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Yep I used it today in my work place, I am a cook in a residential home and the residents are like my family, I asked my hubbie if he could come in with me this morning and sharpen my knives, he is a time served engineer with his own buisiness, anyways I asked my manager if that was ok, well actually I said is it ok if my hubbie sharpens my knives, she never said no then, so I asked him to put on an apron and bless him he set too, sharpening my knives, then my manager stormed in the kitchen and said rather abruptly, no this is not ok, I will have to ask your husband to leave the premesis this is against county council policy, so he left, and I became tearful, she tried to talk to me then and I said please leave me be you have really hurt my feelings, I will talk with you later, in the past I would of probably walked out of there, as it was I come in early every day and give 45 mins of my time free, but I held fire and thought I never did think before, and she came back and said if your husband had cut himself I would be in trouble, I said yes I understand that now and all I was thinking about was being able to cut the meat so the residents could eat it, she cried then and said I hate this job sometimes, I said well I am very strong willed and I take your point, you can't have every tom dick and harry coming in as they please, and my husband is Harry by the way lol, thing is something like this used to floor me, and now? well I try to respond, responding is something I have learnt to do through this programme, and who would think little old me could say I had a great day, my yorkshire puddings rose, the meat was delishuss, and I feel all grown up for not over reacting and taking it personally, thankyou my friends I don't know where I would be without all of you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
((((Katy))))...sounds like program was used all around. Yay!! Residents probably didn't know anything negative beyond the delishuss meal. LOL ((((hugs))))
I walked out of many a job when I should have stayed and the consequences were enormous. Now I don't walk out. Now I don't tantrum but its so so hard to keep a straight and narrow path.