Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

gknee · gknee

Hi all- I get goosebumps sometimes when I read what you all write-- it is perfectly meant for me. the whole "say what u mean, mean what u say, don't say it mean" thing is right on! here's my ESH from last night's conversation with my AH. He has not been drinking and drugging for 8 days...

maresie2 · maresie2

Seeing my housemate make the grand gesture she did last night reminded me of all the times I broke my back to impress the A's friends or his mother or some such person. I have a terrible habit of that. Right now I am trying not to do it but its a pattern I really felt proud of before. I was really such a people pl...

maresie2 · maresie2

The A seems to have bounced back. After months of not working he is finally getting some work. I used to hate it when he went into full work mode. Now I am no longer looking to him to validate me I am really not that involved. I do care but I also have to detach. I do know that no matter how much he makes he nev...

maresie2 · maresie2

You are all aware that I landed in a housing situation that is not the greatest. One woman who I live with is staying with her son. She is total codependent in that she never says any of her issues to me personally but complains all the time Then she turns around and acts out in different ways. I took my t...

kissers · kissers

My boss and I went to a meeting and on the way back he asked me what I wanted to eat for lunch, more specifically, what type of food. I told him Japanese. When we got back to the office, he told everyone in the office I was high maintenance. I calmly said, "No, I am just a woman who knows what she wants&quo...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

Just when you thought all those grammer corrections your mother/teacher/insert insane corrective OCD person here harped on you about were meaningless.......

Hopelesswife · Hopelesswife

Hi everyone. I am new to this board. I am married to an alcoholic. I don't know if he has always been one, or if he became one over the years due to life circumstances. I do know that I am pretty hopeless about the whole situation. We just got into another huge blowout. Nothing physical, but he is an exp...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

Sometimes, those who wander are lost!

Gurl25 · Gurl25

If I didn't care about you I'd say forget it, get out, leave me, I'm DONE. But no I have offered to look up all of the meetings, to take you once a wk, to help you get better. You said you wanted to get help - SO WHY NOW ARE YOU GRIPING ABT THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO ONE MTG A WK???? You put yourself here - there are so ma...

mosaicmax · mosaicmax

I don't have an official sponsor yet so I'm not sure where to turn. Just talked to my H, who stated non-chalantly that he was going to a condo opening next week. There will be alcohol there and possibly some of the people who influence him to use. I am terrified. But I did not say anything, I just held my tong...

annmarie · annmarie

I come from an Afamily, and believe we are all affected by that. My mother is very codependant and controlling. I am the eldest child, born to them when they were young and unmarried (I recently learned). I felt excluded a lot of ways in my childhood and now can sort of understand why. I believe both my pa...

Barbs45 · Barbs45

Hi Everyone, Haven't posted in a while. It's a year ago today since my exhusband who was an A and he died. He also sexually abused my son, I remain to this day to be disgusted by this. Today in the local newspaper, his sisters and his surviving partner pay tribute to him. My son to this day struggles with his...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

I am still wavering back and forth on whether to visit the A in jail or not this Friday. I keep asking myself why do it to myself? It's my day off, its 2 hrs of driving for a 45 min visit, I KNOW I have better things to do! Why do I feel the urge to go? BTW I have been smoking off and on and quit again last week (grum...

maresie2 · maresie2

The good news is that the A and the dogs now have a place to live. The bad news is that I will probalby not get to see my dogs till the end of the month. I simply can't do the gas to go see them after all the expenses I have had. The bad news is also that I continue to live with the fall out around the active a...

Kim65 · Kim65

In my previous post I mentioned I was invited to attend the local AA meetings and just speak up and participate as an Alanon. I went last night, and it was peopled by the husb/wife couple who "started" AA up in the little 400 population town close to my place and a guy with 3 months sobriety. We...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

I have decided I'm looking for a sign. I sent the request out 2 weeks ago for the visit at jail and have not gotten a letter since confirming if I am scheduled or not. If I don't get a letter today I don't go. If I do, I go. Simple, if HP wants me to go there will be a letter in the mailbox today confirming the v...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

kissers · kissers

I was hoping after I ignored his last two attempts at contacting me he would go away, but he contacted me again tonight. I sent him an email telling him to no longer contact me because I am moving on with my life. I feel so angry and hurt. He must really get off on trying to torture me.

hersh · hersh

Hi friends: I have not posted in a great while - major trouble with this site, replying also!! Anyway, things are strange now, but when I think back to around a year ago, things are so much better. Sober AH is in jail now, work release until August 24th for his third DUI on October 29, 2006. He has not dra...

Katy · Katy

Well this is an honest programme and this is how I feel, drink wasn't the sole cause of all our realtionship problems, it made them worse but take the drink away and still I think I married a person with a lot of problems, for all the 27 years I struggled with active alcholism I never really understood what...

cc · cc

Does anybody know what this message means? I get it when I try to log into chatroom? "Connecting... Unable to connect : java.security.AccessControlException : access denied (java.net.SocketPermission irc.chat4all.org resolve) " thanks, cc

serendipity · serendipity

I am so sick of whining! Man, I have actually felt graditude in these past 4 days. I have been slowly falling in love with my house and feeling slightly good about owning a home, a really nice home at that. I have friends who love me so very much and this program and meetings every day if I choose to go. I am a v...

kiddo · kiddo

The past couple days I've been feeling pretty crappy. I just had my wisdom teeth out (not much pain, thank God, but a lot of puffiness, drowsiness and not much "satisfying" food). After visiting Matt for the first time on Sunday, I've been feeling really upset about this whole situation....

kissers · kissers

My ex boyfriend called me at work a while back and told me he didn't want to see me anymore because he felt uncomfortable because I have children. I was in total shock. I have a feeling that it was just an excuse for something else that bothered him, but I just said, "okay". He said he still wan...

Rita G · Rita G

Have you ever felt that way? As you sit in the meetings or as you read the replies from the members, do you think like I do? Do you think to yourself, can they really know how I feel? Do they really know what I'm going thru? I have to say, even after almost 4 yrs in recovery, I found myself thinking that - do t...

maresie2 · maresie2

One of my housemates is this incredibly nice man, Gilbert. When he isnt' drinking he is the soul of the earth, considerate, kind, accomodating, generous. Put some alcohol into him and he becomes super belligerant. One day last week he brought me breakfast next he went wild about me doing the laundry....

maire rua · maire rua

Tonight my son has gone out with friends but is due to work with me very early tomorrow morning. I'm proud of myself, I just rang once and calmly told him what the start was tomorrow and asked him was he ok for a ride home. I also told him to be careful. Last year, I would be in emotional mess now and though I do...

debilyn · debilyn

I'm calling yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooou!!!!!!! Sending smoke signals, putting up fliers, sening an APB,,,,,, ver are yew dahling??? love,debilyn

eileen123 · eileen123

We took my best friend to the detox wing at our local hospital yesterday. He's been struggling with alcoholism his whole adult life (30+ years). The last relapse has been about 3/4 years long. But increasingly worse over the last 3 months. He agreed to go to a 28 day program, that will begin as soon as the...

mosaicmax · mosaicmax

New to Al-anon and all of this. My counselor, Alanon, and the books I am reading for both say that I am co-dependent and controlling. I don't feel that way at all, but if I am, I am willing to change. I guess I am just wondering if you guys felt that way. A year ago I filed for divorce and ever since then I have be...

8strong · 8strong

Hello. I have an AGF of four years who has now been sober for just over a year. I have tried a few face to face meetings but all the meetings in my area seem to be mostly A's, and I don't feel comfortable discussing how difficult it is to be with an A, in front of A's So AGF, just days after her 1 year sobriety an...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

Often times I hear questions of "How do I forgive?" "What is the difference between amends and apologies?" "How do I get my loved one to make amends?" I thought today's reading was fantastic. I also thought it made me recall a time when I was baffled by Al anon's parado...

jaja · jaja

...and how far progressed might an A be before they appear to have it? My A hasn't had a drink since his last binge (11 days) in January. He'd been on 2 other drunks during a year prior to that. But lately his behavior is often odd. One minute he's fine and the next he doesn't even recall what I said. He says o...

kiddo · kiddo

Hey, normally I wouldn't start a new topic about being the new kid, but I see a couple other topics like this so I guess you guys won't mind... I don't really know how to start off my foruming here. My name's Sarah, I'm 21 years old. My boyfriend is in rehab for alcoholism. I'm here because I need people to ta...

Gurl25 · Gurl25

"THE WEEKEND" ... those are two words I really don't look forward to anymore. Those are two words that have become synonymous with "alone", "fearful", "sad", "worried", "depressed", but most of all "ANXIETY". Duri...

Kim65 · Kim65

Is "felonious" a word? Anyway, for those who missed my most recent post, my A has finally, thank HP, been "stopped" by the law, and is at the county jail on a $25,000 bond for felony narcotic posession in three counties and two states. I obtained an ex parte yesterday, and go back t...

ally · ally

Guys In reading the BIG book, I came across this sentance. "We are taught to differentiate between our wants (which are never satisfied) and our needs (which are always provided for).....Page 559. This Is confusing me... As you know I have a Recovering A in my life.. Who's working the programm...

pabell · pabell

This is a hard one for me to put out... Stories can be so conveluded and so screwed up. I'll try and do the abbreviated one. So as Iv'e said before, my husband has refraimed from alcohol use for 5 months now. Thats an absolute miriacle in itself. And I must say life is better then it has been in years.......

gardengal · gardengal

For years I blamed the A's in my life for things that happened in my life. If I felt sad or distressed surely it was the doing of another. I could not see within myself , that I was allowing another's actions or reactions, or even non-actions, affect me so deeply. I was in a totally different frame of mi...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

I have tried, multiple times, to cut and paste today's article from Yahoo! writer David Bach, aka "The Automatic Millionare," however, no dice. Today's article has two critical subjects in it that I know concern many of our readers and members: an earlier article he wrote, "6 ways...

maresie2 · maresie2

I found the A somewhere to live. The issue is he is probably going to take a few days to move in as there is a lot of moving and adjustng to do. In the meantime he makes no income. I guess the priority is to get him off the street and out of the bind of just being on survival. I could allow myself to feel in...

Friendofyours · Friendofyours

I know my ah is throwing a temper tantrum but why take it out on the kids? I had to call ah and beg him to please call the kids for Father's Day because they are not understanding why he's not calling. I honestly think he would sweep them under the rug as well. He totally hates me because I had the miscarriage....

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

I was reading over some other posts and was thinking about my A and my intense anger toward him for finding another girl that he keeps "ending up with". I was pondering the obvious fact that he just can't be alone. Then it hit me. I'm not there anymore to do all his crap for him and take care of...

carla036 · carla036

Hi All~ I am taking some time this week to take care of me and reconnect with the program and my hp. My oldest three kids are away this week on vaca with my former hub,so I only have the baby during the days. While I miss them,I know they are having a blast with dad and their cousins and grandparents. I made a v...

Gurl25 · Gurl25

I came here, gosh only a 2 weeks ago at most. It has already made a huge difference in my life. I worked the first 2 steps, started posting up here, and set my official boundaries for AH. I've set boundaries before only to have him disregard them or talk me into letting him have beer in the house bc he promise...

Mobirdie · Mobirdie

It is difficult to decide where to start with this one. A very good friend of mine who is new into her AA recovery is going through a difficult time at the moment. Her husband had charges against him (non addiction related) during all of the court appearances he was told that he would not be facing jail t...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

Has got to be one of the most scariest things I've been up against. Now of course the whole mess with AH kicked this thing off, but after assessing all of this honestly I have come to realize my part in all of this and the avalanche would have happened at some point this year regardless. Living with A'ism...

serendipity · serendipity

I went and picked up my dogs from my mom's today and brought them home. They had been with her for a year. When we lost the house she took them because I wasn't allowed to have dogs in the place I was renting. It is so nice to have them here. I have missed them so and now I have a reason to get out there and walk the...

Gurl25 · Gurl25

Twice I wrote up a post and when I hit submit there was some sort of error.

Tammy · Tammy

Wow, what a week.. !! I have rode this emotional rollercoaster until I am ready to puke.. It started Tuesday when I saw a friend of my husbands ( a female ) and realized that she was out on our boat. I lost it had an anxiety attack so bad my daughter was going to call 911. I finally got myself together and ca...

greta · greta

I spoke with my son tonight. His mouth said the things I would like to hear him say. Time will tell if the walk will do the same. I know he is scared, He did say though "this might all come out good....I can see this is not where I want to be." He has a court appearance at 1 pm tomorrow. Now to me...

Gurl25 · Gurl25

Continuation from "Enforcing the Boundaries" post...AH came home Sunday, was all aplogetic, but I said "what do you have to say that's gonna be different than all the other times? I don't wanna hear the same old stuff - it doesn't mean anything." He said "I wanna get help....

serendipity · serendipity

I have done nothing but cry for the past 2 days. I hold it together long enough to make thru my meetings. But as soon as I am alone ( which is when I am not at a meeting) I cry hysterically. I have been on my couch crying all day. I can't even get it together enough to do anything besides get up to use the bathroom...

marmare · marmare

I went for my dianogstic test yesterday. Dr. seems to think it's a natural change in breast tissue. I will go back in 6 months to make sure. But he didn't feel it was warranted to even do the ultra-sound...so good news here. Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers! Hugs Mar

Karilynn · Karilynn

(((((((((((MIP DADS)))))), Just wanted to take a moment and wish all those MIP Dads tomorrow: HAPPY, HAPPY FATHERS DAY! May it be extra special for you. To those of you who are playing the role of Dad for whatever reason, HAPPY FATHERS DAY too! Or for those Dads who are also playing Mom too: HAPPY FAT...

pearlygirrl · pearlygirrl

I recently returned to alanon after nine months (I had only been in recovery for 6 months, but they had been very successful months. I stopped going because I moved and it has taken me this long to return, or rather, to stop denying the feeling that my life is out of control again). I am in such a state of c...

Jamekaticy · Jamekaticy

I'm new to posting, too. I've been reading here for about 8 months, posted a few times, and think I should introduce myself. My partner -- he's more than a boyfriend -- is the first active A I've known, or at least who's been a big part of my life. I had a few recovering A boyfriends, and interestingly e...

Christy · Christy

The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop (1100 AD) in the crypts of Westminster Abbey and illustrate how one man recognized the importance of working on himself first:"When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew...

QOD · QOD

I am so freakin' stressin' out right now. I am just getting so tired of being the only one to contribute financially to my household. My AH just started a new job this week and it is a good steady job w/a good company. He has worked w/them before and they know his history. So that is good. Problem, he has...

Gurl25 · Gurl25

Turns out that he did EXACTLY what he's done so many times, he came home around 8, but said I'm going for tacos, invites us then uninvites us (our daughter and son, 5yrs & 6mos) bc I don't have extra money n neither does he (his friend had offered to pay for him). I specifically asked him please be home s...

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	on the same wavelength (Preview) Hi all- I get goosebumps sometimes when I read what you all write-- it is perfectly meant for me. the whole "say what u mean, mean what u say, don't say it mean" thing is right on! here's my ESH from last night's conversation with my AH. He has not been drinking and drugging for 8 days...	gknee	3	572	Jun 23, 2007 by CJ
	Gradn gestures (Preview) Seeing my housemate make the grand gesture she did last night reminded me of all the times I broke my back to impress the A's friends or his mother or some such person. I have a terrible habit of that. Right now I am trying not to do it but its a pattern I really felt proud of before. I was really such a people pl...	maresie2	1	390	Jun 23, 2007 by CJ
	going into the weekend with my head on straight (Preview) The A seems to have bounced back. After months of not working he is finally getting some work. I used to hate it when he went into full work mode. Now I am no longer looking to him to validate me I am really not that involved. I do care but I also have to detach. I do know that no matter how much he makes he nev...	maresie2	2	402	Jun 23, 2007 by CJ
	Not being in reactivity (Preview) You are all aware that I landed in a housing situation that is not the greatest. One woman who I live with is staying with her son. She is total codependent in that she never says any of her issues to me personally but complains all the time Then she turns around and acts out in different ways. I took my t...	maresie2	5	739	Jun 22, 2007 by carolena
	Feeling Good (Preview) My boss and I went to a meeting and on the way back he asked me what I wanted to eat for lunch, more specifically, what type of food. I told him Japanese. When we got back to the office, he told everyone in the office I was high maintenance. I calmly said, "No, I am just a woman who knows what she wants&quo...	kissers	2	373	Jun 22, 2007 by carolena
	Just when you thought... (Preview) Just when you thought all those grammer corrections your mother/teacher/insert insane corrective OCD person here harped on you about were meaningless.......	Tiger2006	3	450	Jun 22, 2007 by twinmom2
	new and hopeless (Preview) Hi everyone. I am new to this board. I am married to an alcoholic. I don't know if he has always been one, or if he became one over the years due to life circumstances. I do know that I am pretty hopeless about the whole situation. We just got into another huge blowout. Nothing physical, but he is an exp...	Hopelesswife	11	757	Jun 22, 2007 by carla036
	Sometimes... (Preview) Sometimes, those who wander are lost!	Tiger2006	0	327	Jun 21, 2007 by Tiger2006
	I'm trying to help you!!! Vent @ AH (Preview) If I didn't care about you I'd say forget it, get out, leave me, I'm DONE. But no I have offered to look up all of the meetings, to take you once a wk, to help you get better. You said you wanted to get help - SO WHY NOW ARE YOU GRIPING ABT THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO ONE MTG A WK???? You put yourself here - there are so ma...	Gurl25	7	713	Jun 21, 2007 by canadianguy
	Need help detaching (Preview) I don't have an official sponsor yet so I'm not sure where to turn. Just talked to my H, who stated non-chalantly that he was going to a condo opening next week. There will be alcohol there and possibly some of the people who influence him to use. I am terrified. But I did not say anything, I just held my tong...	mosaicmax	8	594	Jun 21, 2007 by mosaicmax
	family disfunction (Preview) I come from an Afamily, and believe we are all affected by that. My mother is very codependant and controlling. I am the eldest child, born to them when they were young and unmarried (I recently learned). I felt excluded a lot of ways in my childhood and now can sort of understand why. I believe both my pa...	annmarie	6	653	Jun 21, 2007 by drucilla06
	A Year Ago Today (Preview) Hi Everyone, Haven't posted in a while. It's a year ago today since my exhusband who was an A and he died. He also sexually abused my son, I remain to this day to be disgusted by this. Today in the local newspaper, his sisters and his surviving partner pay tribute to him. My son to this day struggles with his...	Barbs45	6	591	Jun 21, 2007 by maresie2
	Wavering on the visitation of the A (Preview) I am still wavering back and forth on whether to visit the A in jail or not this Friday. I keep asking myself why do it to myself? It's my day off, its 2 hrs of driving for a 45 min visit, I KNOW I have better things to do! Why do I feel the urge to go? BTW I have been smoking off and on and quit again last week (grum...	carolinagirl	8	601	Jun 21, 2007 by maresie2
	the good nes is (Preview) The good news is that the A and the dogs now have a place to live. The bad news is that I will probalby not get to see my dogs till the end of the month. I simply can't do the gas to go see them after all the expenses I have had. The bad news is also that I continue to live with the fall out around the active a...	maresie2	7	460	Jun 21, 2007 by maresie2
	Went to the local AA meeting last night (Preview) In my previous post I mentioned I was invited to attend the local AA meetings and just speak up and participate as an Alanon. I went last night, and it was peopled by the husb/wife couple who "started" AA up in the little 400 population town close to my place and a guy with 3 months sobriety. We...	Kim65	10	799	Jun 21, 2007 by Gurl25
	Is this Magical Thinking? (Preview) I have decided I'm looking for a sign. I sent the request out 2 weeks ago for the visit at jail and have not gotten a letter since confirming if I am scheduled or not. If I don't get a letter today I don't go. If I do, I go. Simple, if HP wants me to go there will be a letter in the mailbox today confirming the v...	carolinagirl	7	745	Jun 21, 2007 by thinkstoomuch
	What REALLY happens in bars (Preview)	Tiger2006	3	519	Jun 21, 2007 by kiddo
	I hope I did the right thing (Preview) I was hoping after I ignored his last two attempts at contacting me he would go away, but he contacted me again tonight. I sent him an email telling him to no longer contact me because I am moving on with my life. I feel so angry and hurt. He must really get off on trying to torture me.	kissers	5	509	Jun 21, 2007 by gardengal
	Recovery, jail, AA, etc... (Preview) Hi friends: I have not posted in a great while - major trouble with this site, replying also!! Anyway, things are strange now, but when I think back to around a year ago, things are so much better. Sober AH is in jail now, work release until August 24th for his third DUI on October 29, 2006. He has not dra...	hersh	10	615	Jun 21, 2007 by bill f
	Sobriety? (Preview) Well this is an honest programme and this is how I feel, drink wasn't the sole cause of all our realtionship problems, it made them worse but take the drink away and still I think I married a person with a lot of problems, for all the 27 years I struggled with active alcholism I never really understood what...	Katy	6	638	Jun 21, 2007 by Katy
	chat room (Preview) Does anybody know what this message means? I get it when I try to log into chatroom? "Connecting... Unable to connect : java.security.AccessControlException : access denied (java.net.SocketPermission irc.chat4all.org resolve) " thanks, cc	cc	1	474	Jun 20, 2007 by John
	My mother (Preview) I am so sick of whining! Man, I have actually felt graditude in these past 4 days. I have been slowly falling in love with my house and feeling slightly good about owning a home, a really nice home at that. I have friends who love me so very much and this program and meetings every day if I choose to go. I am a v...	serendipity	5	581	Jun 20, 2007 by kissers
	Feeling Selfish (Preview) The past couple days I've been feeling pretty crappy. I just had my wisdom teeth out (not much pain, thank God, but a lot of puffiness, drowsiness and not much "satisfying" food). After visiting Matt for the first time on Sunday, I've been feeling really upset about this whole situation....	kiddo	6	594	Jun 20, 2007 by kiddo
	Lost and confused (Preview) My ex boyfriend called me at work a while back and told me he didn't want to see me anymore because he felt uncomfortable because I have children. I was in total shock. I have a feeling that it was just an excuse for something else that bothered him, but I just said, "okay". He said he still wan...	kissers	7	639	Jun 20, 2007 by kissers
	How can you know how I feel? (Preview) Have you ever felt that way? As you sit in the meetings or as you read the replies from the members, do you think like I do? Do you think to yourself, can they really know how I feel? Do they really know what I'm going thru? I have to say, even after almost 4 yrs in recovery, I found myself thinking that - do t...	Rita G	10	659	Jun 20, 2007 by carolena
	why is it sometimes so easy to walk away (Preview) One of my housemates is this incredibly nice man, Gilbert. When he isnt' drinking he is the soul of the earth, considerate, kind, accomodating, generous. Put some alcohol into him and he becomes super belligerant. One day last week he brought me breakfast next he went wild about me doing the laundry....	maresie2	4	677	Jun 20, 2007 by nmike
	Giving up controlling ways (Preview) Tonight my son has gone out with friends but is due to work with me very early tomorrow morning. I'm proud of myself, I just rang once and calmly told him what the start was tomorrow and asked him was he ok for a ride home. I also told him to be careful. Last year, I would be in emotional mess now and though I do...	maire rua	1	418	Jun 20, 2007 by Rita G
	QOD???? (Preview) I'm calling yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooou!!!!!!! Sending smoke signals, putting up fliers, sening an APB,,,,,, ver are yew dahling??? love,debilyn	debilyn	3	456	Jun 20, 2007 by QOD
	Where can I start. (Preview) We took my best friend to the detox wing at our local hospital yesterday. He's been struggling with alcoholism his whole adult life (30+ years). The last relapse has been about 3/4 years long. But increasingly worse over the last 3 months. He agreed to go to a 28 day program, that will begin as soon as the...	eileen123	7	823	Jun 20, 2007 by eileen123
	Not handling the labels well (Preview) New to Al-anon and all of this. My counselor, Alanon, and the books I am reading for both say that I am co-dependent and controlling. I don't feel that way at all, but if I am, I am willing to change. I guess I am just wondering if you guys felt that way. A year ago I filed for divorce and ever since then I have be...	mosaicmax	14	847	Jun 20, 2007 by mosaicmax
	New here, just my second post (Preview) Hello. I have an AGF of four years who has now been sober for just over a year. I have tried a few face to face meetings but all the meetings in my area seem to be mostly A's, and I don't feel comfortable discussing how difficult it is to be with an A, in front of A's So AGF, just days after her 1 year sobriety an...	8strong	3	672	Jun 20, 2007 by Rita G
	Amends, apologies, and forgiveness (Preview) Often times I hear questions of "How do I forgive?" "What is the difference between amends and apologies?" "How do I get my loved one to make amends?" I thought today's reading was fantastic. I also thought it made me recall a time when I was baffled by Al anon's parado...	Tiger2006	1	802	Jun 20, 2007 by twinmom2
	Just what is "wet brain"? (Preview) ...and how far progressed might an A be before they appear to have it? My A hasn't had a drink since his last binge (11 days) in January. He'd been on 2 other drunks during a year prior to that. But lately his behavior is often odd. One minute he's fine and the next he doesn't even recall what I said. He says o...	jaja	4	8931	Jun 20, 2007 by Friendofyours
	Hey guys, I'm new. (Preview) Hey, normally I wouldn't start a new topic about being the new kid, but I see a couple other topics like this so I guess you guys won't mind... I don't really know how to start off my foruming here. My name's Sarah, I'm 21 years old. My boyfriend is in rehab for alcoholism. I'm here because I need people to ta...	kiddo	11	685	Jun 20, 2007 by thinkstoomuch
	The weekend... (Preview) "THE WEEKEND" ... those are two words I really don't look forward to anymore. Those are two words that have become synonymous with "alone", "fearful", "sad", "worried", "depressed", but most of all "ANXIETY". Duri...	Gurl25	3	544	Jun 20, 2007 by Gurl25
	Update on me and my felonious A (Preview) Is "felonious" a word? Anyway, for those who missed my most recent post, my A has finally, thank HP, been "stopped" by the law, and is at the county jail on a $25,000 bond for felony narcotic posession in three counties and two states. I obtained an ex parte yesterday, and go back t...	Kim65	3	557	Jun 20, 2007 by Rita G
	WANT OR NEED (Preview) Guys In reading the BIG book, I came across this sentance. "We are taught to differentiate between our wants (which are never satisfied) and our needs (which are always provided for).....Page 559. This Is confusing me... As you know I have a Recovering A in my life.. Who's working the programm...	ally	3	609	Jun 20, 2007 by Barbs45
	An outcast in my own home...weird (Preview) This is a hard one for me to put out... Stories can be so conveluded and so screwed up. I'll try and do the abbreviated one. So as Iv'e said before, my husband has refraimed from alcohol use for 5 months now. Thats an absolute miriacle in itself. And I must say life is better then it has been in years.......	pabell	5	719	Jun 20, 2007 by Baffled
	Do you blame others for your unhappiness? (Preview) For years I blamed the A's in my life for things that happened in my life. If I felt sad or distressed surely it was the doing of another. I could not see within myself , that I was allowing another's actions or reactions, or even non-actions, affect me so deeply. I was in a totally different frame of mi...	gardengal	6	1221	Jun 20, 2007 by Baffled
	Finances and re-finances (Preview) I have tried, multiple times, to cut and paste today's article from Yahoo! writer David Bach, aka "The Automatic Millionare," however, no dice. Today's article has two critical subjects in it that I know concern many of our readers and members: an earlier article he wrote, "6 ways...	Tiger2006	0	392	Jun 19, 2007 by Tiger2006
	update (Preview) I found the A somewhere to live. The issue is he is probably going to take a few days to move in as there is a lot of moving and adjustng to do. In the meantime he makes no income. I guess the priority is to get him off the street and out of the bind of just being on survival. I could allow myself to feel in...	maresie2	2	499	Jun 19, 2007 by maresie2
	He's horrible even on Father's Day (Preview) I know my ah is throwing a temper tantrum but why take it out on the kids? I had to call ah and beg him to please call the kids for Father's Day because they are not understanding why he's not calling. I honestly think he would sweep them under the rug as well. He totally hates me because I had the miscarriage....	Friendofyours	15	677	Jun 19, 2007 by Gurl25
	Being Used (Preview) I was reading over some other posts and was thinking about my A and my intense anger toward him for finding another girl that he keeps "ending up with". I was pondering the obvious fact that he just can't be alone. Then it hit me. I'm not there anymore to do all his crap for him and take care of...	carolinagirl	11	842	Jun 19, 2007 by maresie2
	Reconnecting and taking care of me ;) (Preview) Hi All~ I am taking some time this week to take care of me and reconnect with the program and my hp. My oldest three kids are away this week on vaca with my former hub,so I only have the baby during the days. While I miss them,I know they are having a blast with dad and their cousins and grandparents. I made a v...	carla036	2	620	Jun 19, 2007 by belle1
	The power of Al-Anon (Preview) I came here, gosh only a 2 weeks ago at most. It has already made a huge difference in my life. I worked the first 2 steps, started posting up here, and set my official boundaries for AH. I've set boundaries before only to have him disregard them or talk me into letting him have beer in the house bc he promise...	Gurl25	4	516	Jun 19, 2007 by twinmom2
	ESH needed (Preview) It is difficult to decide where to start with this one. A very good friend of mine who is new into her AA recovery is going through a difficult time at the moment. Her husband had charges against him (non addiction related) during all of the court appearances he was told that he would not be facing jail t...	Mobirdie	3	557	Jun 19, 2007 by Rita G
	Dealing with Debt Collector's (Preview) Has got to be one of the most scariest things I've been up against. Now of course the whole mess with AH kicked this thing off, but after assessing all of this honestly I have come to realize my part in all of this and the avalanche would have happened at some point this year regardless. Living with A'ism...	twinmom2	6	711	Jun 19, 2007 by carla036
	Got my stinky mutts back! (Preview) I went and picked up my dogs from my mom's today and brought them home. They had been with her for a year. When we lost the house she took them because I wasn't allowed to have dogs in the place I was renting. It is so nice to have them here. I have missed them so and now I have a reason to get out there and walk the...	serendipity	3	487	Jun 19, 2007 by annmarie
	Anyone have trouble posting? (Preview) Twice I wrote up a post and when I hit submit there was some sort of error.	Gurl25	2	488	Jun 18, 2007 by pabell
	Maybe I am the one that is CRAZY ???? (Preview) Wow, what a week.. !! I have rode this emotional rollercoaster until I am ready to puke.. It started Tuesday when I saw a friend of my husbands ( a female ) and realized that she was out on our boat. I lost it had an anxiety attack so bad my daughter was going to call 911. I finally got myself together and ca...	Tammy	9	563	Jun 18, 2007 by Tammy
	not looking forward to tomorrow (Preview) I spoke with my son tonight. His mouth said the things I would like to hear him say. Time will tell if the walk will do the same. I know he is scared, He did say though "this might all come out good....I can see this is not where I want to be." He has a court appearance at 1 pm tomorrow. Now to me...	greta	8	712	Jun 18, 2007 by maire rua
	Some good news ~ hopefully (Enforcing the Boundaries cont.) (Preview) Continuation from "Enforcing the Boundaries" post...AH came home Sunday, was all aplogetic, but I said "what do you have to say that's gonna be different than all the other times? I don't wanna hear the same old stuff - it doesn't mean anything." He said "I wanna get help....	Gurl25	3	567	Jun 18, 2007 by Christy
	Is this part of the process? (Preview) I have done nothing but cry for the past 2 days. I hold it together long enough to make thru my meetings. But as soon as I am alone ( which is when I am not at a meeting) I cry hysterically. I have been on my couch crying all day. I can't even get it together enough to do anything besides get up to use the bathroom...	serendipity	9	725	Jun 18, 2007 by canadianguy
	Dr./Test Results (Preview) I went for my dianogstic test yesterday. Dr. seems to think it's a natural change in breast tissue. I will go back in 6 months to make sure. But he didn't feel it was warranted to even do the ultra-sound...so good news here. Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers! Hugs Mar	marmare	9	547	Jun 18, 2007 by Rita G
	MIP DADS..... (Preview) (((((((((((MIP DADS)))))), Just wanted to take a moment and wish all those MIP Dads tomorrow: HAPPY, HAPPY FATHERS DAY! May it be extra special for you. To those of you who are playing the role of Dad for whatever reason, HAPPY FATHERS DAY too! Or for those Dads who are also playing Mom too: HAPPY FAT...	Karilynn	3	509	Jun 18, 2007 by Rita G
	confused and returning to recovery (Preview) I recently returned to alanon after nine months (I had only been in recovery for 6 months, but they had been very successful months. I stopped going because I moved and it has taken me this long to return, or rather, to stop denying the feeling that my life is out of control again). I am in such a state of c...	pearlygirrl	3	647	Jun 18, 2007 by babysteps
	Another new one (Preview) I'm new to posting, too. I've been reading here for about 8 months, posted a few times, and think I should introduce myself. My partner -- he's more than a boyfriend -- is the first active A I've known, or at least who's been a big part of my life. I had a few recovering A boyfriends, and interestingly e...	Jamekaticy	6	571	Jun 18, 2007 by babysteps
	Working on yourself first (Preview) The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop (1100 AD) in the crypts of Westminster Abbey and illustrate how one man recognized the importance of working on himself first:"When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew...	Christy	7	623	Jun 18, 2007 by drucilla06
	Oh I'm Stressin'! (Preview) I am so freakin' stressin' out right now. I am just getting so tired of being the only one to contribute financially to my household. My AH just started a new job this week and it is a good steady job w/a good company. He has worked w/them before and they know his history. So that is good. Problem, he has...	QOD	9	645	Jun 18, 2007 by QOD
	Enforcing the Boundaries (venting abit) (Preview) Turns out that he did EXACTLY what he's done so many times, he came home around 8, but said I'm going for tacos, invites us then uninvites us (our daughter and son, 5yrs & 6mos) bc I don't have extra money n neither does he (his friend had offered to pay for him). I specifically asked him please be home s...	Gurl25	3	604	Jun 18, 2007 by Gurl25
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