Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Still taking the journey towards wellness. I am responsible for my side. On my journey I may find serenity & peace of mind. It is well with my soul. Thanks for taking the journey with me.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Finally got some sleep Symptom of MP.

andromeda · andromeda

Ok, so I keep worrying about the future, mostly financial. I know that divorcing is the right answer for my marriage but I also know that my earning potential is not that great right now because I have been out of the work place for 16 years. I just completed the worksheets provided to me by the lawyer fo...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning MIP: Today's Hope for Today is about a person who was stuck about his/her physical appearance until (I will say her) sponsor suggested embracing the stuffed toy she was identifying with. She was given this stuffed animal from her grandfather and was then told the gift was given to her be...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

From a 12 step program. Freedom insanity& hopelessness. Freedom from the bondage of self. Freedom from dishonesty. Freedom from running the show.Freedom from lackof purpipurpose.There are more but I figured I'd mention a few.

missmeliss · missmeliss

When I attended m very first al-anon meeting about a year and a half ago I remember talking very quietly. I was worried my A was standing behind me, or perhaps outside the door or the window, perhaps he was listening or perhaps someone would report to him what I said. I kept looking around, expecting to s...

mjferg · mjferg

I am noticing a definite pattern in me since I have started this journey,I basically took a deep breathe and made a lot of changes.I will do well for a while and then I will slip back into some negative thinking,I get all caught up in stress and trying to fix and change things.I eventually crash and burn, u...

Screaming Barbie · Screaming Barbie

Things are good right now. Bills are being paid. My brother isn't taking advantage of Mom with the babysitting schedule. He is communicating better than before and you can tell he is trying not to dish out the BS. But I am having a hard time being happy. I have to be on guard to not be too optimistic, b...

YARNCRAZY · YARNCRAZY

AFTER ALOT OF BEING TUGGED AND DRIVEN NUTS EACH DAY,POLICE TOOK AH TO HOSPITAL I HAVE SOME PLANS

neshema2 · neshema2

ODAT When I say to myself that I am going to turn all my problems over to God, this does not give me leave to shirk my responsibilities. **I used to sit and wait for God/HP to do everything...I forgot, that I have the tools, like intelligence, abilities, talents, and my choices.....and its my job to do the...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Please permit me to leave this message of hope to a recovering brother who passed just recently...we shared all of our recoveries...everything...both programs to help us gain and maintain our serenities and sobrieties. He was a family member dropped into our community by his higher power for hi...

neshema2 · neshema2

Doing step 4 was an eye opener for me on so many levels...I do it routinely b/c I love this step...yea, it stings at times, but it is so freeing....... Before i got to step 4, .I was treating my "symptoms" I was not digging at the roots of my problems... I was just hacking at the leaves.... doing...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

It is early in the morning & need support. pstbtime

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am waiting for my appt right now. Will let you know what's up later. Kathleen

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

I came home from work early today with a bad headache. I am also feeling really depressed about everything thats going on with me. House will probably foreclose next month. Leaving a familiar area of work after a very long time. Starting a new job next month. Miss my older college kids a lot. Feeling lon...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I think I will PM you if you don't mind?

summerstorm · summerstorm

I'm a grateful new member of AA. 2 weeks sober and working my program hard. I have a very active lifelong alcoholic partner and its so hard to maintain my sobriety. Now that my head is clearing I'm seeing how very toxic this relationship (of 23 years) is. I went to my meeting last night and he was soooo...

neshema2 · neshema2

Courage to Change talks about how writer used to live their life asif they were on a ladder...everyone was either higher...lower....and HP was waaay up there, out of reach..... This hit me b/c in the old days, everyone, mostly was higher then me, I had no self esteem and HP was so remote and unreachable...

neshema2 · neshema2

Hope for today Feb 02 Hope for today talks about gossip....how the writer's mother used to share her flaws with the neighbors, etc..... My parents did this to us kids...only they had no friends, so they gossiped with each other or other kids about the target's latest screw up.... I became a perfectio...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Prayer needed I am going to found out out what my team is going to do about my sleep. I obviously have marital issues.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I have mind on my friend who means the world to me. Also I feel like yeah it Is cool but fball isn't ruling my life My HP is. I spent nearly a half hour listening to my sermon. It was amazing! Said things I could put into. Yoke is easy burden is light.

joanlee13 · joanlee13

Hello. Long, drawn out story. My 32 year old daughter (at the time) realized she needed help and started doing AA. Her sobriety is her highest priority, which it should be (3 little kids). My husband then lost his job, we lost our home, etc with the 2008 crisis. We were divorced after 36 of marriage, and h...

hotrod · hotrod

Hi everyone,Sunday church service went very well. The damage to the church has over $100,000 and there has been a special :vandalism account "that has been set up for us all to contribute to. I really admired how the church handled the issue. It reminded me very much of Al-Anon principles...

neshema2 · neshema2

my sponsor and I had a good talk...it helped me to learn that If i'm struggling, I deserve to make self-care a priority. No matter what that entails...Crying..Meditation...watching you tube...surfing the goodwill stores for some good books...being EXTRA sweet to me and cutting out or postpon...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

My head hurts. I slammed against the wall. I think this one's gonna hurt! Prayers that it is not that bad.

neshema2 · neshema2

Something I read about what I practice......and here is MY esh only on what i think about what i practice...what i do repeatedly.....if i do the same negative thing over and over, its crazy to expect different results....different outcome...If I keep enabling my A's, over and over, it usually does n...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

It went well more details later

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Prayers for my pastor & me for a heart touching sermon.

karma13 · karma13

Todays odat talks of the first step..ingraining it so deeply onto our conscious that it almost becomes second nature in the way we live. It also talks of practicing the step hundreds of times and still reverting to old behaviors. It also talks of surrendering to Gods will concerning other people And t...

neshema2 · neshema2

I posted a except and my esh on Days of healing days of joy this book is widely used in the aca/coda rooms, but i don't see it on CAL list that said, can we post exerpts and our esh on books we are reading, have read OR do we need to do exerpts on the CAL only I know...i should have asked this FIRST but did not....i...

neshema2 · neshema2

I saw something, a quote and it made me think of my struggles w/my perceptions which cause chain reaction...... I have always said, that it all begins WITHIN me....like the slogan...Let it begin with me.......my thinking is ground zero for what my recovery is gonna stand on....good foundation...w...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

He thinks I am leaving him out & thatI am like mother becbecause I like to socislize out & about. I like even love my friends. He is no matter what my friend too. I still love him. Does he really know what he is saying?

serenity47 · serenity47

I am seeking others ESH particularly doubles on their thoughts regarding the validity of inpatient treatment. I whole heartedly believe in AA and Al anon and counselling and feel that people will get help when they hurt enough or hit bottom. I do of course realize that it is dependant on the drug of c...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

It is here &:I am not ready... I will never be.

neshema2 · neshema2

I sometimes just leaf through, not paying attention to dates, I just flip through and STOP when i see a message I need to hear..... IN this hope for today...... Hope for Today Living one day at a time as an adult child of an alcoholic can seem insurmountable when faced with the myriad feelings and memor...

neshema2 · neshema2

I saw a post on facebook that resonated with me it talked about the more chances that I gave someone, the less respect they would start to have for me.....they start totally disregarding my boundaries and my standards b/c they know I will always give another chance they become unafraid of losing me, th...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I found my odat. It was behind something not under something. That's usually how it is searching & finding something under something.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I can't find my book. I wanted to read my 29 year old book & share the reading for today maybe I should just go back to bed??????????

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

So I found out things I didn't know about my friend. I thought I knew a lot about her but it was much than that. Her name was Katherine Ann & my name is Kathleen Diane. She was a very loving & was a huge part of my life. We were in our weight group together for many year& sat by me often so I knew her. I...

hotrod · hotrod

I had a very unsettling experience yesterday that I would like to share. This sad incident happened at my church and it is depressing.The church holds AA meetings in a side room every night of the week . It appears the night before , a young member wandered off into the church and fell asleep....

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Did you get my PM? Can't' check my messages until Monday. I am on a mobile phone.Kathleen

hotrod · hotrod

C2C January 31 speaks about working the 12 steps once and then discovering that although we have worked the Steps, we are far from perfect and still lapse into self-pity and resentments. The reading goes on to explain that that a meditation on step six and seven is important so that we can discover...

neshema2 · neshema2

My D#2 got into a car wreck with ALL the kids on the car...thank goodness it is a rather large suv/truck and she wasn't going fast... A lady suddenly stopped in front of "C" and she hit the brakes, but it wasn't enough.....she went into lady's rear end, lady bumped into the car in front of her.....

neshema2 · neshema2

neshema2 · neshema2

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likemyheart · likemyheart

A week and a day after I injured my hand sending my life sideways for a while, my neighbor passed away. I cleaned her house for her, did heavy lifting sort of things, came to her aid when she called; she was my friend. She was a recovering alcoholic, had THE BOOK on her shelves; we had many a conversation abo...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I don't' know what to do. Should I go to bed or stay up? My back hurts so bad. I took alleve earlier. I want to stay up but then I don't'. What do you think?

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am going to PM you today. I would love to tell you my story about my dad.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

The day is starting & I want to sleep. I hope I get some responses soon. But don't' rush.

missmeliss · missmeliss

Well we're in and this will be our 3rd night in our own place and the first night that it is just daughter and I. So this is awesome and at the same time, there are large teething problems, I won't lie, daughter and I are both very grumpy and tired but hey, we're in our own place. She's settling in at her schoo...

missmeliss · missmeliss

Finally feeling normal today. Happy even. My parents came over so that step-dad could put up my daughter's trampoline. I didn't ask that they do that but I know that they spent a lot of money on it a year ago and wanted her to be able to use it. They were in friendly moods for the first time in a long, long time...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

That I will update my status tomorrow on the computer. Good night wherever you are!

Spur · Spur

I have really been floundering in recovery and as a result I've been searching out information in all corners. I'm an information gatherer...if I have a problem I can solve it if I can just gather enough information. This trait has finally proven valuable in my personal life. I'm an adult child of an...

mlang · mlang

Are you more apprehensive and cautious about who you talk to about all this?

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am missing my dad. He is the only man who truly loved me unconditionally.TThat's all I have to say for now.

Gaby · Gaby

First and formorst I'd like to thank you all !! I have to say as a mother of an addict letting go was the best thing for me but I never lost the hope.. Encouragement !!! Stay focus on your own recovery because we need too. I thank JESUS for hearing my every tear .. Here's our updated picture and he is now on a yea...

callmemara · callmemara

There is a saying I heard once "some of us are strong enough to stay, some of us are strong enough to leave" So true, so true. I'm very interested in hearing the stories of those strong enough to leave. Please share- Was there a moment when you just knew it was time?

zebrafish · zebrafish

because it does have a chapter for the loved ones of a person with internet addiction. And help me understand the problem. I'm told that some men, post-stroke, will just shut down. I thin that is what I'm dealing with here. I tried to talk to him about it this way: I just asked him if he'd even thought a...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

When I was married to my XAH I used to really think I was special and unique because he only lied to me .. that was until I figured out that he lied to everyone it wasn't just me and honestly he couldn't tell the truth. That is obviously part of the distorted thinking on my part about my importance. So today...

PP · PP

"Living with alcoholism, I learned that plans could change at any moment and that rules varied accordingly". The reading goes on to state how difficult it is to count on anything, resulting in grabbing at opportunities out of desperation. For me, living with the inconsistencies resul...

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	hanging out getting well (Preview) Still taking the journey towards wellness. I am responsible for my side. On my journey I may find serenity & peace of mind. It is well with my soul. Thanks for taking the journey with me.	Hoot Nanny	2	352	Feb 3, 2015 by pinkchip
	HR (Preview) Finally got some sleep Symptom of MP.	Hoot Nanny	7	462	Feb 3, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	OVERWHELMED! (Preview) Ok, so I keep worrying about the future, mostly financial. I know that divorcing is the right answer for my marriage but I also know that my earning potential is not that great right now because I have been out of the work place for 16 years. I just completed the worksheets provided to me by the lawyer fo...	andromeda	21	999	Feb 3, 2015 by andromeda
	Hope For Today Feb 3 (Preview) Good morning MIP: Today's Hope for Today is about a person who was stuck about his/her physical appearance until (I will say her) sponsor suggested embracing the stuffed toy she was identifying with. She was given this stuffed animal from her grandfather and was then told the gift was given to her be...	yanksfan51	9	627	Feb 3, 2015 by yanksfan51
	freedoms (Preview) From a 12 step program. Freedom insanity& hopelessness. Freedom from the bondage of self. Freedom from dishonesty. Freedom from running the show.Freedom from lackof purpipurpose.There are more but I figured I'd mention a few.	Hoot Nanny	4	418	Feb 3, 2015 by el-cee
	Freedom! (Preview) When I attended m very first al-anon meeting about a year and a half ago I remember talking very quietly. I was worried my A was standing behind me, or perhaps outside the door or the window, perhaps he was listening or perhaps someone would report to him what I said. I kept looking around, expecting to s...	missmeliss	19	917	Feb 3, 2015 by Mirandac
	coping with change (Preview) I am noticing a definite pattern in me since I have started this journey,I basically took a deep breathe and made a lot of changes.I will do well for a while and then I will slip back into some negative thinking,I get all caught up in stress and trying to fix and change things.I eventually crash and burn, u...	mjferg	10	700	Feb 3, 2015 by andromeda
	Waiting for the other shoe to drop. (Preview) Things are good right now. Bills are being paid. My brother isn't taking advantage of Mom with the babysitting schedule. He is communicating better than before and you can tell he is trying not to dish out the BS. But I am having a hard time being happy. I have to be on guard to not be too optimistic, b...	Screaming Barbie	12	1032	Feb 3, 2015 by KennyFenderjazz
	LAST STRAW (Preview) AFTER ALOT OF BEING TUGGED AND DRIVEN NUTS EACH DAY,POLICE TOOK AH TO HOSPITAL I HAVE SOME PLANS	YARNCRAZY	5	407	Feb 3, 2015 by andromeda
	ODAT (Preview) ODAT When I say to myself that I am going to turn all my problems over to God, this does not give me leave to shirk my responsibilities. **I used to sit and wait for God/HP to do everything...I forgot, that I have the tools, like intelligence, abilities, talents, and my choices.....and its my job to do the...	neshema2	6	647	Feb 3, 2015 by karma13
	A hui ho Carson... (Preview) Please permit me to leave this message of hope to a recovering brother who passed just recently...we shared all of our recoveries...everything...both programs to help us gain and maintain our serenities and sobrieties. He was a family member dropped into our community by his higher power for hi...	Jerry F	11	484	Feb 3, 2015 by Breakingfree
	step 4---My good friend (Preview) Doing step 4 was an eye opener for me on so many levels...I do it routinely b/c I love this step...yea, it stings at times, but it is so freeing....... Before i got to step 4, .I was treating my "symptoms" I was not digging at the roots of my problems... I was just hacking at the leaves.... doing...	neshema2	3	801	Feb 3, 2015 by Breakingfree
	desperate (Preview) It is early in the morning & need support. pstbtime	Hoot Nanny	2	398	Feb 3, 2015 by hotrod
	waiting... (Preview) I am waiting for my appt right now. Will let you know what's up later. Kathleen	Hoot Nanny	4	415	Feb 3, 2015 by el-cee
	Positive thoughts and prayers needed (Preview) I came home from work early today with a bad headache. I am also feeling really depressed about everything thats going on with me. House will probably foreclose next month. Leaving a familiar area of work after a very long time. Starting a new job next month. Miss my older college kids a lot. Feeling lon...	Newlife girl	16	841	Feb 2, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	hot rod (Preview) I think I will PM you if you don't mind?	Hoot Nanny	1	416	Feb 2, 2015 by hotrod
	I'm a double winner (Preview) I'm a grateful new member of AA. 2 weeks sober and working my program hard. I have a very active lifelong alcoholic partner and its so hard to maintain my sobriety. Now that my head is clearing I'm seeing how very toxic this relationship (of 23 years) is. I went to my meeting last night and he was soooo...	summerstorm	19	1076	Feb 2, 2015 by Breakingfree
	Courage to change (Preview) Courage to Change talks about how writer used to live their life asif they were on a ladder...everyone was either higher...lower....and HP was waaay up there, out of reach..... This hit me b/c in the old days, everyone, mostly was higher then me, I had no self esteem and HP was so remote and unreachable...	neshema2	9	771	Feb 2, 2015 by neshema2
	Hope for today (Preview) Hope for today Feb 02 Hope for today talks about gossip....how the writer's mother used to share her flaws with the neighbors, etc..... My parents did this to us kids...only they had no friends, so they gossiped with each other or other kids about the target's latest screw up.... I became a perfectio...	neshema2	16	810	Feb 2, 2015 by neshema2
	going to see my NP (Preview) Prayer needed I am going to found out out what my team is going to do about my sleep. I obviously have marital issues.	Hoot Nanny	4	453	Feb 2, 2015 by PP
	while everyone is watching SB49 (Preview) I have mind on my friend who means the world to me. Also I feel like yeah it Is cool but fball isn't ruling my life My HP is. I spent nearly a half hour listening to my sermon. It was amazing! Said things I could put into. Yoke is easy burden is light.	Hoot Nanny	13	650	Feb 2, 2015 by KennyFenderjazz
	Feel like I've lost my daughter (Preview) Hello. Long, drawn out story. My 32 year old daughter (at the time) realized she needed help and started doing AA. Her sobriety is her highest priority, which it should be (3 little kids). My husband then lost his job, we lost our home, etc with the 2008 crisis. We were divorced after 36 of marriage, and h...	joanlee13	7	742	Feb 1, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	Damage to Church (Preview) Hi everyone,Sunday church service went very well. The damage to the church has over $100,000 and there has been a special :vandalism account "that has been set up for us all to contribute to. I really admired how the church handled the issue. It reminded me very much of Al-Anon principles...	hotrod	8	600	Feb 1, 2015 by hotrod
	Learning to be gentle and patient with me (Preview) my sponsor and I had a good talk...it helped me to learn that If i'm struggling, I deserve to make self-care a priority. No matter what that entails...Crying..Meditation...watching you tube...surfing the goodwill stores for some good books...being EXTRA sweet to me and cutting out or postpon...	neshema2	4	602	Feb 1, 2015 by PP
	hit my head & slammed (Preview) My head hurts. I slammed against the wall. I think this one's gonna hurt! Prayers that it is not that bad.	Hoot Nanny	5	393	Feb 1, 2015 by grateful2be
	Something I learned from a non CAL book..modified post!! (Preview) Something I read about what I practice......and here is MY esh only on what i think about what i practice...what i do repeatedly.....if i do the same negative thing over and over, its crazy to expect different results....different outcome...If I keep enabling my A's, over and over, it usually does n...	neshema2	6	834	Feb 1, 2015 by mm830
	sermon went well (Preview) It went well more details later	Hoot Nanny	2	431	Feb 1, 2015 by grateful2be
	sermon today (Preview) Prayers for my pastor & me for a heart touching sermon.	Hoot Nanny	3	391	Feb 1, 2015 by hotrod
	Today's odat February 1st (Preview) Todays odat talks of the first step..ingraining it so deeply onto our conscious that it almost becomes second nature in the way we live. It also talks of practicing the step hundreds of times and still reverting to old behaviors. It also talks of surrendering to Gods will concerning other people And t...	karma13	7	576	Feb 1, 2015 by andromeda
	question for Betty and Kenny and el-cee (sorry el-cee..didn't know u were mod, lol) (Preview) I posted a except and my esh on Days of healing days of joy this book is widely used in the aca/coda rooms, but i don't see it on CAL list that said, can we post exerpts and our esh on books we are reading, have read OR do we need to do exerpts on the CAL only I know...i should have asked this FIRST but did not....i...	neshema2	11	1009	Feb 1, 2015 by neshema2
	Proof that life begins WITHIN me (Preview) I saw something, a quote and it made me think of my struggles w/my perceptions which cause chain reaction...... I have always said, that it all begins WITHIN me....like the slogan...Let it begin with me.......my thinking is ground zero for what my recovery is gonna stand on....good foundation...w...	neshema2	3	399	Feb 1, 2015 by neshema2
	he said she said (Preview) He thinks I am leaving him out & thatI am like mother becbecause I like to socislize out & about. I like even love my friends. He is no matter what my friend too. I still love him. Does he really know what he is saying?	Hoot Nanny	5	653	Feb 1, 2015 by deacon
	Treatment VS AA meets/Counsellor (Preview) I am seeking others ESH particularly doubles on their thoughts regarding the validity of inpatient treatment. I whole heartedly believe in AA and Al anon and counselling and feel that people will get help when they hurt enough or hit bottom. I do of course realize that it is dependant on the drug of c...	serenity47	9	688	Feb 1, 2015 by SerenityRUS
	MP (Preview) It is here &:I am not ready... I will never be.	Hoot Nanny	1	329	Feb 1, 2015 by hotrod
	A really good HOPE 4 TODAY (Preview) I sometimes just leaf through, not paying attention to dates, I just flip through and STOP when i see a message I need to hear..... IN this hope for today...... Hope for Today Living one day at a time as an adult child of an alcoholic can seem insurmountable when faced with the myriad feelings and memor...	neshema2	11	653	Feb 1, 2015 by karma13
	giving another chance?? (Preview) I saw a post on facebook that resonated with me it talked about the more chances that I gave someone, the less respect they would start to have for me.....they start totally disregarding my boundaries and my standards b/c they know I will always give another chance they become unafraid of losing me, th...	neshema2	11	600	Feb 1, 2015 by el-cee
	here I go again (Preview) I found my odat. It was behind something not under something. That's usually how it is searching & finding something under something.	Hoot Nanny	2	390	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	odat (Preview) I can't find my book. I wanted to read my 29 year old book & share the reading for today maybe I should just go back to bed??????????	Hoot Nanny	3	370	Jan 31, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	the furenal wss OK. (Preview) So I found out things I didn't know about my friend. I thought I knew a lot about her but it was much than that. Her name was Katherine Ann & my name is Kathleen Diane. She was a very loving & was a huge part of my life. We were in our weight group together for many year& sat by me often so I knew her. I...	Hoot Nanny	4	471	Jan 31, 2015 by likemyheart
	Life onLife's Terms (Preview) I had a very unsettling experience yesterday that I would like to share. This sad incident happened at my church and it is depressing.The church holds AA meetings in a side room every night of the week . It appears the night before , a young member wandered off into the church and fell asleep....	hotrod	13	620	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	hotrod (Preview) Did you get my PM? Can't' check my messages until Monday. I am on a mobile phone.Kathleen	Hoot Nanny	1	361	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	Courage to Change 1 -31 (Preview) C2C January 31 speaks about working the 12 steps once and then discovering that although we have worked the Steps, we are far from perfect and still lapse into self-pity and resentments. The reading goes on to explain that that a meditation on step six and seven is important so that we can discover...	hotrod	7	721	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	my girl got into a car wreck!!! (Preview) My D#2 got into a car wreck with ALL the kids on the car...thank goodness it is a rather large suv/truck and she wasn't going fast... A lady suddenly stopped in front of "C" and she hit the brakes, but it wasn't enough.....she went into lady's rear end, lady bumped into the car in front of her.....	neshema2	10	670	Jan 31, 2015 by neshema2
	Just for today!!!! (Preview)	neshema2	1	366	Jan 31, 2015 by grateful2be
	Being a participant in my life (Preview) ******************************************************	neshema2	1	480	Jan 31, 2015 by grateful2be
	Honoring a friend (Preview) A week and a day after I injured my hand sending my life sideways for a while, my neighbor passed away. I cleaned her house for her, did heavy lifting sort of things, came to her aid when she called; she was my friend. She was a recovering alcoholic, had THE BOOK on her shelves; we had many a conversation abo...	likemyheart	7	571	Jan 31, 2015 by neshema2
	dilemma (Preview) I don't' know what to do. Should I go to bed or stay up? My back hurts so bad. I took alleve earlier. I want to stay up but then I don't'. What do you think?	Hoot Nanny	4	440	Jan 31, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	hot rod (Preview) I am going to PM you today. I would love to tell you my story about my dad.	Hoot Nanny	1	299	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	almost dawn (Preview) The day is starting & I want to sleep. I hope I get some responses soon. But don't' rush.	Hoot Nanny	0	387	Jan 31, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	Big long ramble about everything. (Preview) Well we're in and this will be our 3rd night in our own place and the first night that it is just daughter and I. So this is awesome and at the same time, there are large teething problems, I won't lie, daughter and I are both very grumpy and tired but hey, we're in our own place. She's settling in at her schoo...	missmeliss	8	878	Jan 31, 2015 by mjferg
	Now we're cookin'. (Preview) Finally feeling normal today. Happy even. My parents came over so that step-dad could put up my daughter's trampoline. I didn't ask that they do that but I know that they spent a lot of money on it a year ago and wanted her to be able to use it. They were in friendly moods for the first time in a long, long time...	missmeliss	1	425	Jan 31, 2015 by hotrod
	I'm thinking (Preview) That I will update my status tomorrow on the computer. Good night wherever you are!	Hoot Nanny	2	363	Jan 31, 2015 by milkwood
	Codependency-Abandonment-Shame (Preview) I have really been floundering in recovery and as a result I've been searching out information in all corners. I'm an information gatherer...if I have a problem I can solve it if I can just gather enough information. This trait has finally proven valuable in my personal life. I'm an adult child of an...	Spur	6	918	Jan 31, 2015 by Breakingfree
	Anyone else's alcoholic spouse in the military? (Preview) Are you more apprehensive and cautious about who you talk to about all this?	mlang	6	972	Jan 30, 2015 by Breakingfree
	missing my dad (Preview) I am missing my dad. He is the only man who truly loved me unconditionally.TThat's all I have to say for now.	Hoot Nanny	15	806	Jan 30, 2015 by Hoot Nanny
	Update !! It's been a while !! (Preview) First and formorst I'd like to thank you all !! I have to say as a mother of an addict letting go was the best thing for me but I never lost the hope.. Encouragement !!! Stay focus on your own recovery because we need too. I thank JESUS for hearing my every tear .. Here's our updated picture and he is now on a yea...	Gaby	7	652	Jan 30, 2015 by Jerry F
	Strong enough to stay or strong enough to leave (Preview) There is a saying I heard once "some of us are strong enough to stay, some of us are strong enough to leave" So true, so true. I'm very interested in hearing the stories of those strong enough to leave. Please share- Was there a moment when you just knew it was time?	callmemara	24	1163	Jan 30, 2015 by DW1081
	Got a book called "cyber junkie" (Preview) because it does have a chapter for the loved ones of a person with internet addiction. And help me understand the problem. I'm told that some men, post-stroke, will just shut down. I thin that is what I'm dealing with here. I tried to talk to him about it this way: I just asked him if he'd even thought a...	zebrafish	10	3950	Jan 30, 2015 by grateful2be
	The Truth According to the Alcoholic .. (Preview) When I was married to my XAH I used to really think I was special and unique because he only lied to me .. that was until I figured out that he lied to everyone it wasn't just me and honestly he couldn't tell the truth. That is obviously part of the distorted thinking on my part about my importance. So today...	SerenityRUS	11	1909	Jan 30, 2015 by andromeda
	Jan 30 Courage to Change (Preview) "Living with alcoholism, I learned that plans could change at any moment and that rules varied accordingly". The reading goes on to state how difficult it is to count on anything, resulting in grabbing at opportunities out of desperation. For me, living with the inconsistencies resul...	PP	14	1321	Jan 30, 2015 by PP
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