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here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
As Thanksgiving nears it is a time to be grateful for what we have...sometimes that can be hard. It can be hard to get past the pain of remembering the one's we lost. One of my best friends lost her son a year ago on Thanksgiving Day he was just 25 yrs young he had cystic fibrosis but the thing is drugs are what took his life.
I am having trouble missing my husband because he loved to eat and this was his favorite holiday, I always had to make him 4 pumpkin pies just for himself...lol and he would eat every last drop....that does bring a smile to my face....
I am most thankful this year because I no longer find myself crying all the time, I find I am enjoying the joyous things I have in this life. I have my two wonderful teenagers, whom I could choke sometime...lol...but are wonderful loving kids...don't get me wrong they both have walked to the left at times but for now they are walking straight and to the right again and I am so very thankful for that....I am also thankful that we are as close as we are and seem to be able to talk out all of our problems..that is a blessing.
I am so very thankful for my beautiful g=daughter Kendra she is the joy and light in my life...when she smiles my heart just gets warm inside.
I am thankful for my parents they are wonderful....my dad is the best man I know in this world....don't think I would be where I am without him...my mom is always there to listen even when she is tired of hearing my cry...also thankful for some wonderful friends who have been beside me these past few years to help me keep it straight.
I am thankful that God did not abandon me and helped me sometimes even carrying me thru some of my darkest hours....even when I was mad at him I know he still loved me.
I am thankful for all of you and the joy you have brought to my life these past years....thank you all for the love and support I always get here...you all are the cherry on the sunday.....
Unlike you I do not miss the ex A at all. I did for a long long time. I no longer miss him. The damage he caused me is incredible. I may never recover from some of it.
I do know you suffered tremendously due to your husband addiction. I am glad some of that suffering is mitigated.
I am thankful that I am alive because I go into the car/truck with the ex A driving like a maniac many days when I should have balked.
