Hello friends I have let this link go thru because it needs to be read by all recovering people. This is what gives AA & NA a bad rap. This is the worst in...
Holy Cow! I've been to some groups whose 'doctrine' I could not accept, but this one takes the prize. Somewhere in this groups history sponsorship failed....
Wow, I am blown away. That was one of the best links, the best information about the cult of AA that I have ever read. Well done Lewie, excellent!! I even...
Hi friends, I hope those of you who read this don't think all AA rooms are like this one..Far from it..this is the far worst I have ever read. Most rooms I...
I'll be going to visit H in rehab on the 19th. Which is pretty good timing - his birthday is the 20th. Our daughter is excited and has made 2 cards for him...
You seem to have yer head on right, so go and let your daughter enjoy her dad..and you just do what you know is right..No need to feel bad about how yer...
Well I be headin south again..My uncle is going to be 53yrs old. He has downs syndrome and is slowing down a bit..The man was the life of our childhood. When...
What a nice time I had down in Tennessee..It was so nice when I got to Mt.Juliet, Tn. I stayed 3 days there and seem some cousins and my aunt and uncles..Then...
Hello all, well seems like no one is home anymore. I hope everyone is doing great. Summer is here and the parties will be in full bloom. I know on those hot...
Thanks for the post Mike, you are so right on the looking past that first drink, "the power of positive thinking" and if that doesn't work then think of all of...
Hi Neil, Yeah yer right about them not getting it..I have them keep asking me..you can't even do just one..I finally ask them..have you ever poured gas on a...
There is so much hope here. Most of the time, stopping in to read a while is as good as a meeting. I so need to hear how other's live sober. 'Live' being...
Hi Everyone, My name is Jiane,and I just joined your group. I'm a recovering alcoholic (I'll have 2yrs. sober on the 20th of this month,June) I love my...
Hi and welcome Jiane. Its so ggod to see you here. Congratulations on your 2 years. This is a great post too, I understand where your coming from..only thing...
Hi Jiane....I understand the dissappointed family members. Lots of mine hated it when I sobered up. LOL They just thought they wanted me to stop drinking. Now...
Hello Jiane, Welcome. I too strugle with the "giving to all", I took a class once that was titled, "Why doesn't everyone like me", at the end of it, we had to...
I thought this would go good with today's welcome. I hope it does not offened anyone. Neil ... Anonymous ... up ... We were ... way to ... us. Many ... ...
Hi everyone, It's Jiane, I had a little trouble with the email address that I originally joined up with. I wasn't able to post, but with Mikes help I think I'm...
WOW! I just read the "NEWSWEEK" article that Lewie suggested. I should say I'm suprised, but I'm not. I called the A.A. hotline when I knew my life had to...
As to handling the 'personal agenda' of others: I, too, have no patience with those who believe that they are privy to the 'rules' of sobriety. IMHO it is...
Purplejune, thanks for sharing that. I wonder if the guy that told you you should'nt have ansthetic to have wisdom teeth removed,would say,have a vasectomy...
H walked out of rehab a couple of weeks ago. I have no way to tell if is reason for doing so is reasonable or not. But when called to ask me to pick him up,...
I meant to add this to the other messg.about the wisdom teeth. I was only a few months sober when I awoke from a dream that I had gotten drunk in. I woke up...
Actually - he did have teeth pulled without any anesthetic!! He told me that and I do believe it. The sad irony is that after almost 15 years sober the last I...
Great sharing people..I can relate to all of this stuff..I had 6 surgeries in 5 years and each time I made sure the Dr's knew I was an addict and I didn't want...
You know I was really thankful to the guy that took my call on the A.A. hotline because, bless his heart, like I said before he kept me going to meetings...
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