Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

nmike · nmike

Well, it would be great if something went well but that is not how life works. Work sucks. I got into it with a co-worker. Our relationship resembles a bad alcoholic marriage. I think at times it is down right abusive. I thought that I went thru the proper line of authority and wouldn't you know that I got b...

rtexas · rtexas

(((((Everyone))))) Well the birthday has come and gone... nobody died. LOL We have daily contact since she picks up our 11 yr old from school every day. We hook up so I can take him home after work. For a few weeks it was some good and some bad meetings. Now it has gotten whe...

lebe27 · lebe27

Can't get into chat. Keeps disconnecting me and saying I am blacklisted. What happenened? How can that be? I don't understand what I am to do? HELP.

maresie2 · maresie2

a huge part of my getting away from the A is financial. I got myself into a tremendous financial mire with him cost me thousands of dollars. I will stay in the financial mire if I don't get out I am sure of it. I have been looking for work for a long long time. I have recently...

lilms · lilms

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again. The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT. The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, As I posted recently my hubby just got back from Alaska on Wednesday. We had a great week together. I was able to see how charming he is, how attentive he is, and remembered why it is that I am so in love with him. Tonight he called to see when I would be home so that he could have dinner waiting. I go...

lmt123 · lmt123

Hi Rosemary, I tried clicking on your post to read it, but for some reason I kept getting an error page! Anyway, welcome to MIP. I hope you find experience, strength and hope here. It's a great place to come home to! Kathi

laurab · laurab

Help!!!! 2 days ago my A son decided to move to Florida, new place, new friends etc. He will take his dog and some stuff and drive from NY. He has a sober friend he can stay with till he gets settled. He has been driving without a license for months. The Problem: His car is registered to my h...

Maria123 · Maria123

(((((((((((MyTrina)))))))))))))),

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Trina!

Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!! You're still such a young babe and have a lllllllllllooooooonnnnnn...

HadEnuff · HadEnuff

Hi - I haven't posted for a long time, but here I am again. I have these questions and I simply can't figure out the answers. I hope I can phrase them correctly to get across what I really need to say. First of all, I know I can't live with this man forever, and I also know that he's not going to c...

arty · arty

im trying my hardest not to angry with my A when he breaks his promises...i know that if the alcohol wasnt controlling him he would keep his word. So how does one get over the fact that promises get broken? At the moment i am choosing to write this than have an arguement. But i am boiling on the inside. i...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

So I went out and got the protection order today even though I have no idea where to serve him. Now I feel so guilty. Nevermind that he broke into my house and stole food out of my children's mouths. Nevermind the fact that he said he was going to file for divorce and wanted joint custod...

jaja · jaja

Lately my A comes off as is if I'm the one who has a problem which maybe I do - I am co-dependant, after all - but so does he! He's an alcoholic!!! He goes to AA again now ( starting 2 mos.or so ago) and he knows I'm back in Al-Anon. But he acts like h...

maresie2 · maresie2

Both the A and his brother have significant substance abuse issues. When the A's mother decided out of the blue to move out and go marry some guy several states away she didn't think twice about kicking the A's older brother out to live on his own. Right now the older brother is showi...

jaja · jaja

barisax · barisax

When I first joined this forum, I made a post about this being more "in the trenches" than the f2f meetings I normally attend. More newcomers, more people in the thick of things, and posting a blow-by-blow like an embedded reporter. I have been in these rooms long enough to have seen and heard much o...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

You said earlier on one of your posts that your attorney made it so you could be solely responsible for selling the house. What was the process for this? Our house has an offer and we have both signed the contract but I don't think he'll show for the closing and that will kill the deal! ...

maresie2 · maresie2

The A has already started on the trying to manipulate me for Thanksgiving stuff. He has been saying how low his brother is. Every year since I got together with the A they all spent thanksigivng with his mother. At some point I opted out of that because I felt resentment o...

hersh · hersh

(((Hi everyone)))) I have started on Step Two in my stepwork, and have realized that it is such a big deal.... "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity"... This whole year has been one giant glob of insanity, insanity from the alcoholic in my life, insanity...

Elizabeth M · Elizabeth M

Hi All Feeling pretty good this AM. I have been waiting for my AH to break the polite silence that we have been living with ( for 2 weeks) since he returned from his vacation. I been waiting for a kind word or acknowledgement that my feelings were hurt by his actions before he left. W...

maresie2 · maresie2

Last night I watched a documentary on HBO "Thin". I thought it was pretty riveting stuff. One of the huge issues the women confront is the lies. That is one of my huge issues with the A everything is a lie. Another is their rebelliousness and inability to follow...

Gailey · Gailey

As I have posted this before...I am addicted to food...especially sugar. It has made my life unmanageable and miserable. I have even tried, by self will, to give it up. I would say to myself if I can get off the rollercoaster of binge eating, then maybe I will have more hope for my A son. The cravings a...

Jennifer · Jennifer

Hello ((Everyone)) It's been so long since I trusted people's motives for being kind. I somehow got used to being treated special either before a bad incident or after one that I no longer trusted anyone's motives for doing something nice. Over the last year I have worked hard giving up&nb...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

I have talked before about the truck that is registered in both my husband's and my name. It is in the impound from his recent dui. I am tired of paying insurance on it and know that the payments for it will not get made. I'm not even sure if he's going to get it out of the impound. W...

Gailey · Gailey

Probably one of the most profound things I have learned from this program is to let go of expectations. This Thanksgiving I have decided to go out of town to my younger son's and dil's. I usually go to my sister's house with the rest of my family. My son and dil cannot make it this year so we decided to go...

Barbara · Barbara

First I heard from my brother. He wanted to say Happy Birthday. He doesnt sound like himself but at least he reached out to me. Said Mom and our other brother will be okay, that if they ever need cars he will buy them for them. I felt like asking when he'll pay rent/buy moms condo as she's moved out and he's st...

Christy · Christy

My A sent me this prayer today. He's come so far and I'm so proud of his accomplishments. Both his sobriety and his ability to do his job in Alaska. What was supposed to be a three month stint is going to be perm. The company wants him to stay and has offered almost twice his inital pay (wooohooo!!). He was 9 m...

afmom03 · afmom03

purplebutterfly · purplebutterfly

was reading a good article in the newspaper. It was written by a women that tries to encourage us. It was an article about how much lose brings us down. the article was so true. She talked about how letting go of things lifts a tremendos amount of weight from our shoulders. I got to thinking about wher...

carolinagirl · carolinagirl

Well tonight is my last night in DC and I have tried to contine the trrip and have a good time. The A went to jail on a DUI the night before I left, lost his job, etc. Nobody bailed him and he got out the next day anyway so in the middle of my trip I get a call from him saying hes going to my house and the...

bob6502 · bob6502

My contribution to experience, strength, and hope.

Enjoy my friends, SenoraBob

    ...

rtexas · rtexas

((((Everyone)))) My AW left a card at the house for me a week or so ago. It was a sappy "your the greatest" kind of card. But in it she wrote: " God provides enough seed to feed all the birds, but he doesn't throw it into the nest ... " I am not sure what that ment to her? Or why she woul...

albertarose · albertarose

Being very new to the Alanon group I am finding myself very shy to speak at the meetings. I am lost for words and when I do I tremble or my voice quivers with nervousness. It's very hard to speak and especially when it comes to the steps. I was at a meeting last night and the topic was step 5. I am of course not...

rtexas · rtexas

((((Everyone))))) I have never been good at cutting to the chase with her and saying what I mean. You know, say what you mean and don't say it mean. So now that I am trying to do that... she doesn't believe me. Guess that is a tough pill to swallow. I have been very direct, but not ug...

jeeves · jeeves

Hey Everyone, My wife is still not working any sort of program and simply asks me to be patient while she searches for her 'right solution'. My family has expressed an interest in seeing her at our Thanksgiving because they haven't in two years. She is getting sicker by the week,...

Tryin2havfaith · Tryin2havfaith

Left the A. several messages last week-one apologizing for giving him crap and the other to thank him for telling me about a certain hiking path-it was so beautiful. Didn't hear back. Didn't expect to. I started moving my stuff to the new place back home. He knows nothing about this m...

Jennifer · Jennifer

Hello ((Everyone)) I'm being quiet. Along the lines of if nothing good to say don't say anything. Last week I wrote about spending the night at my Mom's, it was nice ... would have been nicer if I had not beat myself up for telling my A he could not come along. So dumb, we're getting divorced, he never wan...

Phil · Phil

To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natural consequences. To let g...

Gailey · Gailey

Karilynn wrote: He is now almost 6 months sober and he now tells me that as a "chronic relapser" he wasn't ready to get sober. He wanted it, but wasn't ready for it. That sentence says alot to me. I thought that if you wanted something enough you would go to any...

kicky · kicky

Since I asked my A to leave, he has bounced from place to place just waiting for me to (once again) change my mind and give him another chance. But I know he has to feel pain to get better, and my house isn't painful enough. It's warm and happy, with dogs and kids,a roaring fireplace, a good cook, clea...

kerry5 · kerry5

: > : > : >Around the corner I have a friend, : > : > : > : > : >In this great city that has no end, : > : > : > : > : >Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, : > : > : > : > : >And before I know it, a year is gone. : > : > : > : > : >And I never see my old frie...

laurab · laurab

Here's what's happening. My A son's separated from wife couldn't reach him on the phone so she went over to his empty apartment and found him drunk and maybe coked and he told her to leave because he would be dead anyway in an hour. She left and called me. My H and I suggested she call 911. She did. He called m...

DoN4me · DoN4me

I have been trying for sometime to get my son intrested in going to alateen. But he has no desire. Things here are getting progressively worse with him and his attitude. He has been in and out of therapy with and with out me as well. I know there is something at the root causing this. I know I haven't b...

nycbt · nycbt

On Saturday I had a slip. I have gone off when of the drugs that I have been trying to get off of for a while. I am also have PMS, and this weekend I was very emional. On Saturday I snap and I broke glass. I was so upset this weekend. So I had to share with everyone it does happen to people even those who have been...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

Hello Group, Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. Over the weekend I took some time out to just slow things down a bit in my head. Life has been moving pretty fast in my world lately and its been difficult to get a hold on what this all means. Things are going very well for my A. H...

marmare · marmare

Please add my daughter in-law, Lisa, to your prayer list. She is headed to the hospital this morning. She has Cystitis Fibrosis, it looks like Pneumonia. Husband is home, seems like he has accepted that I too am human and make mistakes. We will just take it slow and smart....

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha Family!! This monday morning and I am spending some time with you all to round out the weekend experience. Was a part of the hosting district for a Fall Assembly for our Al-Anon Family Group Area. This happens every four years and I was here at that one also. One small part of...

Barbara · Barbara

During this wknds AA w/AlAnon convention I heard a few good things. The last AlAnon meeting I attended was on serenity. Im now content to be home. I use to thrive on chaos and now its finally ok to be able to sit back and be calm - read that book, burn those candles, watch a movie, play w/the bunnies, etc. Im s...

mama_nz · mama_nz

Have been arguing all week with my baby boy's father since last weekend when I found him drunk while our son was with him. At first I said it concerned me and didn't want my son staying the night anymore, but he can still see him during the day. This made him very defensive and he flat out refused. ...

AlaMom · AlaMom

ten years ago that I could have a life of my own today, I would tell you that you were either nuts or that I had a life of my own. Oh how much I did not know back then. This past weekend, I attended w/ my hubs the MA AA convention w/ Alanon participation. Hubs and I were able to go our sepera...

omajoy · omajoy

I know that holidays will receive much attention here in the coming days. I am very into worrying about my plans for Thanksgiving. Months ago we made plans to fly to another state to spend three days with my aging parents and extended family. Since then my mom has grown physically weaker, so I am so happy...

AFP · AFP

Hi, I’m new here and have so many thoughts bouncing around in my head I’m not even sure where to start. My husband drinks. Is he A? I don’t know, and I don’t know if it is for me to say… he says he’s not. However, after 5 years of being together, with him drinki...

curious · curious

ET-- I have been worried about you and your daughter. Please let me know if you both are okay. --Ramona

Mindy · Mindy

So, i pick him up friday and saturday hes drinikning a minature and sunday is drinking god knows what. So upset, dissapointed, angry....The little hope I did have is gone.Honestly I knew he was goign to do this. He has sone it every time he has gotten outof rehab. Drinks within 2 weeks of getting out and t...

maresie2 · maresie2

I woke up today and the A was in his self pity funk. He did not want to do anything but sit around and feel sorry for himself. He did his usual scream a thon. Rather than becoming lost in it I called a friend, a friend who accepts me as I am and who has become very very dear...

marmare · marmare

I GOT A JOB!!!! Brand new position at a local furniture store, like an inventory control position.....I just got back from drug screen and interview, they hired me on the spot!!!! Drug screen will be fine, I don't have to worry about stuff like the A. I haven't heard from him, he still is living el...

John · John

Dear Isabela40, I am moved to provide you with an amends for my reaction to your post entitled "confused about cookbook". I handled it in a way that I am not proud of by any means. Having had a bit of time to step back and look at the whole situation and my role in it, I am appalled by the way I at...

Ann · Ann

I am new to this message board and al-anon online but have been going to real time meetings off and on for a couple of years. Right now I just need to vent as I have not been able to make my meetings because I have a 3 yr old, a 5 month old and an alcoholic husband. I can't take his inability to handl...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I told Ziggy that I didn't fly away, just need more hours in the day. This past week has been nuts. I spent hours on the computer looking for research on Marijuana as it was the topic of my term paper that was due this past Thursday. There is tons of information out there, and not all of it good. I f...

Jill · Jill

hi I don't remember how this happened, but the message board on my pc shows in order or replies. I prefer them to be in order of when originally posted. Can anyone clue me in? thanks! Jill

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	And then there is work. (Preview) Well, it would be great if something went well but that is not how life works. Work sucks. I got into it with a co-worker. Our relationship resembles a bad alcoholic marriage. I think at times it is down right abusive. I thought that I went thru the proper line of authority and wouldn't you know that I got b...	nmike	4	326	Nov 16, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Survived the B-day... (Preview) (((((Everyone))))) Well the birthday has come and gone... nobody died. LOL We have daily contact since she picks up our 11 yr old from school every day. We hook up so I can take him home after work. For a few weeks it was some good and some bad meetings. Now it has gotten whe...	rtexas	4	362	Nov 16, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Help I am blacklisted (Preview) Can't get into chat. Keeps disconnecting me and saying I am blacklisted. What happenened? How can that be? I don't understand what I am to do? HELP.	lebe27	4	451	Nov 16, 2006 by lebe27
	got an interview tomorrow (Preview) a huge part of my getting away from the A is financial. I got myself into a tremendous financial mire with him cost me thousands of dollars. I will stay in the financial mire if I don't get out I am sure of it. I have been looking for work for a long long time. I have recently...	maresie2	9	435	Nov 16, 2006 by marmare
	Another reason for minding my own business (Preview) The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again. The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT. The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey...	lilms	3	423	Nov 16, 2006 by Jennifer
	Getting too strong to watch him die (Preview) Hi all, As I posted recently my hubby just got back from Alaska on Wednesday. We had a great week together. I was able to see how charming he is, how attentive he is, and remembered why it is that I am so in love with him. Tonight he called to see when I would be home so that he could have dinner waiting. I go...	Dolphin123	18	553	Nov 16, 2006 by leo
	To Rosemary, who is new... (Preview) Hi Rosemary, I tried clicking on your post to read it, but for some reason I kept getting an error page! Anyway, welcome to MIP. I hope you find experience, strength and hope here. It's a great place to come home to! Kathi	lmt123	0	247	Nov 16, 2006 by lmt123
	caught between my husband and son (as usual) (Preview) Help!!!! 2 days ago my A son decided to move to Florida, new place, new friends etc. He will take his dog and some stuff and drive from NY. He has a sober friend he can stay with till he gets settled. He has been driving without a license for months. The Problem: His car is registered to my h...	laurab	19	614	Nov 16, 2006 by Noni
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASTIFF (Preview) (((((((((((MyTrina)))))))))))))), Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Trina! Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!! You're still such a young babe and have a lllllllllllooooooonnnnnn...	Maria123	10	428	Nov 16, 2006 by Karilynn
	I have some important questions ... (Preview) Hi - I haven't posted for a long time, but here I am again. I have these questions and I simply can't figure out the answers. I hope I can phrase them correctly to get across what I really need to say. First of all, I know I can't live with this man forever, and I also know that he's not going to c...	HadEnuff	10	657	Nov 16, 2006 by Powerless
	dealing with the broken promises (Preview) im trying my hardest not to angry with my A when he breaks his promises...i know that if the alcohol wasnt controlling him he would keep his word. So how does one get over the fact that promises get broken? At the moment i am choosing to write this than have an arguement. But i am boiling on the inside. i...	arty	6	561	Nov 16, 2006 by arty
	Why do I feel so guilty? (Preview) So I went out and got the protection order today even though I have no idea where to serve him. Now I feel so guilty. Nevermind that he broke into my house and stole food out of my children's mouths. Nevermind the fact that he said he was going to file for divorce and wanted joint custod...	carolinagirl	6	459	Nov 16, 2006 by rosemary
	How do you tell if they r arrogant or if it's disease? (Preview) Lately my A comes off as is if I'm the one who has a problem which maybe I do - I am co-dependant, after all - but so does he! He's an alcoholic!!! He goes to AA again now ( starting 2 mos.or so ago) and he knows I'm back in Al-Anon. But he acts like h...	jaja	1	298	Nov 15, 2006 by maresie2
	watchiing people go down the toilet (Preview) Both the A and his brother have significant substance abuse issues. When the A's mother decided out of the blue to move out and go marry some guy several states away she didn't think twice about kicking the A's older brother out to live on his own. Right now the older brother is showi...	maresie2	7	369	Nov 15, 2006 by maresie2
	me and my big mouth (Preview)	jaja	4	347	Nov 15, 2006 by jaja
	The Irony (Preview) When I first joined this forum, I made a post about this being more "in the trenches" than the f2f meetings I normally attend. More newcomers, more people in the thick of things, and posting a blow-by-blow like an embedded reporter. I have been in these rooms long enough to have seen and heard much o...	barisax	4	328	Nov 15, 2006 by barisax
	ARTY!! I need your exper. (Preview) You said earlier on one of your posts that your attorney made it so you could be solely responsible for selling the house. What was the process for this? Our house has an offer and we have both signed the contract but I don't think he'll show for the closing and that will kill the deal! ...	carolinagirl	2	307	Nov 15, 2006 by carolinagirl
	Good news (Preview) The A has already started on the trying to manipulate me for Thanksgiving stuff. He has been saying how low his brother is. Every year since I got together with the A they all spent thanksigivng with his mother. At some point I opted out of that because I felt resentment o...	maresie2	3	302	Nov 15, 2006 by Gailey
	Really surrendering..... (Preview) (((Hi everyone)))) I have started on Step Two in my stepwork, and have realized that it is such a big deal.... "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity"... This whole year has been one giant glob of insanity, insanity from the alcoholic in my life, insanity...	hersh	4	296	Nov 15, 2006 by hudsond
	No longer waiting (Preview) Hi All Feeling pretty good this AM. I have been waiting for my AH to break the polite silence that we have been living with ( for 2 weeks) since he returned from his vacation. I been waiting for a kind word or acknowledgement that my feelings were hurt by his actions before he left. W...	Elizabeth M	4	289	Nov 15, 2006 by hudsond
	documentary on HBO "thin" (Preview) Last night I watched a documentary on HBO "Thin". I thought it was pretty riveting stuff. One of the huge issues the women confront is the lies. That is one of my huge issues with the A everything is a lie. Another is their rebelliousness and inability to follow...	maresie2	1	606	Nov 15, 2006 by hudsond
	really understanding the craving (Preview) As I have posted this before...I am addicted to food...especially sugar. It has made my life unmanageable and miserable. I have even tried, by self will, to give it up. I would say to myself if I can get off the rollercoaster of binge eating, then maybe I will have more hope for my A son. The cravings a...	Gailey	3	357	Nov 15, 2006 by hersh
	Accepting kindess as I change so does my world (Preview) Hello ((Everyone)) It's been so long since I trusted people's motives for being kind. I somehow got used to being treated special either before a bad incident or after one that I no longer trusted anyone's motives for doing something nice. Over the last year I have worked hard giving up&nb...	Jennifer	1	275	Nov 15, 2006 by hersh
	Legalities suggestions please!! (Preview) I have talked before about the truck that is registered in both my husband's and my name. It is in the impound from his recent dui. I am tired of paying insurance on it and know that the payments for it will not get made. I'm not even sure if he's going to get it out of the impound. W...	carolinagirl	4	513	Nov 15, 2006 by abbyal
	Letting go of expectations (Preview) Probably one of the most profound things I have learned from this program is to let go of expectations. This Thanksgiving I have decided to go out of town to my younger son's and dil's. I usually go to my sister's house with the rest of my family. My son and dil cannot make it this year so we decided to go...	Gailey	4	302	Nov 15, 2006 by hersh
	today on my 49th birthday my brother & mother both called me (Preview) First I heard from my brother. He wanted to say Happy Birthday. He doesnt sound like himself but at least he reached out to me. Said Mom and our other brother will be okay, that if they ever need cars he will buy them for them. I felt like asking when he'll pay rent/buy moms condo as she's moved out and he's st...	Barbara	12	1216	Nov 15, 2006 by Barbara
	Prayer for change (Preview) My A sent me this prayer today. He's come so far and I'm so proud of his accomplishments. Both his sobriety and his ability to do his job in Alaska. What was supposed to be a three month stint is going to be perm. The company wants him to stay and has offered almost twice his inital pay (wooohooo!!). He was 9 m...	Christy	8	436	Nov 15, 2006 by carosie
	Al-Anon Commercial (Preview)	afmom03	5	988	Nov 15, 2006 by Diva
	finding my purpose / my first 11 months in alanon (Preview) was reading a good article in the newspaper. It was written by a women that tries to encourage us. It was an article about how much lose brings us down. the article was so true. She talked about how letting go of things lifts a tremendos amount of weight from our shoulders. I got to thinking about wher...	purplebutterfly	2	323	Nov 15, 2006 by BlueCloud
	I'm out of town and he broke into my house! (Preview) Well tonight is my last night in DC and I have tried to contine the trrip and have a good time. The A went to jail on a DUI the night before I left, lost his job, etc. Nobody bailed him and he got out the next day anyway so in the middle of my trip I get a call from him saying hes going to my house and the...	carolinagirl	11	748	Nov 14, 2006 by carolinagirl
	I started as a little seed (Preview) My contribution to experience, strength, and hope. Enjoy my friends, SenoraBob     ...	bob6502	4	373	Nov 14, 2006 by MrBlue42
	Bird Seed (Preview) ((((Everyone)))) My AW left a card at the house for me a week or so ago. It was a sappy "your the greatest" kind of card. But in it she wrote: " God provides enough seed to feed all the birds, but he doesn't throw it into the nest ... " I am not sure what that ment to her? Or why she woul...	rtexas	4	371	Nov 14, 2006 by Tiger2006
	To shy to speak out (Preview) Being very new to the Alanon group I am finding myself very shy to speak at the meetings. I am lost for words and when I do I tremble or my voice quivers with nervousness. It's very hard to speak and especially when it comes to the steps. I was at a meeting last night and the topic was step 5. I am of course not...	albertarose	9	435	Nov 14, 2006 by albertarose
	Welp... so tomorrow is her birthday (Preview) ((((Everyone))))) I have never been good at cutting to the chase with her and saying what I mean. You know, say what you mean and don't say it mean. So now that I am trying to do that... she doesn't believe me. Guess that is a tough pill to swallow. I have been very direct, but not ug...	rtexas	10	562	Nov 14, 2006 by Becky1
	Family Thanksgiving...should I take her? (Preview) Hey Everyone, My wife is still not working any sort of program and simply asks me to be patient while she searches for her 'right solution'. My family has expressed an interest in seeing her at our Thanksgiving because they haven't in two years. She is getting sicker by the week,...	jeeves	6	426	Nov 14, 2006 by Rita G
	So Much For That (Preview) Left the A. several messages last week-one apologizing for giving him crap and the other to thank him for telling me about a certain hiking path-it was so beautiful. Didn't hear back. Didn't expect to. I started moving my stuff to the new place back home. He knows nothing about this m...	Tryin2havfaith	1	311	Nov 14, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Being quiet (Preview) Hello ((Everyone)) I'm being quiet. Along the lines of if nothing good to say don't say anything. Last week I wrote about spending the night at my Mom's, it was nice ... would have been nicer if I had not beat myself up for telling my A he could not come along. So dumb, we're getting divorced, he never wan...	Jennifer	2	312	Nov 14, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Letting Go Takes Love (Preview) To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natural consequences. To let g...	Phil	5	577	Nov 14, 2006 by ZiggyDoodles
	Somthing Karilynn wrote.................................. (Preview) Karilynn wrote: He is now almost 6 months sober and he now tells me that as a "chronic relapser" he wasn't ready to get sober. He wanted it, but wasn't ready for it. That sentence says alot to me. I thought that if you wanted something enough you would go to any...	Gailey	7	532	Nov 14, 2006 by AndiLynn
	A is spinning out of control (Preview) Since I asked my A to leave, he has bounced from place to place just waiting for me to (once again) change my mind and give him another chance. But I know he has to feel pain to get better, and my house isn't painful enough. It's warm and happy, with dogs and kids,a roaring fireplace, a good cook, clea...	kicky	5	424	Nov 14, 2006 by Noni
	Poem I Received (Preview) : > : > : >Around the corner I have a friend, : > : > : > : > : >In this great city that has no end, : > : > : > : > : >Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, : > : > : > : > : >And before I know it, a year is gone. : > : > : > : > : >And I never see my old frie...	kerry5	2	308	Nov 14, 2006 by ally
	He's in the emergency room and I'm at home. (Preview) Here's what's happening. My A son's separated from wife couldn't reach him on the phone so she went over to his empty apartment and found him drunk and maybe coked and he told her to leave because he would be dead anyway in an hour. She left and called me. My H and I suggested she call 911. She did. He called m...	laurab	26	1044	Nov 13, 2006 by laurab
	Alateen? (Preview) I have been trying for sometime to get my son intrested in going to alateen. But he has no desire. Things here are getting progressively worse with him and his attitude. He has been in and out of therapy with and with out me as well. I know there is something at the root causing this. I know I haven't b...	DoN4me	6	415	Nov 13, 2006 by abbyal
	MY SLIP (Preview) On Saturday I had a slip. I have gone off when of the drugs that I have been trying to get off of for a while. I am also have PMS, and this weekend I was very emional. On Saturday I snap and I broke glass. I was so upset this weekend. So I had to share with everyone it does happen to people even those who have been...	nycbt	6	426	Nov 13, 2006 by ZiggyDoodles
	When is it o.k. to relax? (Preview) Hello Group, Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. Over the weekend I took some time out to just slow things down a bit in my head. Life has been moving pretty fast in my world lately and its been difficult to get a hold on what this all means. Things are going very well for my A. H...	twinmom2	4	501	Nov 13, 2006 by hudsond
	Prayer Request (Preview) Please add my daughter in-law, Lisa, to your prayer list. She is headed to the hospital this morning. She has Cystitis Fibrosis, it looks like Pneumonia. Husband is home, seems like he has accepted that I too am human and make mistakes. We will just take it slow and smart....	marmare	5	316	Nov 13, 2006 by Lexie
	You just have to go...you have to!! (Preview) Aloha Family!! This monday morning and I am spending some time with you all to round out the weekend experience. Was a part of the hosting district for a Fall Assembly for our Al-Anon Family Group Area. This happens every four years and I was here at that one also. One small part of...	Jerry F	0	336	Nov 13, 2006 by Jerry F
	Im feeling calm, relaxed - content to be home (Preview) During this wknds AA w/AlAnon convention I heard a few good things. The last AlAnon meeting I attended was on serenity. Im now content to be home. I use to thrive on chaos and now its finally ok to be able to sit back and be calm - read that book, burn those candles, watch a movie, play w/the bunnies, etc. Im s...	Barbara	2	354	Nov 13, 2006 by barisax
	attention seeking? (Preview) Have been arguing all week with my baby boy's father since last weekend when I found him drunk while our son was with him. At first I said it concerned me and didn't want my son staying the night anymore, but he can still see him during the day. This made him very defensive and he flat out refused. ...	mama_nz	12	483	Nov 13, 2006 by Jerry F
	If you told me... (Preview) ten years ago that I could have a life of my own today, I would tell you that you were either nuts or that I had a life of my own. Oh how much I did not know back then. This past weekend, I attended w/ my hubs the MA AA convention w/ Alanon participation. Hubs and I were able to go our sepera...	AlaMom	1	486	Nov 13, 2006 by Jerry F
	Holidays (Preview) I know that holidays will receive much attention here in the coming days. I am very into worrying about my plans for Thanksgiving. Months ago we made plans to fly to another state to spend three days with my aging parents and extended family. Since then my mom has grown physically weaker, so I am so happy...	omajoy	6	398	Nov 13, 2006 by barisax
	New to the group and I have a couple of questions (Preview) Hi, I’m new here and have so many thoughts bouncing around in my head I’m not even sure where to start. My husband drinks. Is he A? I don’t know, and I don’t know if it is for me to say… he says he’s not. However, after 5 years of being together, with him drinki...	AFP	9	550	Nov 13, 2006 by Jerry F
	ET are you there? (Preview) ET-- I have been worried about you and your daughter. Please let me know if you both are okay. --Ramona	curious	1	261	Nov 13, 2006 by ET
	My A relapses 24 hours out of rehab (Preview) So, i pick him up friday and saturday hes drinikning a minature and sunday is drinking god knows what. So upset, dissapointed, angry....The little hope I did have is gone.Honestly I knew he was goign to do this. He has sone it every time he has gotten outof rehab. Drinks within 2 weeks of getting out and t...	Mindy	6	368	Nov 13, 2006 by hudsond
	Controlling my day (Preview) I woke up today and the A was in his self pity funk. He did not want to do anything but sit around and feel sorry for himself. He did his usual scream a thon. Rather than becoming lost in it I called a friend, a friend who accepts me as I am and who has become very very dear...	maresie2	5	361	Nov 13, 2006 by rtexas
	New Job!!!!! (Preview) I GOT A JOB!!!! Brand new position at a local furniture store, like an inventory control position.....I just got back from drug screen and interview, they hired me on the spot!!!! Drug screen will be fine, I don't have to worry about stuff like the A. I haven't heard from him, he still is living el...	marmare	10	481	Nov 13, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	To Isabela40 (Preview) Dear Isabela40, I am moved to provide you with an amends for my reaction to your post entitled "confused about cookbook". I handled it in a way that I am not proud of by any means. Having had a bit of time to step back and look at the whole situation and my role in it, I am appalled by the way I at...	John	3	511	Nov 13, 2006 by isabela40
	Head Spinning (Preview) I am new to this message board and al-anon online but have been going to real time meetings off and on for a couple of years. Right now I just need to vent as I have not been able to make my meetings because I have a 3 yr old, a 5 month old and an alcoholic husband. I can't take his inability to handl...	Ann	4	274	Nov 12, 2006 by ShelBell
	RE: Dolphin123 did you fly away (Preview) Hi all, I told Ziggy that I didn't fly away, just need more hours in the day. This past week has been nuts. I spent hours on the computer looking for research on Marijuana as it was the topic of my term paper that was due this past Thursday. There is tons of information out there, and not all of it good. I f...	Dolphin123	3	486	Nov 12, 2006 by peewee
	sequence of messages (Preview) hi I don't remember how this happened, but the message board on my pc shows in order or replies. I prefer them to be in order of when originally posted. Can anyone clue me in? thanks! Jill	Jill	6	880	Nov 12, 2006 by Karilynn
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