i've been going to al-anon meeting for a little over a week. i still find it hard to talk, but i am working on it. most of the meeting are so small....
... are ... Hi Marla,Mary here,I have been in al-anon for six Years now, I live in michigan. you say there are not many meeting out there, Do you have the new...
... still ... meeting ... in ... a ... with Hi, Mary, Marla here, nice to hear from you. I am the mother of three. my husband is a alcholic drug addict. I am...
hi everyone. i am a new member and so happy to find this sight. i was raised by an alc. married one, married another one, my best friend is an alc, and so is...
Hello Stacey! My name is Marti, and I grew up in Pleasant Plains, Ill., and used to go to Salem often when I was young. I know that there are few meetings in...
nice to meet you marti. thank you for your encouraging words. i did go to a meeting in mt vernon yesterday and plan to go to the one st. morning. nice to...
hello group. i got a cool message loud and clear yesterday.a friend called me 3 weeks ago and said another friend dropped off a wedding invite for me at her...
Greetings all, I am married to an alc. and have three wonderful children. A few years back things had got really bad (after 12 years of trying to deal with...
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...
God bbless you erika. thank you for the reminder that i am progressing , no matter how many times i stumble. i am here too. for anyone whom i might be able to...
hello, i am sorry to hear of your trouble, and also yes, we all do understand the drill. i cant advise you at all about the children, i am still fighting my...
Hi Mary , Welcome to the group , i'm sorry i didn't get your message posted right away . New members are on moderation till i verify they are not spamers ..you...
Hi my name is Amanda and this is the first time I have ever posted here. It is also the first time I have ever discussed my situation with a group of people...
Hi Amanda , Welcome to the group . I can feel your pain and i assure you so can everyone else in this group . Alcoholism is a disease that destroys lives and...
... much we at al-anon have in common. I told my husband about my childhood before we were married and he still held it against me. Ive been in al-anon for...
hi amanda. unfortunately, we know all too well what you are feeling and thinking. we have all been there in one way or another, which is why alonon exists....
for me this is hard. I can't see passed the alcholic in my life. I want to believe that it gets better in time. All I do now is take better care of myself....
thanks for sharing after reading your post i can relate to you so closely it is just not even funny. my mother is an achoholic and so is my husband and i have...
Hi, This is my first time joining a group. I'm not sure how to go about using this site. I've been married to a alcoholic for 25 years and now he has also...
Hi, my name is Suzanne, Does anyone have some words of wisdom for me? I've been married for 25 years to a alcoholic. I'm so tired of the money spent on DUI's....
I'm new to the group as well. I was married to an alcoholic for a short time. We had a son together and he has had custody for the last seven years. Then I ...
hi suzanne. you took one of the most important steps in your life by reaching out. welcome to a group of people who know your pain, weather they ever talk to...
Hi Suzanne, I wish i had some wise advice to give you , but the truth is i don't . I was married to an alcoholic and compulsive spender for 18 years , i got...
Hi Suzanne, Your story sounds like mine and so many other of us I am sure. I have younger children and a daughter about to graduate from high school and I...
... blessing it was to have someone take the time to answer me. I didn't know if I was doing the right thing last night by joining the group. It's hard for me...
Hi Suzanne I have lots of thoughts regarding your email. As for your husband- 25 years with this person. It must be hard not knowing what he is going to do...
Hi Amanda, Thanks, for you input. You had alot of good points. I tried to make my husband leave about 5 years ago. He wouldn't leave the house and the house...
Suzanne, Sounds like you did what you needed to do and what was best for you and your kids. I can understand that. My mom did the same things for as long as...
somewhere i read that a goal in recovery is: "that my activity becomes a reflection of my true self." i loved this! my true self is the one being revealed as i...
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