Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

Phil · Phil

Alcoholism is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychological, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. This disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...

ally · ally

(((((((((((((((((Guys))))))))))))))))))))) WOOHOO::::::: Ally is back, with a vengence...lol I done my first chair at face to face last night...There were fourteen people there...I have never read from a book, in fourteen months at a meeting....I had a phobia, a fear of reading in front of any o...

Barbs45 · Barbs45

Hi all, Hope all you mums out there are all having a lovely Mothers Day! Best Wishes, Barbs.

hippietrippiechick · hippietrippiechick

Monday, March 19, 2007It is 9:07 p.m. and I have had another tired day. It seems that lately either because of exhaustion and trying to get over this surgery (maybe a combination of both) have made me so tired. I know that I am going thru a depression because of the major sudden change in My A & I's...

Maria123 · Maria123

Lots of talk here lately about the couldas, shouldas, wouldas and I seemed to remember that there was a poem (of course) related to the same and so I found it and have shared with others and wanted to share it with all of you. Words speak volumes to me and oftentimes seem to say in black and white what I feel i...

jewely · jewely

i placed a call to my husband a few minutes ago, ''uuuh, there is no easy way to tell you this , your mother just died.'' ''when? last night?'' he asked. ''no, just a few minutes ago,'' i replied. his mother was over eighty years old. it was her time...

Friendofyours · Friendofyours

I hope you don't mind me posting this. It gave me alot of strength and I've saved it for years. I hope you enjoy this: When I say... "I am a Christian" -By Maya Angelou When I say... "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."I&#...

JulieLynn · JulieLynn

How many times have we all heard this statement? It's simple and to the point. Why is it then that it has taken me so long to really hear it? I think it was just because I wasn't ready to hear it. I experienced it time after time with my A husband. In the 5yrs that we have been together I couldn&#...

browneyes · browneyes

Hi everybody. It's been quite a while since I have posted and I hope everybody is doing well. I have been through quite a bit since...I am finally divorcing my husband of ten years. He came home from prison last August and we were fighting a lot and he started using again and i kicked him out for the las...

barisax · barisax

I don't cry too often.... in fact, in my drinking years I probably never cried at all. When I was a kid, I was the "easy mark" on the playground. Didn't take to much messing with me to bring the tears, and the inevitable humiliation. I learned to respond with anger instead of tear...

chris52 · chris52

Hello again ((((((precious Alanuts)))) A and I separated 13 months ago. I continue to live here in Turkey and am bumping along pretty well. Last time I saw him was back in July when I handed over our little pup for him and his family to care for while I was in Uk helping with the arrival of my first Grandchil...

jewely · jewely

it's all about me. i hear that in alanon many times. and, yes, it sure is. but not in the way i think. for sure i need to take care of myself, for sure i need to pay bills, be responsible, and, enjoy the good things in life. but, it's pretty darn hard to live in "just for today", when i conti...

hudsond · hudsond

Anyone watch this last night? I thought it was really interesting. It lasted about 1 and 1/2 hours. I thought it was very informational, don't know if I agree with all of it---I wish they had focused some more on the need to use support groups (especially AA), but I thought all in all it was good. ...

Gotta_Vent · Gotta_Vent

I need to know if this is "normal" for an alcoholic. My sister has done some pretty crazy stuff before, and now she's into cutting. Being depressed myself, I can understand that part, but what I don't understand is what she did after that. She used the blood from her cuts to writ...

davidssibling · davidssibling

Hiya all I am having trouble finding a higher power, a god. I have been to two churches, to a pow wow, and went to the Berkshire mountains looking for a god, HP, something to grasp on to. This may sound silly, but I am truthful and am searching. I hear everyone talking of thier HP, but I am still looking for mi...

serendipity · serendipity

I've been in this program for the past 4 years. I have worked the steps, I have had a sponser, I make calls, I go to meetings, I have a home group and I come here. I see the replies already "get another sponcer, work the steps again!" I hear you and I will. But right this minute I have lost my min...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

Once I have learned to set my boundaries, others may try to ignore them or accuse me of being selfish. I know my boundaries have been crossed when I begin to feel uncomfortable inside, and I need to pay attention to this feeling. If others are used to relating to me in a certain way, and I'm changing, i...

wp · wp

I thoroughly enjoyed the mip-athon events that I was able to attend. It was inspiring to hear many heartfelt shares, people's real stories, things they have overcome and moved beyond with happiness. What a program :) wp aka ms you know who

Maria123 · Maria123

If memory serves me correctly (95% of the time), I do recall today is Becky1 Birthday

Happy Birthday Becky,

I hope you have an awesome day. your friend in recovery, Maria

hippietrippiechick · hippietrippiechick

Hello all, It is amost 4:30 am, eastern time. I was sound asleep and who comes rapping at my bedroom window--my A! See, I had been seriously planning to come see him at his little hole in the wall. This afternoon he told me not to call and if I came I came and if not o well. I never really called much of anyone. S...

maresie2 · maresie2

The A and I are separating shortly. In a week or so I will be living in a different place. In theory we will still see quite a bit of each other while he works out how to transition. The irony for me is that now he is asking me to marry him! Of course I have said no citing his debt. At the same time its no coincide...

Fifi · Fifi

I try so hard each day.....to be aware,to take care of me,to be carefull not to control others with my reactions, to know that I am ok just the way I am and that I am working towards healing. But each day is so hard....and just with the people I love/am closest to. Sometimes I really think I would be better of...

Karilynn · Karilynn

(((((((((((Family)))))))))), This Russian-Filipino gal wants to wish her MIP family a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY for tomorrow. I know it can be tough on us with active As. But allow me to take this point to count my blessings for all of you. I will be wearing green tomorrow (I have to, it's part...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

I cancelled my date with the felon/alcoholic. I was really excited about our date tomorrow but know that it's not going to go anywhere so I cancelled and said I couldn't talk to him anymore. What a bummer! It sucks doing the right thing sometimes!

theprofessor · theprofessor

I dropped the letter to my friend in the mail today, the one that I have been having such a horrible time with. Today has been very bizarre since then. I went to lunch, and I didn't think we would run into eachother, but my friend was there with someone else. About halfway through my lunch, my serve...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

I have been emailing back and forth with my husband and he sounds pretty certain that he doesn't want me anymore which is making me sad and I'm not sure why. I have been seeing this guy who I know is completely BAD for me! I'm supposed to see him tomorrow night and I know he really likes me a lo...

Maria123 · Maria123

Thanks to our new friend Leetle, I was reminded that today is ((((((((((((Tea's birthday))))))))))))))))

A special thank you for all you do for us here at MIP Tea. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Teatime

love ya, Maria

hippietrippiechick · hippietrippiechick

Hello everybodee! If anyone remembers Grover from sesame street long long ago, I just loved that being his opening line. anyway, I wanted to tell you I called an Al-anon hotline and then got to talk to some one who lives in my town. Although she does not drive much either, they are going to try to find a way...

jewely · jewely

i don't know what to say. my brothers brief visit has triggered something in me. i called my daughter today. i wanted to maintain some semblence of control, but......., i lost it. " i feel this way'', i said, ''i feel that way'', i said, ''i feel concern fo...

albertarose · albertarose

Hello friends! I am feeling very sad, confused, and very emotional right now and I am not sure who to turn to at the moment, so I thought I would put my feelings here. My A and I are in marriage counseling and things do not seem to be getting better. My A stopped drinking since Sept and was doing very well. He w...

Leetle · Leetle

I just hate the feeling of being one straw away from a melt down. That is where I sadly still am. This morning, my daughter would not cooperate while I was getting ready to leave for daycare and then work. I spanked her...she peed all over herself and her St. Patrick's day outfit and...I lost it. ...

Lucid · Lucid

Everytime Ive gone to write this I end up not posting it so Im sorry if I ramble on and just dont make to much sense.. On tuesday I said goodbye to my father at his funeral for the last time after many years of him being an A, I didnt really get to know him, there was alot of violence, mental and physical, until h...

minnie · minnie

Okay, the other night I came into our room and it absolutely reeked of beer, like it does most nights. But that night it was worse for some reason. I said "Wow what stinks in here?" and he said "i don't know, what's it smell like?" I said it reeks like beer. and he said, w...

shadow1 · shadow1

((((((((((Roomies))))))))))) As some of you know I’m going through a really rough time in my life right now. I know I have been withdrawn and not offering much support and for this I am sorry. I am the one in need of support right now and I feel very let down by certain people in my life. I have thought I h...

jewely · jewely

my brother was here, now he is gone, i come from a very abusive, dysfunctional family. years ago i moved far away from my family, to try to live a healthier life. last week my brother showed up at my home. he is not comfortable in my house so he stayed at my daughters home. she is only 21, all the easier to func...

RainyJamie · RainyJamie

I just wanted to check in when things were fine for a change, I tend to post when times are troubled. The weather is great here, that probably helps.

The class I'm taking is almost over.

I'm doing good at my new job, at least that's what people are saying.

Got my ey...

Feather · Feather

Ok, I have in the past 4 weeks been asked out 3 times by a lovely new gentleman friend. We have been out for coffee once. And the thought of possibly starting a new relationship, is both tempting but at the same time making me feel like running! My very brief history.....married for 16 years to my AH, 3 c...

irish54 · irish54

Hi Family, This seemed most appropriate for our program. Not CAL, but good for me. Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jeal...

Susan6655 · Susan6655

My 25 yr old son was recently jailed for failure to pay his first DUI ticket. I had been paying his rent, having been assured that he was concentrating on paying off the ticket. The pain and shock that he has been lying is so unwelcome, yet so necessary for my recovery. I have lost three of my nine siblin...

serendipity · serendipity

My ex ah was here last night. He watches the kids while i work. So when i got here he was receiveing and sending all these text messages. But being very sneaky about it and then he always stays to watch Lost with me but he made some lame excuse about having to call his sponser and being tired and he left. Why...

Chetch · Chetch

My husband and I have always have an extremely active sex life. During the last 4 weeks when he hasn't been drunking it has all come to a screaching halt. Any ideas?

hippietrippiechick · hippietrippiechick

Hello all, I haven't posted in a while, since my surgery I have just been so exhausted and after a while it gets painful to sit up at the computer. I am planning to try to quit smoking soon again. I have an 800 number I am going to call for Al-anon and maybe someone will come visit and maybe help me out. Doe...

QOD · QOD

I am FREAKIN' out here. My AH called me 2 days ago after 3 weeks of no word from him. He wanted to get into our storage unit for his gun safe so he could sell it. His credit cards are all max'd out now. I told him that I'd meet him there. He called later than afternoon and said he wouldn't...

JulieLynn · JulieLynn

I couldn't tell you how many times my active AH husband and I have seperated in the five years we have been together. I lost count a long time ago. I do know that with each time it get's easier. It seems to me that it doesn't matter how much alanon I have under my belt, I just can't seem to...

MIP Members Wedding Invitation! · John

Our Wedding Reception Will be held at Pearsall Memorial Church 3902 Market Street, Wilmington, NC Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Dinner at 7 PM Dancing Starts at 8 PM Map To Wedding - Hugh MacRae ParkMap To Reception - Pearsall Memorial Church

ally · ally

(((((((((((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))))))))) Okay, I have been an emotional nightmare the last few months...But in the last few days something has happened to me....I am feeling a whole new feeling regarding things in my life..... I saw my friend tonight through the window.. And he look...

Rita G · Rita G

Last night, one of my AH sponsees (R) relapsed. His family had taken him to the ER with a blood alcohol level of .365 (I don't know much about levels but I think I'm saying that right - he was just under the alcohol poisoning level). As God works, my AH's co-sponsor was working at the hosp...

tuneboon · tuneboon

Hi everyone - I went to my first meeting last nite - there were about 7 other than me and a couple of them spoke about their A husbands and how they are still with them and some of the husbands are even sober now - I just left my A husband because i'm so fustrated and physcially and emoitionaly hurt and exh...

ally · ally

(((((((((((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))))))))) Okay, I have been an emotional nightmare the last few months...But in the last few days something has happened to me....I am feeling a whole new feeling regarding things in my life..... I saw my friend tonight through the window.. And he look...

canadianguy · canadianguy

A couple of members had asked me to look at some recent (inappropriate) posts from a new person, and it looks like they have now been taken care of... A question re: searching.... When I want to find posts by a specific person, I go to Search, Advanced Search, and then enter the person's name?? Is th...

Diva · Diva

Just a word to tell you all you are in my thoughts and heart as always, and I wish you a good day. Here's a morning smile... http://dailypuppy.com/index.php?itemid=953 Diva

Rose · Rose

Hi all. I haven't written in awhile but I am finding myself so angry and sad at AH. I don't know what to do. I just want to scream! He was doing so well. Just before xmas he went on a drinking bindge for a week because he failed his breathilizer in his car. He thought he was going to jail again (he was ar...

QOD · QOD

My AH is sitting in jail and still can't tell me the truth. He told me he was arrested for parafinalia.......well, as it turns out, he was arrested for possession of narcotics. DUH!! I knew it. I just knew it. His step dad told me it was not my place to worry about how to handle him any more. It is...

Chetch · Chetch

I am a 57 your old woman who has never drank alcohol, sinmply because it makes me nauseaus. Long story short, I remet my high school sweetheart in 2000 and moved back to Georgia from California where I had lived for 25 years and we got married. He is an attorney and I am a paralegal. He was always been a dr...

ally · ally

(((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))))))))))) We have a new meeting that has started on a Saturday night at 7pm est...... It is especially designed for new members to Al-Anon.....It will help you to find out what Al-Anon is all about.....Also you will find out if it is for you or not...... I would r...

Diva · Diva

There are many of us who are living with active As and who struggle each day just to get through it. There are those of us whose As are sober...for which we are thankful...but who complain still, wondering whether "sober" is better. We have one life kiddies. It is important that we spend that...

tea2 · tea2

Dear Members ~ For those of you that were unfortunate enough to read the sickness of a member who had joined today, I assure you that they have been banned. Such deliberate bitterness and purposeful angst towards our Al-Anon members will not be welcomed here. Should there be any indication that thi...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

By Janet Woititz.... I picked this book up last night again. I discovered that I had not read it all in its entirety. Best book I could have picked up for myself last night. I just identified with so much in it. Melodie Beatie makes reference to this author several times in Codependent No More. One...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

Ok so yesterday I finally broke down and allowed a conversation to take place with my husband (despite restraining order) over yahoo chat. I told him exactly how I REALLY felt and have felt all along since we split up. He has been going to meetings every day and just got a new totally FAT job as usual (w...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

(((MIP Family))) Just wanted to say thanks to those who responded to my post yesterday. I was feeling a little emotionally needy and your posts gave me some good ESH. The active addiction is back and I guess it has taken me a couple of weeks to accept that. Yesterday I was driving back to office from my...

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	Wishing you all a good day...and sharing an article from the AA board (Preview) Alcoholism is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychological, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. This disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with...	Phil	4	709	Mar 20, 2007 by Becky1
	ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Preview) (((((((((((((((((Guys))))))))))))))))))))) WOOHOO::::::: Ally is back, with a vengence...lol I done my first chair at face to face last night...There were fourteen people there...I have never read from a book, in fourteen months at a meeting....I had a phobia, a fear of reading in front of any o...	ally	3	439	Mar 20, 2007 by Becky1
	Happy Mothers Day! (Preview) Hi all, Hope all you mums out there are all having a lovely Mothers Day! Best Wishes, Barbs.	Barbs45	6	423	Mar 20, 2007 by Rita G
	someone please read. I am so lonely (Preview) Monday, March 19, 2007It is 9:07 p.m. and I have had another tired day. It seems that lately either because of exhaustion and trying to get over this surgery (maybe a combination of both) have made me so tired. I know that I am going thru a depression because of the major sudden change in My A & I's...	hippietrippiechick	5	862	Mar 20, 2007 by Fifi
	Could Have, Would Have, Should Have (Preview) Lots of talk here lately about the couldas, shouldas, wouldas and I seemed to remember that there was a poem (of course) related to the same and so I found it and have shared with others and wanted to share it with all of you. Words speak volumes to me and oftentimes seem to say in black and white what I feel i...	Maria123	3	3446	Mar 20, 2007 by JulieLynn
	she just died (Preview) i placed a call to my husband a few minutes ago, ''uuuh, there is no easy way to tell you this , your mother just died.'' ''when? last night?'' he asked. ''no, just a few minutes ago,'' i replied. his mother was over eighty years old. it was her time...	jewely	8	707	Mar 20, 2007 by Rita G
	When I say I am a Christian..... (Preview) I hope you don't mind me posting this. It gave me alot of strength and I've saved it for years. I hope you enjoy this: When I say... "I am a Christian" -By Maya Angelou When I say... "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."I&#...	Friendofyours	2	562	Mar 20, 2007 by mel123
	Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes (Preview) How many times have we all heard this statement? It's simple and to the point. Why is it then that it has taken me so long to really hear it? I think it was just because I wasn't ready to hear it. I experienced it time after time with my A husband. In the 5yrs that we have been together I couldn&#...	JulieLynn	7	940	Mar 19, 2007 by albertarose
	I HAVE ISSUES (Preview) Hi everybody. It's been quite a while since I have posted and I hope everybody is doing well. I have been through quite a bit since...I am finally divorcing my husband of ten years. He came home from prison last August and we were fighting a lot and he started using again and i kicked him out for the las...	browneyes	5	644	Mar 19, 2007 by albertarose
	Love and Tears (Preview) I don't cry too often.... in fact, in my drinking years I probably never cried at all. When I was a kid, I was the "easy mark" on the playground. Didn't take to much messing with me to bring the tears, and the inevitable humiliation. I learned to respond with anger instead of tear...	barisax	3	654	Mar 19, 2007 by java
	What a strange few months! (Preview) Hello again ((((((precious Alanuts)))) A and I separated 13 months ago. I continue to live here in Turkey and am bumping along pretty well. Last time I saw him was back in July when I handed over our little pup for him and his family to care for while I was in Uk helping with the arrival of my first Grandchil...	chris52	5	716	Mar 19, 2007 by drucilla06
	it's all about me..... (Preview) it's all about me. i hear that in alanon many times. and, yes, it sure is. but not in the way i think. for sure i need to take care of myself, for sure i need to pay bills, be responsible, and, enjoy the good things in life. but, it's pretty darn hard to live in "just for today", when i conti...	jewely	3	586	Mar 19, 2007 by drucilla06
	HBO documentary- Addiction (Preview) Anyone watch this last night? I thought it was really interesting. It lasted about 1 and 1/2 hours. I thought it was very informational, don't know if I agree with all of it---I wish they had focused some more on the need to use support groups (especially AA), but I thought all in all it was good. ...	hudsond	6	3231	Mar 19, 2007 by hudsond
	Psychotic Episode or Alcohol? (Preview) I need to know if this is "normal" for an alcoholic. My sister has done some pretty crazy stuff before, and now she's into cutting. Being depressed myself, I can understand that part, but what I don't understand is what she did after that. She used the blood from her cuts to writ...	Gotta_Vent	7	1509	Mar 19, 2007 by Gotta_Vent
	HP, god as we understand it (Preview) Hiya all I am having trouble finding a higher power, a god. I have been to two churches, to a pow wow, and went to the Berkshire mountains looking for a god, HP, something to grasp on to. This may sound silly, but I am truthful and am searching. I hear everyone talking of thier HP, but I am still looking for mi...	davidssibling	13	964	Mar 19, 2007 by davidssibling
	i'm not sure what happened to me (Preview) I've been in this program for the past 4 years. I have worked the steps, I have had a sponser, I make calls, I go to meetings, I have a home group and I come here. I see the replies already "get another sponcer, work the steps again!" I hear you and I will. But right this minute I have lost my min...	serendipity	6	658	Mar 19, 2007 by carolinagirl
	Boundries meditation (Preview) Once I have learned to set my boundaries, others may try to ignore them or accuse me of being selfish. I know my boundaries have been crossed when I begin to feel uncomfortable inside, and I need to pay attention to this feeling. If others are used to relating to me in a certain way, and I'm changing, i...	Tiger2006	3	575	Mar 19, 2007 by Jerry F
	mip-athon 2007 (Preview) I thoroughly enjoyed the mip-athon events that I was able to attend. It was inspiring to hear many heartfelt shares, people's real stories, things they have overcome and moved beyond with happiness. What a program :) wp aka ms you know who	wp	0	483	Mar 18, 2007 by wp
	Becky1 - Don't ya all just love birthdays!!!!! (Preview) If memory serves me correctly (95% of the time), I do recall today is Becky1 Birthday Happy Birthday Becky, I hope you have an awesome day. your friend in recovery, Maria	Maria123	10	673	Mar 18, 2007 by tea2
	I hate the stupid things the A can do (Preview) Hello all, It is amost 4:30 am, eastern time. I was sound asleep and who comes rapping at my bedroom window--my A! See, I had been seriously planning to come see him at his little hole in the wall. This afternoon he told me not to call and if I came I came and if not o well. I never really called much of anyone. S...	hippietrippiechick	3	663	Mar 18, 2007 by Feather
	now he asks me. (Preview) The A and I are separating shortly. In a week or so I will be living in a different place. In theory we will still see quite a bit of each other while he works out how to transition. The irony for me is that now he is asking me to marry him! Of course I have said no citing his debt. At the same time its no coincide...	maresie2	8	711	Mar 18, 2007 by maresie2
	recovering (Preview) I try so hard each day.....to be aware,to take care of me,to be carefull not to control others with my reactions, to know that I am ok just the way I am and that I am working towards healing. But each day is so hard....and just with the people I love/am closest to. Sometimes I really think I would be better of...	Fifi	3	517	Mar 18, 2007 by debilyn
	Irish Blessings (Preview) (((((((((((Family)))))))))), This Russian-Filipino gal wants to wish her MIP family a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY for tomorrow. I know it can be tough on us with active As. But allow me to take this point to count my blessings for all of you. I will be wearing green tomorrow (I have to, it's part...	Karilynn	3	465	Mar 17, 2007 by aunitedway
	I did the right thing and it sucks! (Preview) I cancelled my date with the felon/alcoholic. I was really excited about our date tomorrow but know that it's not going to go anywhere so I cancelled and said I couldn't talk to him anymore. What a bummer! It sucks doing the right thing sometimes!	carolinagirl	11	696	Mar 17, 2007 by tuneboon
	Why would he do this? More on the friend saga... (Preview) I dropped the letter to my friend in the mail today, the one that I have been having such a horrible time with. Today has been very bizarre since then. I went to lunch, and I didn't think we would run into eachother, but my friend was there with someone else. About halfway through my lunch, my serve...	theprofessor	4	517	Mar 17, 2007 by Christy
	Feeling SAD today! (Preview) I have been emailing back and forth with my husband and he sounds pretty certain that he doesn't want me anymore which is making me sad and I'm not sure why. I have been seeing this guy who I know is completely BAD for me! I'm supposed to see him tomorrow night and I know he really likes me a lo...	carolinagirl	9	637	Mar 17, 2007 by TLC2
	Happy Birthday Tea (Preview) Thanks to our new friend Leetle, I was reminded that today is ((((((((((((Tea's birthday)))))))))))))))) A special thank you for all you do for us here at MIP Tea. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Teatime love ya, Maria	Maria123	19	638	Mar 17, 2007 by bobump
	I made a big step (Preview) Hello everybodee! If anyone remembers Grover from sesame street long long ago, I just loved that being his opening line. anyway, I wanted to tell you I called an Al-anon hotline and then got to talk to some one who lives in my town. Although she does not drive much either, they are going to try to find a way...	hippietrippiechick	5	505	Mar 17, 2007 by david62
	i lost it today........or maybe i gained it ??? (Preview) i don't know what to say. my brothers brief visit has triggered something in me. i called my daughter today. i wanted to maintain some semblence of control, but......., i lost it. " i feel this way'', i said, ''i feel that way'', i said, ''i feel concern fo...	jewely	1	535	Mar 17, 2007 by leo
	Blaming (Preview) Hello friends! I am feeling very sad, confused, and very emotional right now and I am not sure who to turn to at the moment, so I thought I would put my feelings here. My A and I are in marriage counseling and things do not seem to be getting better. My A stopped drinking since Sept and was doing very well. He w...	albertarose	10	478	Mar 17, 2007 by albertarose
	Making amends to a 3 yo (Preview) I just hate the feeling of being one straw away from a melt down. That is where I sadly still am. This morning, my daughter would not cooperate while I was getting ready to leave for daycare and then work. I spanked her...she peed all over herself and her St. Patrick's day outfit and...I lost it. ...	Leetle	8	747	Mar 17, 2007 by Kim65
	Im really hurting. (Preview) Everytime Ive gone to write this I end up not posting it so Im sorry if I ramble on and just dont make to much sense.. On tuesday I said goodbye to my father at his funeral for the last time after many years of him being an A, I didnt really get to know him, there was alot of violence, mental and physical, until h...	Lucid	7	713	Mar 16, 2007 by jewely
	trying to set boundaries-what do think about this one? (Preview) Okay, the other night I came into our room and it absolutely reeked of beer, like it does most nights. But that night it was worse for some reason. I said "Wow what stinks in here?" and he said "i don't know, what's it smell like?" I said it reeks like beer. and he said, w...	minnie	15	780	Mar 16, 2007 by minnie
	Loosing trust (Preview) ((((((((((Roomies))))))))))) As some of you know I’m going through a really rough time in my life right now. I know I have been withdrawn and not offering much support and for this I am sorry. I am the one in need of support right now and I feel very let down by certain people in my life. I have thought I h...	shadow1	16	881	Mar 16, 2007 by Raven
	my brother was here (Preview) my brother was here, now he is gone, i come from a very abusive, dysfunctional family. years ago i moved far away from my family, to try to live a healthier life. last week my brother showed up at my home. he is not comfortable in my house so he stayed at my daughters home. she is only 21, all the easier to func...	jewely	4	564	Mar 16, 2007 by Fifi
	when things are good (Preview) I just wanted to check in when things were fine for a change, I tend to post when times are troubled. The weather is great here, that probably helps. The class I'm taking is almost over. I'm doing good at my new job, at least that's what people are saying. Got my ey...	RainyJamie	3	444	Mar 16, 2007 by Fifi
	So nervous about starting a new relationship (Preview) Ok, I have in the past 4 weeks been asked out 3 times by a lovely new gentleman friend. We have been out for coffee once. And the thought of possibly starting a new relationship, is both tempting but at the same time making me feel like running! My very brief history.....married for 16 years to my AH, 3 c...	Feather	8	2892	Mar 16, 2007 by Fifi
	2 Wolves (Preview) Hi Family, This seemed most appropriate for our program. Not CAL, but good for me. *Two Wolves* *One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jeal...*	irish54	5	2069	Mar 16, 2007 by carolena
	I Think I am finally getting it! (Preview) My 25 yr old son was recently jailed for failure to pay his first DUI ticket. I had been paying his rent, having been assured that he was concentrating on paying off the ticket. The pain and shock that he has been lying is so unwelcome, yet so necessary for my recovery. I have lost three of my nine siblin...	Susan6655	6	576	Mar 16, 2007 by carolena
	so nice to know i am not alone (Preview) My ex ah was here last night. He watches the kids while i work. So when i got here he was receiveing and sending all these text messages. But being very sneaky about it and then he always stays to watch Lost with me but he made some lame excuse about having to call his sponser and being tired and he left. Why...	serendipity	7	645	Mar 16, 2007 by mel123
	A question (Preview) My husband and I have always have an extremely active sex life. During the last 4 weeks when he hasn't been drunking it has all come to a screaching halt. Any ideas?	Chetch	6	500	Mar 16, 2007 by Chetch
	Please all of you keep me in your prayers (Preview) Hello all, I haven't posted in a while, since my surgery I have just been so exhausted and after a while it gets painful to sit up at the computer. I am planning to try to quit smoking soon again. I have an 800 number I am going to call for Al-anon and maybe someone will come visit and maybe help me out. Doe...	hippietrippiechick	9	616	Mar 16, 2007 by carosie
	AH just got arrested - he's in jail!!! (Preview) I am FREAKIN' out here. My AH called me 2 days ago after 3 weeks of no word from him. He wanted to get into our storage unit for his gun safe so he could sell it. His credit cards are all max'd out now. I told him that I'd meet him there. He called later than afternoon and said he wouldn't...	QOD	9	502	Mar 16, 2007 by QOD
	My AH and I have split up again (Preview) I couldn't tell you how many times my active AH husband and I have seperated in the five years we have been together. I lost count a long time ago. I do know that with each time it get's easier. It seems to me that it doesn't matter how much alanon I have under my belt, I just can't seem to...	JulieLynn	6	854	Mar 16, 2007 by lin0606
	MIP Members Wedding Invitation! (Preview) Our Wedding Reception Will be held at Pearsall Memorial Church 3902 Market Street, Wilmington, NC Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Dinner at 7 PM Dancing Starts at 8 PM Map To Wedding - Hugh MacRae ParkMap To Reception - Pearsall Memorial Church	John	15	719	Mar 16, 2007 by leo
	DISCOVERED A MIRACLE WITHIN ME (Preview) (((((((((((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))))))))) Okay, I have been an emotional nightmare the last few months...But in the last few days something has happened to me....I am feeling a whole new feeling regarding things in my life..... I saw my friend tonight through the window.. And he look...	ally	6	663	Mar 16, 2007 by annmarie
	12th Step Call (Preview) Last night, one of my AH sponsees (R) relapsed. His family had taken him to the ER with a blood alcohol level of .365 (I don't know much about levels but I think I'm saying that right - he was just under the alcohol poisoning level). As God works, my AH's co-sponsor was working at the hosp...	Rita G	10	706	Mar 16, 2007 by jewely
	Went to a meeting - now kinda confused (Preview) Hi everyone - I went to my first meeting last nite - there were about 7 other than me and a couple of them spoke about their A husbands and how they are still with them and some of the husbands are even sober now - I just left my A husband because i'm so fustrated and physcially and emoitionaly hurt and exh...	tuneboon	11	756	Mar 15, 2007 by AndiLynn
	DISCOVERING A MIRACLE WITHIN ME (Preview) (((((((((((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))))))))) Okay, I have been an emotional nightmare the last few months...But in the last few days something has happened to me....I am feeling a whole new feeling regarding things in my life..... I saw my friend tonight through the window.. And he look...	ally	2	534	Mar 15, 2007 by aunitedway
	Search Question - finding specific posts (Preview) A couple of members had asked me to look at some recent (inappropriate) posts from a new person, and it looks like they have now been taken care of... A question re: searching.... When I want to find posts by a specific person, I go to Search, Advanced Search, and then enter the person's name?? Is th...	canadianguy	4	582	Mar 15, 2007 by Maria123
	Good morning! (Preview) Just a word to tell you all you are in my thoughts and heart as always, and I wish you a good day. Here's a morning smile... http://dailypuppy.com/index.php?itemid=953 Diva	Diva	3	542	Mar 15, 2007 by Diva
	Help! I am so angry and sad! (Preview) Hi all. I haven't written in awhile but I am finding myself so angry and sad at AH. I don't know what to do. I just want to scream! He was doing so well. Just before xmas he went on a drinking bindge for a week because he failed his breathilizer in his car. He thought he was going to jail again (he was ar...	Rose	12	692	Mar 15, 2007 by Feather
	AH and Jail Update. (Preview) My AH is sitting in jail and still can't tell me the truth. He told me he was arrested for parafinalia.......well, as it turns out, he was arrested for possession of narcotics. DUH!! I knew it. I just knew it. His step dad told me it was not my place to worry about how to handle him any more. It is...	QOD	9	661	Mar 15, 2007 by carolinagirl
	New to this board and desperately need help (Preview) I am a 57 your old woman who has never drank alcohol, sinmply because it makes me nauseaus. Long story short, I remet my high school sweetheart in 2000 and moved back to Georgia from California where I had lived for 25 years and we got married. He is an attorney and I am a paralegal. He was always been a dr...	Chetch	9	752	Mar 15, 2007 by maresie2
	MEETING FOR NEWCOMERS (Preview) (((((((((((((((((GUYS))))))))))))))))))))))) We have a new meeting that has started on a Saturday night at 7pm est...... It is especially designed for new members to Al-Anon.....It will help you to find out what Al-Anon is all about.....Also you will find out if it is for you or not...... I would r...	ally	4	497	Mar 15, 2007 by Karilynn
	Concentrating on my happy life (Preview) There are many of us who are living with active As and who struggle each day just to get through it. There are those of us whose As are sober...for which we are thankful...but who complain still, wondering whether "sober" is better. We have one life kiddies. It is important that we spend that...	Diva	5	895	Mar 15, 2007 by Karilynn
	Banned (Preview) Dear Members ~ For those of you that were unfortunate enough to read the sickness of a member who had joined today, I assure you that they have been banned. Such deliberate bitterness and purposeful angst towards our Al-Anon members will not be welcomed here. Should there be any indication that thi...	tea2	5	792	Mar 15, 2007 by Karilynn
	Marriage on the Rocks (Preview) By Janet Woititz.... I picked this book up last night again. I discovered that I had not read it all in its entirety. Best book I could have picked up for myself last night. I just identified with so much in it. Melodie Beatie makes reference to this author several times in Codependent No More. One...	twinmom2	3	661	Mar 15, 2007 by maresie2
	Chatted with my husband - SABBOTAGE!!!! (Preview) Ok so yesterday I finally broke down and allowed a conversation to take place with my husband (despite restraining order) over yahoo chat. I told him exactly how I REALLY felt and have felt all along since we split up. He has been going to meetings every day and just got a new totally FAT job as usual (w...	carolinagirl	5	588	Mar 15, 2007 by maresie2
	Putting some emotional distance between the A and his addiction (Preview) (((MIP Family))) Just wanted to say thanks to those who responded to my post yesterday. I was feeling a little emotionally needy and your posts gave me some good ESH. The active addiction is back and I guess it has taken me a couple of weeks to accept that. Yesterday I was driving back to office from my...	twinmom2	3	727	Mar 15, 2007 by maresie2
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