, some of us are strong enough to leave" So true, so true. I'm very interested in hearing the stories of those strong enough to leave. Please share- Was there a moment when you just knew it was time?

zebrafish · zebrafish

because it does have a chapter for the loved ones of a person with internet addiction. And help me understand the problem. I'm told that some men, post-stroke, will just shut down. I thin that is what I'm dealing with here. I tried to talk to him about it this way: I just asked him if he'd even thought a...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

When I was married to my XAH I used to really think I was special and unique because he only lied to me .. that was until I figured out that he lied to everyone it wasn't just me and honestly he couldn't tell the truth. That is obviously part of the distorted thinking on my part about my importance. So today...

PP · PP

"Living with alcoholism, I learned that plans could change at any moment and that rules varied accordingly". The reading goes on to state how difficult it is to count on anything, resulting in grabbing at opportunities out of desperation. For me, living with the inconsistencies resul...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

She is doing a sermon on Sunday & I will be part of the sermon. I hope this isn't wrong but I wanted to share w you. This another victory of not feeling alone. And feeling useful.

Hullibee · Hullibee

I did it today. I signed divorce papers. He went back to gf last night so I had to follow through. I'm trying not to cry but it hasn't really hit me yet. I'm just trying to make it through one day. Ellen

oceanpine · oceanpine

my stomach is in knots. On Monday, the kids and I got home from school to find AH on the couch, passed out. When he woke up, he was kinda aggressive and rude. He had it out for me. This is the first time that he has (obviously) drank, in a few months. I had drawn a line that next time this happened, I would leave...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Need contact w another soul

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Slept not long after I posted.called friend ate wait ah got up & not much iI was easy to get back to sleep. Maybe java will wake me up!

el-cee · el-cee

When i think back to the person i was just a few short years ago, its amazing to me how much ive changed. I reached the stage where i was taking to my bed, everything was a crisis, i couldnt cope with anything, the negative thinking had taken a strong hold. I lived day to day in self pity, resenment, bitterne...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am on highly strong medicine to make me sleep Whoopie!

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

My friends service is officially tody now that it is Friday!

Rumblefish · Rumblefish

. . . that I say because of me (if that makes sense). With my AW, morning appears to be the her most rational, non-insane self. I suspect it's because the BAC has (usually) dropped of overnight and the morning "fix" hasn't occurred or hasn't kicked in. Anyway, during the morning, if all is ca...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

His fault I am partially awake. It I'd just before midnight PST & it isgoing to be a new day

neshema2 · neshema2

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neshema2 · neshema2

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Of tears & my eyes are still wet. Sorry for being so dominating on this forum. I need YOU all very much. How did I ever stay away?

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

A marriage is like playing tennis. Sometimes you hit the ball back sometimes you catch it &sometimes you flow your racket & sometimes you take the ball & go home. I like this it has to do w/ communication.

neshema2 · neshema2

We had a great visit, today.....had an awesome talk w/daughter.....and we played w/the kiddos......and as you see, we took some pics.......I had just gotten my hair razor cut and my daughter says to me..."Mommie, your hair is shorter than Adrian's," and we laughed.....dunno if i like...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

It is always something w/ you! I do not agree. He better mind his P's & Q's.

HadEnuff · HadEnuff

SORRY IT IS LONG, BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME, IF YOU CAN. It's been a long time since I've been here. Not much has changed, except that I went for my own counselling at the Addictions center and some Al Anon meetings. It was suggested to me by several different counselors that I should go into a shelter, du...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

had a good time with my neighbor. we went to a card making party. never been before. had a loss at my weight group . i am at goal now. life is getting better &even though ah is not the same man as he used to be. keep praying for us. love you all. Kathleen

FriendofaFriend · FriendofaFriend

I'm brand new here and would like to share my story and get some feedback. I have been dating this man for a little over a year. He has been sober for twelve years and some change. When we first dated, I asked him and he talked freely about his sobriety, how it came about and AA. He wasn't active in AA at the ti...

Layla83 · Layla83

So I wen't to my first Al Anon meeting yesterday, and it was very welcoming and felt great. I am wondering though, should I go to a meeting for Adult Children, since my father is the alcoholic in my life? Although I am 32 years old I don't know if it is meant for younger people. I just noticed at this meeting y...

cloudyskies · cloudyskies

We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. When I started working this step, I felt it was pretty easy. I admitted so many times that I was powerless over alcohol. I said it and I believed it. Or, I thought I believed it. Until recently part of me still beli...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

It was very interesting .. I decided to book end it meaning I called my sponsor and already had and then followed up with her after the meeting. Which I did and it was a good conversation. I will admit this is a conversation I couldn't have had 3 years ago and this is a conversation today I couldn't have ha...

grateful2be · grateful2be

I have a confession to make. I've been in the program at varying degrees for over 1/2 my life. Ego can come jumping in from time to time to plop an arrived hat on my head because I have made progress in this program. When that happens, if only in my own mind, I can become a teacher/speaker/knower at all ti...

YARNCRAZY · YARNCRAZY

SEEMS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT AH DOES,HE MANAGES TO GET OUT OF SCRAPES AND GETS LOTS OF NEW CHANCES TO GET AND STAY SOBER. INSURANCE COVERS THINGS,HE PAYS OFF COURT TO GET OUT OF COMMUNITY SEVICCE, THE ALCOHOL EDUCATION HE IS REQUIRED TO TAKE IS A JOKE. THEY OFTEN JUST SIGN HIS SLIP AND THAT IS THAT OR SPEND TIM...

Breakingfree · Breakingfree

Many of us see miracles happen within ourselves and our al-anon friends when they start working the al-anon recovery program. Our attitudes and perspective changes and we gain tools that better help us to deal with problems and manage them without letting them become a crisis. We become higher fun...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Just want to share that I got relief at my session & cried until I couldn't cry anymore. She even hugged me & in the moment that was what I needed. Once my dad told me he needed a hug. That is a memory I will cherish & when we left he said sure glad you got to see me.

pinkchip · pinkchip

I have been struggling with this and continue to struggle with this several years into the program. I ruminate. It is not always even a "worrying" thing though often it is. In the past I have been diagnoses with generalized anxiety disorder and I hear this is also extremely common among...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Up early again. This time I sm going back to bed. Pray for for rest.

Layla83 · Layla83

Hi everyone. I just have to get this off my chest and want to share a part of my life experience. My father has been an active alcoholic all his life, from a very young age. He has gone to jail for 3 years, nearly killed himself twice in accidents and currently he is being prosecuted for the sexual abuse of...

Screaming Barbie · Screaming Barbie

My brother is "renting" a house from our mother but hasn't paid a cent in years. His daughter is disabled. Now that she is 18, part of her SS income is required by SS regulations to go to rent, or the amount she gets will be docked. her share of the rent (that he won't pay) would be $133 and she r...

Breakingfree · Breakingfree

Tradition 5 expresses we have but one purpose in al-anon, helping friends and families effected by alcoholism. God put us here to serve and love each other, however our own recovery programs have to come first, before we can serve others. You can not give away what you do not have, so putting on your own...

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

Today I took the new job! Yikes!! It will be a big change for me. I did a pros and cons list of both jobs, and this one is looking better than my current job. The commute and parking issues will be a lot better. But, I am now feeling anxious because I prefer to stay with the familiar things in life. That isn't re...

hotrod · hotrod

As promised for the next three months we will be discussing the 12 Traditions of Al-Anon on the Step Work Board . Every other week will discuss a tradition and I will post the questions on the board as wellTradition one has been posted and here is the link http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t595...

Rumblefish · Rumblefish

And, I'm sitting in my car in a vacant parking lot near our house. AW has been drinking again. And, I've risen like a rat to her bait. The worse times for me are weeknights when I've been asleep and I wake up at 1am or whatever and AW is drinking or just returning from gas station after purchasing a fifth of vo...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Why do we stay? A newcomer might ask. Even when soberiey is in are lives we still need Al anon. Even when I change for the worse occasionally & slip even more so do I need to attend meetings. Even though I have been around many years I could go back to square one & forget why am here. So I keep going to...

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	giving another chance?? (Preview) I saw a post on facebook that resonated with me it talked about the more chances that I gave someone, the less respect they would start to have for me.....they start totally disregarding my boundaries and my standards b/c they know I will always give another chance they become unafraid of losing me, th...	neshema2	11	499	Feb 1, 2015 by el-cee
	here I go again (Preview) I found my odat. It was behind something not under something. That's usually how it is searching & finding something under something.	Hoot Nanny	2	291	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	odat (Preview) I can't find my book. I wanted to read my 29 year old book & share the reading for today maybe I should just go back to bed??????????	Hoot Nanny	3	268	Jan 31, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	the furenal wss OK. (Preview) So I found out things I didn't know about my friend. I thought I knew a lot about her but it was much than that. Her name was Katherine Ann & my name is Kathleen Diane. She was a very loving & was a huge part of my life. We were in our weight group together for many year& sat by me often so I knew her. I...	Hoot Nanny	4	352	Jan 31, 2015 by likemyheart
	Life onLife's Terms (Preview) I had a very unsettling experience yesterday that I would like to share. This sad incident happened at my church and it is depressing.The church holds AA meetings in a side room every night of the week . It appears the night before , a young member wandered off into the church and fell asleep....	hotrod	13	509	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	hotrod (Preview) Did you get my PM? Can't' check my messages until Monday. I am on a mobile phone.Kathleen	Hoot Nanny	1	259	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	Courage to Change 1 -31 (Preview) C2C January 31 speaks about working the 12 steps once and then discovering that although we have worked the Steps, we are far from perfect and still lapse into self-pity and resentments. The reading goes on to explain that that a meditation on step six and seven is important so that we can discover...	hotrod	7	614	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	my girl got into a car wreck!!! (Preview) My D#2 got into a car wreck with ALL the kids on the car...thank goodness it is a rather large suv/truck and she wasn't going fast... A lady suddenly stopped in front of "C" and she hit the brakes, but it wasn't enough.....she went into lady's rear end, lady bumped into the car in front of her.....	neshema2	10	536	Jan 31, 2015 by neshema2
	Just for today!!!! (Preview)	neshema2	1	255	Jan 31, 2015 by grateful2be
	Being a participant in my life (Preview) ******************************************************	neshema2	1	381	Jan 31, 2015 by grateful2be
	Honoring a friend (Preview) A week and a day after I injured my hand sending my life sideways for a while, my neighbor passed away. I cleaned her house for her, did heavy lifting sort of things, came to her aid when she called; she was my friend. She was a recovering alcoholic, had THE BOOK on her shelves; we had many a conversation abo...	likemyheart	7	465	Jan 31, 2015 by neshema2
	dilemma (Preview) I don't' know what to do. Should I go to bed or stay up? My back hurts so bad. I took alleve earlier. I want to stay up but then I don't'. What do you think?	Hoot Nanny	4	338	Jan 31, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	hot rod (Preview) I am going to PM you today. I would love to tell you my story about my dad.	Hoot Nanny	1	193	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	almost dawn (Preview) The day is starting & I want to sleep. I hope I get some responses soon. But don't' rush.	Hoot Nanny	0	288	Jan 31, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	Big long ramble about everything. (Preview) Well we're in and this will be our 3rd night in our own place and the first night that it is just daughter and I. So this is awesome and at the same time, there are large teething problems, I won't lie, daughter and I are both very grumpy and tired but hey, we're in our own place. She's settling in at her schoo...	missmeliss	8	761	Jan 31, 2015 by mjferg
	Now we're cookin'. (Preview) Finally feeling normal today. Happy even. My parents came over so that step-dad could put up my daughter's trampoline. I didn't ask that they do that but I know that they spent a lot of money on it a year ago and wanted her to be able to use it. They were in friendly moods for the first time in a long, long time...	missmeliss	1	320	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	I'm thinking (Preview) That I will update my status tomorrow on the computer. Good night wherever you are!	Hoot Nanny	2	259	Jan 31, 2015 by milkwood
	Codependency-Abandonment-Shame (Preview) I have really been floundering in recovery and as a result I've been searching out information in all corners. I'm an information gatherer...if I have a problem I can solve it if I can just gather enough information. This trait has finally proven valuable in my personal life. I'm an adult child of an...	Spur	6	780	Jan 31, 2015 by Breakingfree
	Anyone else's alcoholic spouse in the military? (Preview) Are you more apprehensive and cautious about who you talk to about all this?	mlang	6	762	Jan 30, 2015 by Breakingfree
	missing my dad (Preview) I am missing my dad. He is the only man who truly loved me unconditionally.TThat's all I have to say for now.	Hoot Nanny	15	696	Jan 30, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	Update !! It's been a while !! (Preview) First and formorst I'd like to thank you all !! I have to say as a mother of an addict letting go was the best thing for me but I never lost the hope.. Encouragement !!! Stay focus on your own recovery because we need too. I thank JESUS for hearing my every tear .. Here's our updated picture and he is now on a yea...	Gaby	7	549	Jan 30, 2015 by Jerry F
	Strong enough to stay or strong enough to leave (Preview) There is a saying I heard once "some of us are strong enough to stay, some of us are strong enough to leave" So true, so true. I'm very interested in hearing the stories of those strong enough to leave. Please share- Was there a moment when you just knew it was time?	callmemara	24	1055	Jan 30, 2015 by DW1081
	Got a book called "cyber junkie" (Preview) because it does have a chapter for the loved ones of a person with internet addiction. And help me understand the problem. I'm told that some men, post-stroke, will just shut down. I thin that is what I'm dealing with here. I tried to talk to him about it this way: I just asked him if he'd even thought a...	zebrafish	10	3419	Jan 30, 2015 by grateful2be
	The Truth According to the Alcoholic .. (Preview) When I was married to my XAH I used to really think I was special and unique because he only lied to me .. that was until I figured out that he lied to everyone it wasn't just me and honestly he couldn't tell the truth. That is obviously part of the distorted thinking on my part about my importance. So today...	SerenityRUS	11	1556	Jan 30, 2015 by andromeda
	Jan 30 Courage to Change (Preview) "Living with alcoholism, I learned that plans could change at any moment and that rules varied accordingly". The reading goes on to state how difficult it is to count on anything, resulting in grabbing at opportunities out of desperation. For me, living with the inconsistencies resul...	PP	14	1080	Jan 30, 2015 by PP
	i am helping my pastor (Preview) She is doing a sermon on Sunday & I will be part of the sermon. I hope this isn't wrong but I wanted to share w you. This another victory of not feeling alone. And feeling useful.	Hoot Nanny	2	180	Jan 30, 2015 by hotrod
	I signed papers!! (Preview) I did it today. I signed divorce papers. He went back to gf last night so I had to follow through. I'm trying not to cry but it hasn't really hit me yet. I'm just trying to make it through one day. Ellen	Hullibee	32	726	Jan 30, 2015 by PP
	leaving temporarily - how to get past his reactions (Preview) my stomach is in knots. On Monday, the kids and I got home from school to find AH on the couch, passed out. When he woke up, he was kinda aggressive and rude. He had it out for me. This is the first time that he has (obviously) drank, in a few months. I had drawn a line that next time this happened, I would leave...	oceanpine	23	657	Jan 30, 2015 by missmeliss
	please post I am desperate! (Preview) Need contact w another soul	Hoot Nanny	13	438	Jan 30, 2015 by andromeda
	just me again (Preview) Slept not long after I posted.called friend ate wait ah got up & not much iI was easy to get back to sleep. Maybe java will wake me up!	Hoot Nanny	4	231	Jan 30, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	then and now (Preview) When i think back to the person i was just a few short years ago, its amazing to me how much ive changed. I reached the stage where i was taking to my bed, everything was a crisis, i couldnt cope with anything, the negative thinking had taken a strong hold. I lived day to day in self pity, resenment, bitterne...	el-cee	20	896	Jan 30, 2015 by missmeliss
	can barely post (Preview) I am on highly strong medicine to make me sleep Whoopie!	Hoot Nanny	1	216	Jan 30, 2015 by hotrod
	funeral tomorrow (Preview) My friends service is officially tody now that it is Friday!	Hoot Nanny	8	407	Jan 30, 2015 by tiredtonite
	Things I have to say to her . . . (Preview) . . . that I say because of me (if that makes sense). With my AW, morning appears to be the her most rational, non-insane self. I suspect it's because the BAC has (usually) dropped of overnight and the morning "fix" hasn't occurred or hasn't kicked in. Anyway, during the morning, if all is ca...	Rumblefish	17	702	Jan 30, 2015 by pinkchip
	help it is partiall (Preview) His fault I am partially awake. It I'd just before midnight PST & it isgoing to be a new day	Hoot Nanny	1	240	Jan 30, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	a wisdom "tweet" I liked (Preview) ****************************************************************	neshema2	6	452	Jan 29, 2015 by PP
	OH...this is SO true (Preview)	neshema2	7	423	Jan 29, 2015 by grateful2be
	still letting go (Preview) Of tears & my eyes are still wet. Sorry for being so dominating on this forum. I need YOU all very much. How did I ever stay away?	Hoot Nanny	2	228	Jan 29, 2015 by PP
	playing tennis (Preview) A marriage is like playing tennis. Sometimes you hit the ball back sometimes you catch it &sometimes you flow your racket & sometimes you take the ball & go home. I like this it has to do w/ communication.	Hoot Nanny	13	370	Jan 29, 2015 by grateful2be
	Photos of my little family (Preview) We had a great visit, today.....had an awesome talk w/daughter.....and we played w/the kiddos......and as you see, we took some pics.......I had just gotten my hair razor cut and my daughter says to me..."Mommie, your hair is shorter than Adrian's," and we laughed.....dunno if i like...	neshema2	17	1048	Jan 29, 2015 by Katrina324
	he said (Preview) It is always something w/ you! I do not agree. He better mind his P's & Q's.	Hoot Nanny	4	213	Jan 29, 2015 by PP
	Really Struggling Here - Advice Please! (Preview) SORRY IT IS LONG, BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME, IF YOU CAN. It's been a long time since I've been here. Not much has changed, except that I went for my own counselling at the Addictions center and some Al Anon meetings. It was suggested to me by several different counselors that I should go into a shelter, du...	HadEnuff	34	709	Jan 29, 2015 by neshema2
	good day (Preview) had a good time with my neighbor. we went to a card making party. never been before. had a loss at my weight group . i am at goal now. life is getting better &even though ah is not the same man as he used to be. keep praying for us. love you all. Kathleen	Hoot Nanny	2	218	Jan 29, 2015 by grateful2be
	He's twelve years sober.....but still an alcoholic! (Preview) I'm brand new here and would like to share my story and get some feedback. I have been dating this man for a little over a year. He has been sober for twelve years and some change. When we first dated, I asked him and he talked freely about his sobriety, how it came about and AA. He wasn't active in AA at the ti...	FriendofaFriend	11	916	Jan 29, 2015 by FriendofaFriend
	Al Anon - Adult Children (Preview) So I wen't to my first Al Anon meeting yesterday, and it was very welcoming and felt great. I am wondering though, should I go to a meeting for Adult Children, since my father is the alcoholic in my life? Although I am 32 years old I don't know if it is meant for younger people. I just noticed at this meeting y...	Layla83	11	722	Jan 29, 2015 by Spur
	In Working Step One (Preview) We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. When I started working this step, I felt it was pretty easy. I admitted so many times that I was powerless over alcohol. I said it and I believed it. Or, I thought I believed it. Until recently part of me still beli...	cloudyskies	13	853	Jan 29, 2015 by cloudyskies
	New Wife Meeting Update (Preview) It was very interesting .. I decided to book end it meaning I called my sponsor and already had and then followed up with her after the meeting. Which I did and it was a good conversation. I will admit this is a conversation I couldn't have had 3 years ago and this is a conversation today I couldn't have ha...	SerenityRUS	8	660	Jan 29, 2015 by andromeda
	Temptations for me as an oldtimer and traps to avoid (Preview) I have a confession to make. I've been in the program at varying degrees for over 1/2 my life. Ego can come jumping in from time to time to plop an arrived hat on my head because I have made progress in this program. When that happens, if only in my own mind, I can become a teacher/speaker/knower at all ti...	grateful2be	23	798	Jan 29, 2015 by grateful2be
	AH GETS OUT OF SCRAPES (Preview) SEEMS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT AH DOES,HE MANAGES TO GET OUT OF SCRAPES AND GETS LOTS OF NEW CHANCES TO GET AND STAY SOBER. INSURANCE COVERS THINGS,HE PAYS OFF COURT TO GET OUT OF COMMUNITY SEVICCE, THE ALCOHOL EDUCATION HE IS REQUIRED TO TAKE IS A JOKE. THEY OFTEN JUST SIGN HIS SLIP AND THAT IS THAT OR SPEND TIM...	YARNCRAZY	8	661	Jan 29, 2015 by Breakingfree
	One Day At a Time January 29 (Preview) Many of us see miracles happen within ourselves and our al-anon friends when they start working the al-anon recovery program. Our attitudes and perspective changes and we gain tools that better help us to deal with problems and manage them without letting them become a crisis. We become higher fun...	Breakingfree	4	673	Jan 29, 2015 by hotrod
	cried my eyes out (Preview) Just want to share that I got relief at my session & cried until I couldn't cry anymore. She even hugged me & in the moment that was what I needed. Once my dad told me he needed a hug. That is a memory I will cherish & when we left he said sure glad you got to see me.	Hoot Nanny	4	352	Jan 29, 2015 by grateful2be
	Obsessive thinking (Preview) I have been struggling with this and continue to struggle with this several years into the program. I ruminate. It is not always even a "worrying" thing though often it is. In the past I have been diagnoses with generalized anxiety disorder and I hear this is also extremely common among...	pinkchip	34	1611	Jan 29, 2015 by Breakingfree
	it's happening agsin (Preview) Up early again. This time I sm going back to bed. Pray for for rest.	Hoot Nanny	2	328	Jan 29, 2015 by hotrod
	Rock bottom never comes (Preview) Hi everyone. I just have to get this off my chest and want to share a part of my life experience. My father has been an active alcoholic all his life, from a very young age. He has gone to jail for 3 years, nearly killed himself twice in accidents and currently he is being prosecuted for the sexual abuse of...	Layla83	15	998	Jan 29, 2015 by Layla83
	Would you turn him in? (Preview) My brother is "renting" a house from our mother but hasn't paid a cent in years. His daughter is disabled. Now that she is 18, part of her SS income is required by SS regulations to go to rent, or the amount she gets will be docked. her share of the rent (that he won't pay) would be $133 and she r...	Screaming Barbie	35	961	Jan 28, 2015 by glad
	Hope for Today - January 28 (Preview) Tradition 5 expresses we have but one purpose in al-anon, helping friends and families effected by alcoholism. God put us here to serve and love each other, however our own recovery programs have to come first, before we can serve others. You can not give away what you do not have, so putting on your own...	Breakingfree	5	645	Jan 28, 2015 by neshema2
	Need ESH regarding decision making issues and taking risks (Preview) Today I took the new job! Yikes!! It will be a big change for me. I did a pros and cons list of both jobs, and this one is looking better than my current job. The commute and parking issues will be a lot better. But, I am now feeling anxious because I prefer to stay with the familiar things in life. That isn't re...	Newlife girl	16	526	Jan 28, 2015 by neshema2
	Tradition 1 has been posted to the Step Board (Preview) As promised for the next three months we will be discussing the 12 Traditions of Al-Anon on the Step Work Board . Every other week will discuss a tradition and I will post the questions on the board as wellTradition one has been posted and here is the link http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t595...	hotrod	2	340	Jan 28, 2015 by hotrod
	it's 3 a.m. (Preview) And, I'm sitting in my car in a vacant parking lot near our house. AW has been drinking again. And, I've risen like a rat to her bait. The worse times for me are weeknights when I've been asleep and I wake up at 1am or whatever and AW is drinking or just returning from gas station after purchasing a fifth of vo...	Rumblefish	15	759	Jan 28, 2015 by Mattie
	C2C January 28 (Preview) Why do we stay? A newcomer might ask. Even when soberiey is in are lives we still need Al anon. Even when I change for the worse occasionally & slip even more so do I need to attend meetings. Even though I have been around many years I could go back to square one & forget why am here. So I keep going to...	Hoot Nanny	8	375	Jan 28, 2015 by Debb
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