well hon i am married to a ach and a daughter of one too

and i know how hard it is i myself have not been able to make a meeting
outside of the net as of yet but...i can say that i have been to open AA
meetings
with my Mom and with my Mom and my husband. slips do happen. one thing
that was suggested to me is to find a alanon meeting with alateen at the same
time. if you children are older and they have there own talks to just like AA
and alanon im on AOL but do have yahoo. If you ever want to sit down and
chat im here.

I have been married for almost 10 years and I have 4 beautiful children of
ours and a wonderful step son also.

some days are better than others and i will take a reading from the book of
courage to change one day at a time in al-anon II

"" Al-Anon helps many of us to cope with crises that we simply could not
have managed on our own. We learn to lean on a Power grater than ourselves,
and through the faith and support that surrounds us, we discover that we can
live even grow through terrible difficult times. For most of us, the situation
eventually alters, or we learn to find peace with it.

But some of us continue to worry. What if crises return? Al-Anon has helped
before, but will it work for me if I need it again? What if some other
misfortune comes to pass?

I cannot know what the future will bring. my best hope is ever bit as
likely to occur at my worst fear, so I have no reason to give more weight to my
negative assumptions. All I can do is make the most of this day. Today I can
choose to trust my recovery, the tools of the program and my Higher Power, and
to recognize how very far I have come.

Today's Reminder
Today I will take a few minutes to acknowledge my growth. I am not perfect,
but i have certainly have made progress "...we may not recognize our progress
right away, but the effects of working the al-anon program or profound and
lasting." ...In all our affairs""


peace hugs and love
erika



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