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rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Hope for Today - November 15 When I heard "Let Go and Let God" for the first time, it didn't make sense to me. Let go of what? And let God do what? The little I did understand was the futility of my efforts to try to control other people, places, and things. Al-Anon told me I could turn m...

sg · sg

Last night I went to a meeting....it isn't my homegroup, but it is a good group of people w/a very serious meeting. I was the last to read/speak. It was so enlightening to sit and listen to people. When it came time for my turn, I asked if it was okay if I skipped a reading and commented on the readings be...

Satori · Satori

Another great email I received from a friend in recovery....Hope you enjoy the share. Ten Guidelines from God... Effective Immediately, Please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to...

chrissy · chrissy

tonight amanda was in religion and they made her make a god bowl out of clay. they told her that it was hers to ask god to help her with her needs. just like the god bad or box that we use here. they also told her that she had to forgive herself before she can forgive someone e...

chrissy · chrissy

we'll i am starting my job today and i am leaving now. i just wanted to thank my friends here, for all your love and support i will not be able to be on in the day:( but i will be on at night:) so i will talk to you later hugs :) chrissy

Feather · Feather

Hi! I have heard of a high rate of incidence between alcoholism and mental illness, especially depression and bipolar disorder. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of this or do you think it may simply be a coincidence. My binge A has been diagnosed with...

Mandi · Mandi

Hello all....i feel like i haven't been here or talked to my friends in recovery in months. As a matter of fact, when i enter the chat room now, i no longer recognize anyone and very few say hello. But i wanted to share the progress that i feel i have made. I have moved up to a new position at wo...

JulieLynn · JulieLynn

I had to leave my husband again over the weekend. We have only been back together for 2 months and I really thought it was going to work. My husband is an active a and he got violent this weekend. I don't know what is going on with him. I have suspected that he is using drugs or drin...

Kim · Kim

Went to see the lawyer today and it went very well. Apparently, according to the attorney b/c I've been a smart cookie and have put nothing in his name, I'm pretty well protected. The house was mine before we married and all he would be entitled to is how much the house has appreciated in the course...

marmare · marmare

I at times, start future tripping, is what I call it, worrying about things that haven't happened because of the histroy of my yesterdays...I started looking at quotes and found one that I really like, wanted to share...it has to do with staying in the present, letting yesterday go and not worrying ab...

TLC2 · TLC2

A's son called today and I said I wasn't sure when he(A) would be back. Immediatly, he asks, "today?" In other words, has he gone on a binge? Does the wondering ever end? It seems that there is always that doubt in our minds, even when things are going good. Maybe we should all just take one day a...

hopefortoday · hopefortoday

I was reading on these boards the other day and someone said something like thank god I'm not perfect, then what would I do? For some reason that stuck in my head and I got to thinking on the way home from work this weekend about how my hp didn't make me perfect. It makes sense I would mess up quite a bit as I w...

Donna · Donna

Well, while my alcoholic husband was/is up at his usual watering hole today, his mother stopped by to pick up some fundraiser items she ordered from our boys. The topic switched and I felt my mouth utter .." What can I do to stop him from going to the bar?" She must have thought I was just maki...

Lauren ashley · Lauren ashley

I really miss my brother a whole lot..He is 3 years younger than me. He lives with my father..He should not be there.My dad is very manipulative and abusive.I have called children services,but my dad has threatened my brother to be quiet or he will kill me,or someone else.The system is soo corrupt.My d...

kismetstrand · kismetstrand

I'm having another one of those mornings where I wake up and notice "things" that the kids have/haven't done again. The one thing that really got my goat was seeing the toilet in the girls' bathroom plugged up - someone didn't flush or when they did it got plugged and they didn't bother to use the p...

Mars · Mars

i compleatly lost it.yet again my partner was moaning about my son [ who is 17 and a good boy but lazy] it was just abit too much for me . my temper escaped from me . normaly i am very laid back but it was just before i went to work . since i am the wage earner . i work hard but i can not do every thing. anyway th...

kitty · kitty

I went to therapy today, it was awesome. I brought my mother along & we had a 2 hour session. We talked a lot... & I wanted my therapist to know where I'm coming from & what I'm dealing with, with my mother. They connected it was wonderful. The therapist did say s...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

You are reading from God Grant Me . . . Turn your wounds into wisdom. OPRAH WINFREY We’ve all been hurt. We all carry scars from the healing of wounds—big ones and small ones. In early recovery, we think about those wounds and how we got them and what we might have done differently if we could do it all ove...

marmare · marmare

Thanks to Al-Anon I was able to be compassionate when my A finally showed up last night around 7:30 or so. When he started crying about how sorry he was for hurting me. That he now realizes how much more important his marriage is than the drugs and alcohol. That he has told me when he re...

Jeannie · Jeannie

((((((((((Lou)))))) Are you alright? I have been thinking about you, worrying about you and praying for you all day. If you have seen the replies to your post, you will see that many others feel the same way. Please let us know how you are doing. Lots of supporting thoughts coming your way. ...

Scottishgirl · Scottishgirl

Well this is the first time I have visited this website and thank goodness I have found it. It is just comforting to know that I am not the only person going through this. I'm not even sure if I have the right to be here or not. When I read what everyone else has written, it makes my problems seem trivial. I am a...

bobump · bobump

I used to write much more in HS. I can only think of one other poem I wrote in the last 10 years at least. My Straight Jacket Paralyzed by Leukophobia This jacket is the color of a blinding blizzard white out The jacket protects you from yourself and pr...

sunny1 · sunny1

Good Morning to you. Wow! what a weekend. If I could sum it up in just one word, it would be "Powerful". I have been given the gift of "Excellence". I can not really express fully the energy that I have found. This was a "Tell the Truth" weekend. Be real, the on...

nycbt · nycbt

Surpising I had a nice weekend. There was no taking off and disappearing for a while. In the morning since he can't drive my car I drove him to the work place. He noticed when he got out of the car and didn't have his phone. The old me would of drove home right away and get the phone so I could call him. The new me...

kitty · kitty

Wow, just in the last few days, I have noticed the inspirational meetings & witnessing growth in our individual programs... God eludes us, is mystical in how HP works through us & touches us all through each other. We are all messengers of God, Angels on Earth, transforming. ...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

You are reading from God Grant Me . . . We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD There’s a good reason that one of the slogans we use most in recovery is this one: Think. We are alwa...

AlaMom · AlaMom

I had the great opportunity to attend the MA AA convention this past weekend. The Alanon program included a spiritual walk. Although I had heard of them before I have never been involved with one. What a truly special thing. For someone like me with trust issues it was a real...

gardengal · gardengal

Even those of us who can identify the problem as active alcoholism probably have no idea what to do about it. We only know that we have tried lots of things that didnt work, We may have poured liquor out, hidden it, hidden money that might pay for it, even taken a few drinks ourselves in order to leave less f...

chrissy · chrissy

my husband is suppose to be moving back today he is coming after his appointment at 3 pm. now i have had serveral talks with my daughter & so has her real father & she was fine with him coming home . she is fine when she gets everything she wants or when she spends time with her boyfrien...

sg · sg

One day at a time, right? Last night my A. took me out to a very nice dinner at the Olive Garden. We actually talked and shared some laughs. It has been what I have longed for for so long. He seemed so different. The man I remembered. Quite the difference from last weekend when he got drunk and made a...

UncleLou · UncleLou

She told me she was distancing herself from the other guy. She told our friend that she broke it off with him and he didn’t take it too well. I believed her. I set myself up. Last weekend I gave her space and let her have time alone with the kids. I hardly spoke to her all week. I thought that’s what she wante...

Satori · Satori

During my meditation this morning I drifted back a few years…okay…A LOT of years…lol I had a friend in High School that was also known as a bully. She lived two doors down from my house, so we hung out. She had what I would call a love/hate relationship with me. There were w...

marmare · marmare

Well, he finally called. I did good, I am not angry just very hurt. He is on his way home, slept in his car and then went to a friends. I stated very calmly that the "we" is not fixable until his fixes the things in his life that he readily admits he is embarassed, ashamed, and angry with h...

Lauren ashley · Lauren ashley

Ok what I am sharing with you is something I have never shared with anyone..and something that I am not very proud of...SO don't judge me on it You may take what you like and leave the rest..or just don't read it at all I am sorry for being so cynical or blunt...but I just ya know..don't want you guys to t...

Lauren ashley · Lauren ashley

The Memories are Fading Away You held me in your arms when I was first born, you snuggled me tight so I would be warm’ You told me you loved me and would never leave my side I should have known you lied Now I am sitting here thinking of why I believed all those things When they weren’t even...

ashraven · ashraven

I am so stressed out! The recovering alcoholic in my life, who happens to be my boyfriend, just relapsed not too long ago. Unfortunately, we don't live together so we don't get to spend a whole lot of time together anyway and now he has to go to an AA meeting every night for the next 90 d...

Kim · Kim

Well, my friend cancelled tonight so another night alone. I'm a little disappointed and restless. There really isn't anything else for me to do, so I guess it's just me and the dog again. It's kinda depressing. I am trying really hard to keep on track. Focus on myself, not give in to things...

bobump · bobump

Oh the insidious disease. My HP gave me strength today thankfully. My a started on the asking for money again. Asking for $14. This is what her beverage of choice goes for today. I refused stating that I’m am not funding her addiction. She starts...

chrissy · chrissy

chuck didn't come back yet because of amanda.:( he said to give her a few days to get used to the idea of him being home again. i am so upset i really missed him even more last night. this really sucks. he is doing good though & he is still at his moms. i am so mad at amanda. but i know she is 13 an...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Roomies, When this topic was started a few days ago, I was upset. I did not see that we had a problem. But then i started wondering if someone would post this, would this be an issue? I guess the answer would be no. Now, I am starting to understand that there could be problems. That my perception did not...

captcodee · captcodee

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference three little lines, but it seems that the last few days I have neglected to make it to the last line (wisdom to know the difference) I seem to have adopte...

marmare · marmare

Well my A went snowmobiling today, called around 3:30 to tell me, they were okay and they might have to stay up in the mountains as it was snowing so badly. Then he called around 8:30 was back in town and would be headed home soon. Now his phone is turned off....is it starting all over a...

Kim · Kim

I came home from shopping today and was immediately filled with sadness. Christmas shopping today was a little hard at times b/c I was used to shopping for my family and now it is just limited to a few people (better for my pocketbook, not my psyche)...I had no plans this evening and I wanted to call my A. I...

Cyn · Cyn

Struggling VERY badly today with wanting to call him and hear his sweet voice again. But should I? I left him because he had a problem but I still love him soooo much. The last stupid conversation I ever had with him was about him planning on coming out to see me the next day and then&nb...

sunny1 · sunny1

I finally told my daughter that I LOVE HER. I have said it many times in passing or at the door or at night time. But honestly, today, I looked into her eyes and told her that I loved her and that I meant it. I hugged her so hard. She was shocked and said thanks mom. Im sure com...

Kim · Kim

So, another day without the A. Another promise broken. When he stopped over the other night to get his linens he mentioned calling the landscaper to do the fall cleanup. I said why don't you just come and help me do it, this way you don't have to pay the landscaper, I would appreciate your sweat mor...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

A.A. Thought for the Day Who am I to judge other people? Have I proved by my great success in life that I know all the answers? Exactly the opposite. Until I came into A.A., my life could be called a failure. I made all the mistakes one could make. I took all the wrong roads there were to take. On the basis...

Christy · Christy

**snickering at what the subject line had you thinking...lol, I'm rotten While I was driving today alone, I had the opportunity for a little thought. I suppose my thought process came around from thinking about baby steps. Here's where it led me. When I walked through the doors of...

chrissy · chrissy

hi friends ,i am a little nervous my husband is coming home tomorrow and i am a little nervous. lol see what i mean lol any advice you can give would be appreciated.

thanks for always being here for me you are all wonderful!!

nycbt · nycbt

I am in a really tough spot right now. I have money in the joint savings account that is from the wedding and he is pressuring me into giving him 2000 dollars. I have said no. Now he wants me to take out a loan and I don't want do that. But he is mental draining me. He is pushing me in a corner of trying to we...

david62 · david62

I laughted so hard at Dolphin's "Waxing" post the other day....it reminded me of the last time I had read something that made me laugh so hard.... and I found it....so thought I would share it as sort of a rebuttal.... "tell a story on the guy-side" of the things...

I too, hope no one is offend...

debilyn · debilyn

(c: Your posts meant a lot to me. All of you had so many things great to say. Made me feel so much better. One of ya reminded me of the C2C book. I always kept mine close and becuz of you I gotta find it!! My poor A. This morn I asked him what got him going? He told me and was very nice. It is some...

BlueCloud · BlueCloud

http://www.minnesotarecovery.info/literature/drydrunk.htm ),

notsonew1111 · notsonew1111

last night i think i hit my bottom. my a hurt me so much by lying to me about where he was going. in the end today he told me he just wanted to go party with the guys and lied to me about going to a hockey game instead so we wouldnt fight. anyways... i was horrified he was cheating and i was just losing it. so my best...

debilyn · debilyn

First I am grateful to alanon, and the major part of that is the fact I can come on here and let this stuff out. The jewel to this is YOU people who understand and won't condemn me. It is the people who make alanon work by sharing, caring and being there. I am on disability for a few reasons. Some...

Lauren ashley · Lauren ashley

Ok...Like a lil while I just did a post and I looked back onto the board and it is not there...Now i am pissed because it was a good one..and I didn't save it,and don't know what happened to it... I am like crying right now because I am soo frustrated...I just can't take it anymore...It is...

kissers · kissers

Who are you not to be all loving and powerful????? God/HP did not create us to live in misery. We do NOT have to go there anymore. Put all of that misery and negative stuff it in a closet and burn it to the ground and tell yourself you don't need it anymore!!!!! We've suffered enough!!!! Today I choose to liv...

kitty · kitty

YES, I have been Blessed by this site/Board. I love this place, it has helped me immeasurably, inexplicably. The reponses to posts, even smply writing & venting, not to mention attending mtgs on-line, I have found to be more effective & profound than any F2F I have gone to but we...

bobump · bobump

Some of you know that I was anxious about the appointment I had with my wife’s addiction therapist and her. She was feeling pretty bold because the last visit he told her that I was controlling and my daughters therapist told her that me not giving her money is abusive and grounds for divorce. &...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

Since coming to Al Anon and listening to the dialogue in F2F meetings and reading the posts here I realize that no one can tell me what I should or shouldn't do. HP gives us free will to decide what we will do and not do. So, why do I feel like my whole life I've made decisions based on what other'...

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	i wish life would STOP kicking my butt (Preview) Hope for Today - November 15 When I heard "Let Go and Let God" for the first time, it didn't make sense to me. Let go of what? And let God do what? The little I did understand was the futility of my efforts to try to control other people, places, and things. Al-Anon told me I could turn m...	rosie light shines	0	599	Nov 15, 2005 by rosie light shines
	The Power of a F2F meeting (Preview) Last night I went to a meeting....it isn't my homegroup, but it is a good group of people w/a very serious meeting. I was the last to read/speak. It was so enlightening to sit and listen to people. When it came time for my turn, I asked if it was okay if I skipped a reading and commented on the readings be...	sg	5	784	Nov 15, 2005 by Lanchas
	Effective Immediately.... (Preview) Another great email I received from a friend in recovery....Hope you enjoy the share. Ten Guidelines from God... Effective Immediately, Please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to...	Satori	4	796	Nov 15, 2005 by toto12
	amanda's religion class (Preview) tonight amanda was in religion and they made her make a god bowl out of clay. they told her that it was hers to ask god to help her with her needs. just like the god bad or box that we use here. they also told her that she had to forgive herself before she can forgive someone e...	chrissy	4	464	Nov 15, 2005 by Dolphin123
	new job:) (Preview) we'll i am starting my job today and i am leaving now. i just wanted to thank my friends here, for all your love and support i will not be able to be on in the day:( but i will be on at night:) so i will talk to you later hugs :) chrissy	chrissy	8	484	Nov 15, 2005 by Dolphin123
	Is there a link? (Preview) Hi! I have heard of a high rate of incidence between alcoholism and mental illness, especially depression and bipolar disorder. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of this or do you think it may simply be a coincidence. My binge A has been diagnosed with...	Feather	5	701	Nov 15, 2005 by Jeannie
	Breakthrough (Preview) Hello all....i feel like i haven't been here or talked to my friends in recovery in months. As a matter of fact, when i enter the chat room now, i no longer recognize anyone and very few say hello. But i wanted to share the progress that i feel i have made. I have moved up to a new position at wo...	Mandi	3	718	Nov 15, 2005 by debilyn
	I had to leave again (Preview) I had to leave my husband again over the weekend. We have only been back together for 2 months and I really thought it was going to work. My husband is an active a and he got violent this weekend. I don't know what is going on with him. I have suspected that he is using drugs or drin...	JulieLynn	7	750	Nov 15, 2005 by JulieLynn
	i saw the lawyer today (Preview) Went to see the lawyer today and it went very well. Apparently, according to the attorney b/c I've been a smart cookie and have put nothing in his name, I'm pretty well protected. The house was mine before we married and all he would be entitled to is how much the house has appreciated in the course...	Kim	7	749	Nov 15, 2005 by debilyn
	Quote (Preview) I at times, start future tripping, is what I call it, worrying about things that haven't happened because of the histroy of my yesterdays...I started looking at quotes and found one that I really like, wanted to share...it has to do with staying in the present, letting yesterday go and not worrying ab...	marmare	4	566	Nov 15, 2005 by debilyn
	wondering? (Preview) A's son called today and I said I wasn't sure when he(A) would be back. Immediatly, he asks, "today?" In other words, has he gone on a binge? Does the wondering ever end? It seems that there is always that doubt in our minds, even when things are going good. Maybe we should all just take one day a...	TLC2	4	524	Nov 15, 2005 by debilyn
	second guessing (Preview) I was reading on these boards the other day and someone said something like thank god I'm not perfect, then what would I do? For some reason that stuck in my head and I got to thinking on the way home from work this weekend about how my hp didn't make me perfect. It makes sense I would mess up quite a bit as I w...	hopefortoday	3	670	Nov 15, 2005 by kitty
	Told his mother.. (Preview) Well, while my alcoholic husband was/is up at his usual watering hole today, his mother stopped by to pick up some fundraiser items she ordered from our boys. The topic switched and I felt my mouth utter .." What can I do to stop him from going to the bar?" She must have thought I was just maki...	Donna	6	850	Nov 14, 2005 by canadianguy
	I miss him... (Preview) I really miss my brother a whole lot..He is 3 years younger than me. He lives with my father..He should not be there.My dad is very manipulative and abusive.I have called children services,but my dad has threatened my brother to be quiet or he will kill me,or someone else.The system is soo corrupt.My d...	Lauren ashley	2	833	Nov 14, 2005 by nikkilou
	Choices, Attitude Adjustment, Balance (Preview) I'm having another one of those mornings where I wake up and notice "things" that the kids have/haven't done again. The one thing that really got my goat was seeing the toilet in the girls' bathroom plugged up - someone didn't flush or when they did it got plugged and they didn't bother to use the p...	kismetstrand	8	565	Nov 14, 2005 by Jeannie
	he fell off!! (Preview) i compleatly lost it.yet again my partner was moaning about my son [ who is 17 and a good boy but lazy] it was just abit too much for me . my temper escaped from me . normaly i am very laid back but it was just before i went to work . since i am the wage earner . i work hard but i can not do every thing. anyway th...	Mars	3	949	Nov 14, 2005 by Jeannie
	today was GREAT (Preview) I went to therapy today, it was awesome. I brought my mother along & we had a 2 hour session. We talked a lot... & I wanted my therapist to know where I'm coming from & what I'm dealing with, with my mother. They connected it was wonderful. The therapist did say s...	kitty	5	644	Nov 14, 2005 by marmare
	i am POWERLESS (Preview) You are reading from God Grant Me . . . Turn your wounds into wisdom. OPRAH WINFREY We’ve all been hurt. We all carry scars from the healing of wounds—big ones and small ones. In early recovery, we think about those wounds and how we got them and what we might have done differently if we could do it all ove...	rosie light shines	1	486	Nov 14, 2005 by April
	Thanks to Al-Anon (Preview) Thanks to Al-Anon I was able to be compassionate when my A finally showed up last night around 7:30 or so. When he started crying about how sorry he was for hurting me. That he now realizes how much more important his marriage is than the drugs and alcohol. That he has told me when he re...	marmare	9	824	Nov 14, 2005 by gknee
	UncleLou are you okay? (Preview) ((((((((((Lou)))))) Are you alright? I have been thinking about you, worrying about you and praying for you all day. If you have seen the replies to your post, you will see that many others feel the same way. Please let us know how you are doing. Lots of supporting thoughts coming your way. ...	Jeannie	5	763	Nov 14, 2005 by debilyn
	the same old thing (Preview) Well this is the first time I have visited this website and thank goodness I have found it. It is just comforting to know that I am not the only person going through this. I'm not even sure if I have the right to be here or not. When I read what everyone else has written, it makes my problems seem trivial. I am a...	Scottishgirl	7	733	Nov 14, 2005 by Evilynn
	reading Lauren's poems inspired me to write (Preview) I used to write much more in HS. I can only think of one other poem I wrote in the last 10 years at least. My Straight Jacket Paralyzed by Leukophobia This jacket is the color of a blinding blizzard white out The jacket protects you from yourself and pr...	bobump	4	651	Nov 14, 2005 by jonibaloni21
	wow...what a weekend! (Preview) Good Morning to you. Wow! what a weekend. If I could sum it up in just one word, it would be "Powerful". I have been given the gift of "Excellence". I can not really express fully the energy that I have found. This was a "Tell the Truth" weekend. Be real, the on...	sunny1	2	722	Nov 14, 2005 by Karilynn
	Nice weekend (Preview) Surpising I had a nice weekend. There was no taking off and disappearing for a while. In the morning since he can't drive my car I drove him to the work place. He noticed when he got out of the car and didn't have his phone. The old me would of drove home right away and get the phone so I could call him. The new me...	nycbt	3	569	Nov 14, 2005 by captcodee
	Inspiring Each Other, Growth (Preview) Wow, just in the last few days, I have noticed the inspirational meetings & witnessing growth in our individual programs... God eludes us, is mystical in how HP works through us & touches us all through each other. We are all messengers of God, Angels on Earth, transforming. ...	kitty	3	669	Nov 14, 2005 by rosie light shines
	God grant me the ability to THINK B4 i act (Preview) You are reading from God Grant Me . . . We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD There’s a good reason that one of the slogans we use most in recovery is this one: Think. We are alwa...	rosie light shines	0	424	Nov 14, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Spiritual Walk (Preview) I had the great opportunity to attend the MA AA convention this past weekend. The Alanon program included a spiritual walk. Although I had heard of them before I have never been involved with one. What a truly special thing. For someone like me with trust issues it was a real...	AlaMom	1	841	Nov 14, 2005 by Satori
	CAME TO FIND OUT HWO TO GET THE "A' TO STOP DRINKING (Preview) Even those of us who can identify the problem as active alcoholism probably have no idea what to do about it. We only know that we have tried lots of things that didnt work, We may have poured liquor out, hidden it, hidden money that might pay for it, even taken a few drinks ourselves in order to leave less f...	gardengal	3	1406	Nov 14, 2005 by nycbt
	im am so fricken pissed (Preview) my husband is suppose to be moving back today he is coming after his appointment at 3 pm. now i have had serveral talks with my daughter & so has her real father & she was fine with him coming home . she is fine when she gets everything she wants or when she spends time with her boyfrien...	chrissy	11	920	Nov 14, 2005 by nycbt
	Afraid of being taken for a fool again (Preview) One day at a time, right? Last night my A. took me out to a very nice dinner at the Olive Garden. We actually talked and shared some laughs. It has been what I have longed for for so long. He seemed so different. The man I remembered. Quite the difference from last weekend when he got drunk and made a...	sg	7	795	Nov 14, 2005 by nycbt
	God, just let me die (Preview) She told me she was distancing herself from the other guy. She told our friend that she broke it off with him and he didn’t take it too well. I believed her. I set myself up. Last weekend I gave her space and let her have time alone with the kids. I hardly spoke to her all week. I thought that’s what she wante...	UncleLou	19	991	Nov 14, 2005 by gardengal
	I don't want to fight you! (Preview) During my meditation this morning I drifted back a few years…okay…A LOT of years…lol I had a friend in High School that was also known as a bully. She lived two doors down from my house, so we hung out. She had what I would call a love/hate relationship with me. There were w...	Satori	5	1003	Nov 14, 2005 by lildee
	5pm (Preview) Well, he finally called. I did good, I am not angry just very hurt. He is on his way home, slept in his car and then went to a friends. I stated very calmly that the "we" is not fixable until his fixes the things in his life that he readily admits he is embarassed, ashamed, and angry with h...	marmare	3	487	Nov 14, 2005 by WakingUp
	I am Lost... (Preview) Ok what I am sharing with you is something I have never shared with anyone..and something that I am not very proud of...SO don't judge me on it You may take what you like and leave the rest..or just don't read it at all I am sorry for being so cynical or blunt...but I just ya know..don't want you guys to t...	Lauren ashley	8	833	Nov 14, 2005 by kissers
	more of my poems (Preview) The Memories are Fading Away You held me in your arms when I was first born, you snuggled me tight so I would be warm’ You told me you loved me and would never leave my side I should have known you lied Now I am sitting here thinking of why I believed all those things When they weren’t even...	Lauren ashley	6	705	Nov 14, 2005 by kitty
	So Stressful (Preview) I am so stressed out! The recovering alcoholic in my life, who happens to be my boyfriend, just relapsed not too long ago. Unfortunately, we don't live together so we don't get to spend a whole lot of time together anyway and now he has to go to an AA meeting every night for the next 90 d...	ashraven	2	512	Nov 14, 2005 by nmike
	Sat night and I ain't got nobody (Preview) Well, my friend cancelled tonight so another night alone. I'm a little disappointed and restless. There really isn't anything else for me to do, so I guess it's just me and the dog again. It's kinda depressing. I am trying really hard to keep on track. Focus on myself, not give in to things...	Kim	7	629	Nov 13, 2005 by nmike
	maybe I'm learning how to comm. with my HP (Preview) Oh the insidious disease. My HP gave me strength today thankfully. My a started on the asking for money again. Asking for $14. This is what her beverage of choice goes for today. I refused stating that I’m am not funding her addiction. She starts...	bobump	2	782	Nov 13, 2005 by rosie light shines
	he is giving amanda a few days to get used to the idea:( (Preview) chuck didn't come back yet because of amanda.:( he said to give her a few days to get used to the idea of him being home again. i am so upset i really missed him even more last night. this really sucks. he is doing good though & he is still at his moms. i am so mad at amanda. but i know she is 13 an...	chrissy	4	792	Nov 13, 2005 by kissers
	Gossip and Backstabbing- Yes, this means U---- Thank You ^Lucy (Preview) Roomies, When this topic was started a few days ago, I was upset. I did not see that we had a problem. But then i started wondering if someone would post this, would this be an issue? I guess the answer would be no. Now, I am starting to understand that there could be problems. That my perception did not...	Dolphin123	0	541	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	I'm trying too hard to be perfect (Preview) God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference three little lines, but it seems that the last few days I have neglected to make it to the last line (wisdom to know the difference) I seem to have adopte...	captcodee	7	730	Nov 13, 2005 by captcodee
	All over again? (Preview) Well my A went snowmobiling today, called around 3:30 to tell me, they were okay and they might have to stay up in the mountains as it was snowing so badly. Then he called around 8:30 was back in town and would be headed home soon. Now his phone is turned off....is it starting all over a...	marmare	4	659	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	Friday night. Nothing to do...but so what? (Preview) I came home from shopping today and was immediately filled with sadness. Christmas shopping today was a little hard at times b/c I was used to shopping for my family and now it is just limited to a few people (better for my pocketbook, not my psyche)...I had no plans this evening and I wanted to call my A. I...	Kim	6	679	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	Miss my a (exboyfriend) want to call (Preview) Struggling VERY badly today with wanting to call him and hear his sweet voice again. But should I? I left him because he had a problem but I still love him soooo much. The last stupid conversation I ever had with him was about him planning on coming out to see me the next day and then&nb...	Cyn	6	568	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	I finally told my daughter... (Preview) I finally told my daughter that I LOVE HER. I have said it many times in passing or at the door or at night time. But honestly, today, I looked into her eyes and told her that I loved her and that I meant it. I hugged her so hard. She was shocked and said thanks mom. Im sure com...	sunny1	2	542	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	promises, promises (Preview) So, another day without the A. Another promise broken. When he stopped over the other night to get his linens he mentioned calling the landscaper to do the fall cleanup. I said why don't you just come and help me do it, this way you don't have to pay the landscaper, I would appreciate your sweat mor...	Kim	4	838	Nov 13, 2005 by lin0606
	who am i to judge ANYone???? (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Who am I to judge other people? Have I proved by my great success in life that I know all the answers? Exactly the opposite. Until I came into A.A., my life could be called a failure. I made all the mistakes one could make. I took all the wrong roads there were to take. On the basis...	rosie light shines	1	917	Nov 13, 2005 by bobump
	You are all a bunch of babies!! (Preview) **snickering at what the subject line had you thinking...lol, I'm rotten While I was driving today alone, I had the opportunity for a little thought. I suppose my thought process came around from thinking about baby steps. Here's where it led me. When I walked through the doors of...	Christy	10	699	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	my husband is coming home tomorrow (Preview) hi friends ,i am a little nervous my husband is coming home tomorrow and i am a little nervous. lol see what i mean lol any advice you can give would be appreciated. thanks for always being here for me you are all wonderful!!	chrissy	4	638	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	NEED SUGGESTION (Preview) I am in a really tough spot right now. I have money in the joint savings account that is from the wedding and he is pressuring me into giving him 2000 dollars. I have said no. Now he wants me to take out a loan and I don't want do that. But he is mental draining me. He is pushing me in a corner of trying to we...	nycbt	3	479	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	One Man and a Tazer (Preview) I laughted so hard at Dolphin's "Waxing" post the other day....it reminded me of the last time I had read something that made me laugh so hard.... and I found it....so thought I would share it as sort of a rebuttal.... "tell a story on the guy-side" of the things... I too, hope no one is offend...	david62	6	576	Nov 13, 2005 by Dolphin123
	thoink you, and smoinks! (Preview) (c: Your posts meant a lot to me. All of you had so many things great to say. Made me feel so much better. One of ya reminded me of the C2C book. I always kept mine close and becuz of you I gotta find it!! My poor A. This morn I asked him what got him going? He told me and was very nice. It is some...	debilyn	5	666	Nov 13, 2005 by bob6502
	Could I Be A Dry Drunk? (Preview) http://www.minnesotarecovery.info/literature/drydrunk.htm ),	BlueCloud	5	673	Nov 13, 2005 by Jeannie
	i finally did it!!!! (Preview) last night i think i hit my bottom. my a hurt me so much by lying to me about where he was going. in the end today he told me he just wanted to go party with the guys and lied to me about going to a hockey game instead so we wouldnt fight. anyways... i was horrified he was cheating and i was just losing it. so my best...	notsonew1111	4	521	Nov 13, 2005 by gardengal
	Feeling alone (Preview) First I am grateful to alanon, and the major part of that is the fact I can come on here and let this stuff out. The jewel to this is YOU people who understand and won't condemn me. It is the people who make alanon work by sharing, caring and being there. I am on disability for a few reasons. Some...	debilyn	7	612	Nov 13, 2005 by Jeannie
	man I am soo stupid (Preview) Ok...Like a lil while I just did a post and I looked back onto the board and it is not there...Now i am pissed because it was a good one..and I didn't save it,and don't know what happened to it... I am like crying right now because I am soo frustrated...I just can't take it anymore...It is...	Lauren ashley	6	555	Nov 12, 2005 by Lauren ashley
	To All Of You (Preview) Who are you not to be all loving and powerful????? God/HP did not create us to live in misery. We do NOT have to go there anymore. Put all of that misery and negative stuff it in a closet and burn it to the ground and tell yourself you don't need it anymore!!!!! We've suffered enough!!!! Today I choose to liv...	kissers	3	552	Nov 12, 2005 by Diva
	weirdo (Preview) YES, I have been Blessed by this site/Board. I love this place, it has helped me immeasurably, inexplicably. The reponses to posts, even smply writing & venting, not to mention attending mtgs on-line, I have found to be more effective & profound than any F2F I have gone to but we...	kitty	4	583	Nov 12, 2005 by bobump
	I made it thru the a's therapist appt. (Preview) Some of you know that I was anxious about the appointment I had with my wife’s addiction therapist and her. She was feeling pretty bold because the last visit he told her that I was controlling and my daughters therapist told her that me not giving her money is abusive and grounds for divorce. &...	bobump	4	521	Nov 12, 2005 by canadianguy
	My Life Is Worth More Than This... (Preview) Since coming to Al Anon and listening to the dialogue in F2F meetings and reading the posts here I realize that no one can tell me what I should or shouldn't do. HP gives us free will to decide what we will do and not do. So, why do I feel like my whole life I've made decisions based on what other'...	twinmom2	6	651	Nov 12, 2005 by kissers
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