Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

carrotseed · carrotseed

It's been a long time coming. Years of excuses, acting irresponsible, loss of integrity & trust, intimacy, efforts to make me feel irrational, talk down to me, lying to me, hiding his drinking. I have a small daughter and currently lack childcare to attend a meeting. He's going to be an inpati...

lgnutah · lgnutah

I have lived with the predictable pattern of my AD's disease long enough that I am getting better at setting protective boundaries for myself. (She does not live with me, she lives a couple of hours away). If I see that a text she has sent is becoming verbally abusive/incoherent, I delete it without r...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Happy December all. Today's reading discusses how the program works - in a very simple way. Keep coming back and get into the middle of the program. The quote for today --- from Aristotle is perfect. "What we learn to do we learn by doing." The thought for the day --- Listening, hearing, thinking and...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

The last week has been awful to say the least .. lol. I wound up at the urgent care which is a glorified triage they changed insurance at work and I was not happy about that. The best guess as I am waiting for the test at this point was a sever kidney infection. They thought I might be having a kidney stone....

Elabella · Elabella

So last night my AH came home from being out with friends at a sporting event pretty intoxicated. Not shocking. He was apologizing as soon as he walked in for being drunk. My usual reaction would have been to get angry. I didn't! I used the tools I've been learning and it worked- FOR ME. I was calm and actua...

joker · joker

I have spent the last two days, writing and writing all my anger and pain. I had a lot. Pages of pages of pure rage and pain. I just wrote and wrote and cried and cried. I cried hard. I feel so drained now, So drained. I feel Like there is nothing left inside me. I feel hollow. I am so tired now. I am exhausted. I r...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good late morning MIP family....I apologize for the late posting of the daily. Courage to Change for today discusses our hopes, goals and promises of Al-Anon in a general way. Everyone who plays a part in our lives offers something we might learn. Many reflect the same qualities and values as us and...

Elabella · Elabella

So with the holidays fast approaching I am experiencing high anxiety when thinking about how to deal with Christmas Eve dinner this year. For the entire duration of my marriage/relationship to AH (27 years), we have had Christmas Eve dinner at my parents house. Before we had our daughter it didn't me...

WestMan · WestMan

Put up the tree and am decorating with the kids. My ex-AW is away at rehab and this is usually her big project and she is really really good at it. Everyone looks forward to it because she is so into it. Now they're stuck with me. I'm doing my best but it pales in comparison. And I did not anticipate how much th...

joker · joker

I am nearing a break down. I can feel it. I left the hotel and came home. I have not officially moved yet. I have not taken the apartment yet. I have to decide by tomorrow. I came home and thought I can manage. I am so wrong. I have my daughter with her mental health issues that I am dealing with. She is going dow...

Mummie21 · Mummie21

Hello i am in a similar situation as any of you. My husband of 8 yrs and total of 16 years together is battling addiction to alcohol. He has suffered 4 sezuires in 8 years from trying to stop and had attempted AA but not seriously. He has been to a six month program stayed 4 and is now 2 months in a year program b...

Sorcha · Sorcha

Hi all, just had to post tonight after what has been a very difficult day, the last two weeks since my ex partner died have been hard, I just find the memories of our 4 years together are swamping me a lot of the time. I left him 3 months before he died while he was on a bender that seemed like it was never going t...

hotrod · hotrod

The 11th Step has been posted to the Step Board Learn How The Twelve Steps Work.Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! Please join in and share your thoughts. Here is the link http://stepw...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Good morning, MIP! Today's reading in Courage to Change is about the positive change one can experience by working the Al-Anon program and the new way of living that Al-Anon offers. The author shares that, before Al-Anon, they thought that being an adult meant being in control and looking good on t...

hotrod · hotrod

The ODAT reading for November 28, reminds us that "no situation is truly hopeless". Most importantly, the point is that despair and hopelessness are human attitudes and not the conditions of our lives. . It points out that in desperate situations,w,e human beings give up hope because we are un...

Brand new member- so many questions.... · Elabella

Hi- I'm two meetings in as of yesterday. My husband is a very high functioning alcoholic- he drinks from morning til night every single day for a very long time already. We have a 14 yr old daughter. This last year his disease has really progressed. He used to be to be kind, engaging and interested in doin...

AnnieFenk321 · AnnieFenk321

I am so exhausted from my husband's mood swings. One day he is so nice and loving and thankful the next day everything overwhelms him and we can't talk about anything without it becoming a fight. I have locked myself in my study and sent him out for the whole morning to "play with our kid" so I could clean th...

Lyne · Lyne

Gifts from Alanon : Today's reading talks about what the writer accomplished from being a member of Alanon as well as from having a relationship with HP. These gifts include proud of being a survivor, acknowlegement of having dignity, having a wealth of experience that he/she can share, doesn't...

a4l · a4l

I am really struggling to be my recovery self in the non recovery world. I know this is not helped by my long held patterns of "all or nothing". Example: I spent almost five years literally shut out from the world. By choice. To recover, starting with the road to rock bottom. Now I'm on wobbly legs....

AnnieFenk321 · AnnieFenk321

My husband doesn't work. He spends money on things for himself regardless of whether we can afford it or not, when he wants to he just takes the money. He shoplifts and drinks and uses porn. He claims he has stopped now... He is angry and depressed a lot of the time. He speaks to me rudely and angrily all t...

Mabel · Mabel

Hi everyone. I'm really stressed over my ex's behaviour recently. We split up because of his drinking and being aggressive when drunk. And I will be leaving within the next couple months. His drinking has escalated recently and I'm finding him impossible to be around lately. I'm worried, he d...

fullmom · fullmom

My AD and her husband are over drinking. Not sure if they're alcoholics, or just over drinking, but that's for them to figure out, not me. We have a really good relationship with both of them. They are 30. This is not the first time my husband and I have worried or observed that they drink too much. So...

wifeofalcoholic · wifeofalcoholic

My AH was once sober for 12 years then on and off every few months for years. Now he is drinking every month. It is escalating and I am scared. We have been through marriage counseling more than once and he has had counseling more than once. He has had a DUI. I am so tired of this. Even when he's not drinki...

SoggySlippers · SoggySlippers

I would much appreciate any ESH on the differences in detaching vs letting go.Examples sure would be great.

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

My daughter in having contact with her dad has once again had another bad episode of the anxiety/Tourette's. It was really bad. Of course she didn't tell me and that irritates me more than anything because someone who has known her 3 months and has not lived the situation with her has all of the inf...

Curlyblu · Curlyblu

I ask AH to not come home for a while. About 5 days ago I had a chat with "sober" AH and we had a really good talk. Although he remained strong that he could stop drinking on his own without help. I told AH that I would give him one chance and one chance only. Never really believing that I would have to act on that...

DavidG · DavidG

-all seated on the ground... it is thanksgiving in Canada and USA, coming up- great expectations... In NZ we don't have thanksgiving- we wait until Christmas for family get togethers and feasting. Yesterday we had a birthday party down by the lake- for our youngest daughter. She had two friends wit...

2HP · 2HP

There was a recent thread where a newcomer had come to this MIP site to ask about an alcoholic symptom a "friend" is apparently exhibiting. I saw it and believed it belonged in the appropriate room of AA because we don't keep focus on the alcoholic in Al-Anon. ....yet I recalled my own need to understan...

AnnieFenk321 · AnnieFenk321

I got to the end of reading the big book and it talks there about a wife whose formerly alcoholic husband drank a lot of coffee and smoked a lot after he became sober and how eventually her nagging led him to get angry and eventually drink again. The book says that while he was clearly at fault, she learned t...

Overcome · Overcome

Courage and I will be keeping the chat room open today for anyone that needs support during the holiday. This is something that we used to do in the room before John passed. In his memory I'd like to see us do this again throughout the holidays. We know that for many dealing with the disease of alcoholism,...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is about the chaos that an alcoholic home can be. Many of us who grew up in or have lived in a home with an A have learned some survival techniques like-not trusting anyone, not being trustworthy, being unable to stand up for ourselves. A sentence that resonated fo...

serenity47 · serenity47

I have returned from my week long visit with my daughter. I did stay in the hotel for the entire week as planned and we carried on with our activities despite the chaos/drama unfolding at her house. For the most part she was very pleasant to be around and we had some fun. I was honoured to meet her sponso...

Lele · Lele

this is my first post in this forum, so I'm sorry if it's a bit all over the place. my mother has struggled with alcoholism for the past 5 years, and recently I've reached a breaking point. it's gotten to the point where Im not happy coming home anymore, and im constantly in fear of another relapse (she's...

MizzB · MizzB

Hey all! So, since ABF ended up on hospital (parents took him after seeing him in withdrawal - they finally saw the complete effect of his drinking) he hasn't drunk at all and he's been in group therapy and is on the waiting list for individual therapy. The stress of the drinking has reduced - although t...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

So I get two cards on Thanksgiving from my AH's mother. One for myself, and one for my kid. Both have a $20.00 in them. So I called up my MIL to thank her, and I ask why the money? She told me she just feels so bad about this situation, and she loves us and wants to help out, but that's the best she can do. Awe, so sh...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

This has been the craziest week and I think I pretty well kicked my program out of the window. Actually it was a way crappy start to the week. My daughter had a serious lack of aduling and has now been handed the mantel of this is so not my problem as a result. She's got some serious consequences at the mom...

Aline · Aline

Hi, working through my irritation with myself. Sorry if the post is jumbled, I'm tired and thoughts go several directions, I guess. Today was my last day in my current job, now a week ahead before starting the new one. Worked 10 hours, still didn't do all I wanted/needed (?) to make the passing of the pro...

SoggySlippers · SoggySlippers

Yesterday,being Thanksgiving,was full of so many thoughts and feelings and also decisions for me,and I really struggled to maintain my composure.I believed the best way to get through the day was to be as strong as I could,just suck it up and push through it.I came here to chat,which was very helpful...

joker · joker

I am still in hotel and having anxiety as I have to return home tomorrow. I am not looking forward to seeing the alcoholic. I keep thinking he is just a roommate, he is just a roommate. I have nothing to fear. I have nothing to fear. I had a good day today as I called some lawyers and got legal advise on the hous...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Today's daily discusses Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Step Ten is our daily reminder to let go of that which holds us back - judgment of others, inventory of others, etc. We are reminded to continue to take our own inventory instead of ot...

Lyne · Lyne

Happy Thanksgiving to my MIP family! I am grateful to all of you as you help me to grow and change. Love, Lyne

hotrod · hotrod

Good Morning MIP I pray that everyone enjoys Happy Thanksgiving Enjoy and please do not eat too much turkey

YARNCRAZY · YARNCRAZY

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BE GRATEFUL. HUGS TO ALL OF YOU. IM GRATEFUL FOR ALANON AND THE LESSONS I LEARN ABOUT. THEY SERVE ME WELL DAILY ALYCE

Hopefull15 · Hopefull15

Hello all..its been a while since Ive posted so I apologize in advance if this is longwinded. My sponsor is not available right now and Im boiling over and need to get it out....Just really need to vent I guess or maybe just need to figure out what program tool to use to pull myself together while I try to ge...

joker · joker

Just a update. I slept downstairs last night and this morning I got up and the alcoholic left for work. I did absolutely nothing, I mean nothing to clean the house. I am off on sick leave from work and usually I have the house cleaned and have a meal cooked, chorus done around the house, groceries bought e...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP family. Today's reading is about "Keep it Simple". The writer discusses goals and dreams that seemed way too hard or large to accomplish at times, therefore ... never started. Keep it simple can remind us to simplify dreams and goals into one step at a time instead of viewing the ta...

SoggySlippers · SoggySlippers

I'm sitting here with anxiety because I feel like I HAVE to snoop through my husbands phone and I'm trying so hard to not do it. He didn't work today,said it was cancelled due to the weather.I want to believe him and it's probably true,he works outside and his work is dependent on the weather and has been c...

AnnieFenk321 · AnnieFenk321

I have really been trying to let go of controlling my husband. One of the biggest obstacles, both practically and intellectually, is parenting together. My husband's issues do not for the most part make him incapable of parenting our son. What's more, I really need him to be able to parent so I am abl...

lilkbbk · lilkbbk

Hi, I am new to forums and have only attended a handful of Al-Anon meeting in the past, but I need help and I don't know where else to turn. My husband started drinking again in June after being sober for over 2 years. I was very resistant to the idea of him drinking, but he assured me that it would only be a few...

joker · joker

After Saturday's breakdown, my behavior, being so out of control, due to the alcoholic talking with his ex-wife, drunk. I decided, after a face to face meeting Friday night, I had enough. I am not going to keep living like this anymore. I went out and looked at an apartment today, but just did not feel ri...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Good morning, MIP! Today's reading in Courage to Change is about Al Anon as a spiritual recovery program. (Other readings discuss that spiritual and religious or dogmatic are different things, and that each member is encouraged to find a spiritual connection to the higher power of their own under...

new member - am I eligible for AlAnon? · AnnieFenk321

Hi, I am married to a man who has been sober in NA for many many years until recently. When I married him, he was really involved in his fellowship and helping others. Over the last two years he dropped off and stopped attending meetings because we were living in an area that didn't have strong fellowshi...

thisisit · thisisit

I need help on how to set a boundary with my spouse. Last night I found out that he had driven with my 4 year old in the car after drinking. This is the first time this has happened, and I need it to be the last. I am very new to the concept of Al-Anon and believe I need to go to meetings, not only because of my hu...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

I saw this posted on another site and it really got me to thinking that it isn't just a coincidence that my tiny house sits right next to a dove aviary! I hear them all the time! Dove:"The Dove represents peace of the deepest kind. It soothes and quiets our worried and troubled thoughts, and enables us to...

mamalioness · mamalioness

it CAN be done..Sobriety and good thinking CAN be achieved..With work, dedication, healthy self love and fair discipline it CAN be done.. My beloved girl is SIX YEARS SOBER as of yesterday, well its Monday, now, LOL, so SATURDAY marked the sixth year of being sober..We had a wonderful talk today!!! p...

gailstewie · gailstewie

I am recently broke up with a boyfriend who grew up in an alcoholic home as I did. We did live together once and we separated. It was a constant battle between us. We were both controlling and have trust issues. I still don't trust him and I want to but my instincts tell me not to. We talked about counse...

andromeda · andromeda

I was let go from my firm yesterday for underperformance. Long story short, I had a lot of deals pending in my pipeline, but nothing was coming in to the firm except a few small accounts and they said it wasn't enough. They gave me 17 weeks to perform to their standards and I didn't meet expectations. S...

Lyne · Lyne

Spirit: The writer speaks about generations of alcoholism in his/her family had broken his spirit. But Alanon has given him a fellowship which allows for healing. Finding a God of his understanding, could restore him to his true self. Today he is able to celebrate being alive. Today's reminder...

hotrod · hotrod

The ODAT reading for November 21 speaks about the importance of keeping an open mind and embracing the humility of the program. The reading provides an example of a family who are accustomed to entertaining and when one enters AA, cannot understand why the alcohol consumption must be eliminated Th...

wikedfairy · wikedfairy

im debbie, and im engaged to an alcoholic. he doesnt lie, cheat or steal, like some. hes the hardest working man ive ever known, honest to a fault, and a good man. And most of the time, his drinking doesnt affect anything. Except when it does. We are in the process of him moving from Canada to the US. He is ho...

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	checked my husband into rehab today (Preview) It's been a long time coming. Years of excuses, acting irresponsible, loss of integrity & trust, intimacy, efforts to make me feel irrational, talk down to me, lying to me, hiding his drinking. I have a small daughter and currently lack childcare to attend a meeting. He's going to be an inpati...	carrotseed	4	543	Dec 3, 2017 by pinkchip
	I keep hoping time will bring change in her.......bur know the only one I can change is ME (Preview) I have lived with the predictable pattern of my AD's disease long enough that I am getting better at setting protective boundaries for myself. (She does not live with me, she lives a couple of hours away). If I see that a text she has sent is becoming verbally abusive/incoherent, I delete it without r...	lgnutah	4	569	Dec 3, 2017 by serenity47
	Courage to Change (C2C) 12/1/17 (Preview) Happy December all. Today's reading discusses how the program works - in a very simple way. Keep coming back and get into the middle of the program. The quote for today --- from Aristotle is perfect. "What we learn to do we learn by doing." The thought for the day --- Listening, hearing, thinking and...	Iamhere	3	486	Dec 1, 2017 by Iamhere
	Feeling more myself (Preview) The last week has been awful to say the least .. lol. I wound up at the urgent care which is a glorified triage they changed insurance at work and I was not happy about that. The best guess as I am waiting for the test at this point was a sever kidney infection. They thought I might be having a kidney stone....	SerenityRUS	6	510	Dec 1, 2017 by SerenityRUS
	Mini victory (Preview) So last night my AH came home from being out with friends at a sporting event pretty intoxicated. Not shocking. He was apologizing as soon as he walked in for being drunk. My usual reaction would have been to get angry. I didn't! I used the tools I've been learning and it worked- FOR ME. I was calm and actua...	Elabella	8	783	Nov 30, 2017 by Iamhere
	Let go of the anger (Preview) I have spent the last two days, writing and writing all my anger and pain. I had a lot. Pages of pages of pure rage and pain. I just wrote and wrote and cried and cried. I cried hard. I feel so drained now, So drained. I feel Like there is nothing left inside me. I feel hollow. I am so tired now. I am exhausted. I r...	joker	5	565	Nov 30, 2017 by pinkchip
	Courage to Change (C2C) 11/30/17 (Preview) Good late morning MIP family....I apologize for the late posting of the daily. Courage to Change for today discusses our hopes, goals and promises of Al-Anon in a general way. Everyone who plays a part in our lives offers something we might learn. Many reflect the same qualities and values as us and...	Iamhere	1	442	Nov 30, 2017 by hotrod
	Christmas Anxiety (Preview) So with the holidays fast approaching I am experiencing high anxiety when thinking about how to deal with Christmas Eve dinner this year. For the entire duration of my marriage/relationship to AH (27 years), we have had Christmas Eve dinner at my parents house. Before we had our daughter it didn't me...	Elabella	8	677	Nov 30, 2017 by Maresie
	The Holiday Struggle (Preview) Put up the tree and am decorating with the kids. My ex-AW is away at rehab and this is usually her big project and she is really really good at it. Everyone looks forward to it because she is so into it. Now they're stuck with me. I'm doing my best but it pales in comparison. And I did not anticipate how much th...	WestMan	10	767	Nov 29, 2017 by 2HP
	Nearing a melt down (Preview) I am nearing a break down. I can feel it. I left the hotel and came home. I have not officially moved yet. I have not taken the apartment yet. I have to decide by tomorrow. I came home and thought I can manage. I am so wrong. I have my daughter with her mental health issues that I am dealing with. She is going dow...	joker	4	566	Nov 29, 2017 by Maresie
	Looking for advice ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello i am in a similar situation as any of you. My husband of 8 yrs and total of 16 years together is battling addiction to alcohol. He has suffered 4 sezuires in 8 years from trying to stop and had attempted AA but not seriously. He has been to a six month program stayed 4 and is now 2 months in a year program b...	Mummie21	52	6906	Nov 29, 2017 by serenity47
	Difficult days (Preview) Hi all, just had to post tonight after what has been a very difficult day, the last two weeks since my ex partner died have been hard, I just find the memories of our 4 years together are swamping me a lot of the time. I left him 3 months before he died while he was on a bender that seemed like it was never going t...	Sorcha	11	2844	Nov 29, 2017 by Iamhere
	Step 11 has been posted to the Step Board (Preview) The 11th Step has been posted to the Step Board Learn How The Twelve Steps Work.Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! Please join in and share your thoughts. Here is the link http://stepw...	hotrod	1	376	Nov 29, 2017 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change November 29 (Preview) Good morning, MIP! Today's reading in Courage to Change is about the positive change one can experience by working the Al-Anon program and the new way of living that Al-Anon offers. The author shares that, before Al-Anon, they thought that being an adult meant being in control and looking good on t...	Skorpi	2	900	Nov 29, 2017 by Iamhere
	ODAT reading 11-28-2017 (Preview) The ODAT reading for November 28, reminds us that "no situation is truly hopeless". Most importantly, the point is that despair and hopelessness are human attitudes and not the conditions of our lives. . It points out that in desperate situations,w,e human beings give up hope because we are un...	hotrod	8	488	Nov 28, 2017 by 2HP
	Brand new member- so many questions.... (Preview) Hi- I'm two meetings in as of yesterday. My husband is a very high functioning alcoholic- he drinks from morning til night every single day for a very long time already. We have a 14 yr old daughter. This last year his disease has really progressed. He used to be to be kind, engaging and interested in doin...	Elabella	15	3243	Nov 28, 2017 by MaggieRuth
	THE MOOD SWINGS!!! (Preview) I am so exhausted from my husband's mood swings. One day he is so nice and loving and thankful the next day everything overwhelms him and we can't talk about anything without it becoming a fight. I have locked myself in my study and sent him out for the whole morning to "play with our kid" so I could clean th...	AnnieFenk321	8	497	Nov 28, 2017 by Maresie
	C2C, 11/27 (Preview) Gifts from Alanon : Today's reading talks about what the writer accomplished from being a member of Alanon as well as from having a relationship with HP. These gifts include proud of being a survivor, acknowlegement of having dignity, having a wealth of experience that he/she can share, doesn't...	Lyne	6	417	Nov 28, 2017 by Maresie
	Need to sit in the silence... Help? (Preview) I am really struggling to be my recovery self in the non recovery world. I know this is not helped by my long held patterns of "all or nothing". Example: I spent almost five years literally shut out from the world. By choice. To recover, starting with the road to rock bottom. Now I'm on wobbly legs....	a4l	10	2822	Nov 28, 2017 by Maresie
	WHY DO YOU STAY?! - so frustrated right now. (Preview) My husband doesn't work. He spends money on things for himself regardless of whether we can afford it or not, when he wants to he just takes the money. He shoplifts and drinks and uses porn. He claims he has stopped now... He is angry and depressed a lot of the time. He speaks to me rudely and angrily all t...	AnnieFenk321	9	636	Nov 28, 2017 by Maresie
	Stressed! (Preview) Hi everyone. I'm really stressed over my ex's behaviour recently. We split up because of his drinking and being aggressive when drunk. And I will be leaving within the next couple months. His drinking has escalated recently and I'm finding him impossible to be around lately. I'm worried, he d...	Mabel	10	581	Nov 28, 2017 by Maresie
	adult daughter and husband drinking too much, what's your advice for me? (Preview) My AD and her husband are over drinking. Not sure if they're alcoholics, or just over drinking, but that's for them to figure out, not me. We have a really good relationship with both of them. They are 30. This is not the first time my husband and I have worried or observed that they drink too much. So...	fullmom	10	635	Nov 27, 2017 by Maresie
	Suggested to AH separation (Preview) My AH was once sober for 12 years then on and off every few months for years. Now he is drinking every month. It is escalating and I am scared. We have been through marriage counseling more than once and he has had counseling more than once. He has had a DUI. I am so tired of this. Even when he's not drinki...	wifeofalcoholic	3	622	Nov 27, 2017 by Takotsubo
	Detaching VS Letting Go (Preview) I would much appreciate any ESH on the differences in detaching vs letting go.Examples sure would be great.	SoggySlippers	5	630	Nov 27, 2017 by Jerry F
	Missing memories .. (Preview) My daughter in having contact with her dad has once again had another bad episode of the anxiety/Tourette's. It was really bad. Of course she didn't tell me and that irritates me more than anything because someone who has known her 3 months and has not lived the situation with her has all of the inf...	SerenityRUS	8	589	Nov 27, 2017 by serenity47
	the hardest thing i have ever had to do (Preview) I ask AH to not come home for a while. About 5 days ago I had a chat with "sober" AH and we had a really good talk. Although he remained strong that he could stop drinking on his own without help. I told AH that I would give him one chance and one chance only. Never really believing that I would have to act on that...	Curlyblu	13	801	Nov 27, 2017 by Iamhere
	While shepherds washed their socks by night- (Preview) -all seated on the ground... it is thanksgiving in Canada and USA, coming up- great expectations... In NZ we don't have thanksgiving- we wait until Christmas for family get togethers and feasting. Yesterday we had a birthday party down by the lake- for our youngest daughter. She had two friends wit...	DavidG	19	3098	Nov 27, 2017 by Iamhere
	"The Spiritual Foundation" (Preview) There was a recent thread where a newcomer had come to this MIP site to ask about an alcoholic symptom a "friend" is apparently exhibiting. I saw it and believed it belonged in the appropriate room of AA because we don't keep focus on the alcoholic in Al-Anon. ....yet I recalled my own need to understan...	2HP	5	905	Nov 27, 2017 by Iamhere
	Financial consequences :( :( (Preview) I got to the end of reading the big book and it talks there about a wife whose formerly alcoholic husband drank a lot of coffee and smoked a lot after he became sober and how eventually her nagging led him to get angry and eventually drink again. The book says that while he was clearly at fault, she learned t...	AnnieFenk321	5	721	Nov 27, 2017 by AnnieFenk321
	Thanksgiving support (Preview) Courage and I will be keeping the chat room open today for anyone that needs support during the holiday. This is something that we used to do in the room before John passed. In his memory I'd like to see us do this again throughout the holidays. We know that for many dealing with the disease of alcoholism,...	Overcome	7	2474	Nov 26, 2017 by wp
	Hope for Today Nov 26 (Preview) Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is about the chaos that an alcoholic home can be. Many of us who grew up in or have lived in a home with an A have learned some survival techniques like-not trusting anyone, not being trustworthy, being unable to stand up for ourselves. A sentence that resonated fo...	yanksfan51	4	531	Nov 26, 2017 by Iamhere
	A mothers fear but handing it over. (Preview) I have returned from my week long visit with my daughter. I did stay in the hotel for the entire week as planned and we carried on with our activities despite the chaos/drama unfolding at her house. For the most part she was very pleasant to be around and we had some fun. I was honoured to meet her sponso...	serenity47	3	499	Nov 26, 2017 by hotrod
	adopting new roles (Preview) this is my first post in this forum, so I'm sorry if it's a bit all over the place. my mother has struggled with alcoholism for the past 5 years, and recently I've reached a breaking point. it's gotten to the point where Im not happy coming home anymore, and im constantly in fear of another relapse (she's...	Lele	5	478	Nov 26, 2017 by Maresie
	Update (Preview) Hey all! So, since ABF ended up on hospital (parents took him after seeing him in withdrawal - they finally saw the complete effect of his drinking) he hasn't drunk at all and he's been in group therapy and is on the waiting list for individual therapy. The stress of the drinking has reduced - although t...	MizzB	9	643	Nov 25, 2017 by MaggieRuth
	Update (Preview) So I get two cards on Thanksgiving from my AH's mother. One for myself, and one for my kid. Both have a $20.00 in them. So I called up my MIL to thank her, and I ask why the money? She told me she just feels so bad about this situation, and she loves us and wants to help out, but that's the best she can do. Awe, so sh...	PosiesandPuppies	4	489	Nov 25, 2017 by PosiesandPuppies
	Still Blah .. (Preview) This has been the craziest week and I think I pretty well kicked my program out of the window. Actually it was a way crappy start to the week. My daughter had a serious lack of aduling and has now been handed the mantel of this is so not my problem as a result. She's got some serious consequences at the mom...	SerenityRUS	5	509	Nov 25, 2017 by Aline
	Last day of work not fun (Preview) Hi, working through my irritation with myself. Sorry if the post is jumbled, I'm tired and thoughts go several directions, I guess. Today was my last day in my current job, now a week ahead before starting the new one. Worked 10 hours, still didn't do all I wanted/needed (?) to make the passing of the pro...	Aline	5	462	Nov 25, 2017 by Aline
	About Crying (Preview) Yesterday,being Thanksgiving,was full of so many thoughts and feelings and also decisions for me,and I really struggled to maintain my composure.I believed the best way to get through the day was to be as strong as I could,just suck it up and push through it.I came here to chat,which was very helpful...	SoggySlippers	9	545	Nov 24, 2017 by SoggySlippers
	craziness does not stop (Preview) I am still in hotel and having anxiety as I have to return home tomorrow. I am not looking forward to seeing the alcoholic. I keep thinking he is just a roommate, he is just a roommate. I have nothing to fear. I have nothing to fear. I had a good day today as I called some lawyers and got legal advise on the hous...	joker	6	2022	Nov 24, 2017 by Mattie
	Courage to Change (C2C) 11/24/17 (Preview) Today's daily discusses Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Step Ten is our daily reminder to let go of that which holds us back - judgment of others, inventory of others, etc. We are reminded to continue to take our own inventory instead of ot...	Iamhere	2	394	Nov 24, 2017 by PosiesandPuppies
	Happy Thanksgiving (Preview) Happy Thanksgiving to my MIP family! I am grateful to all of you as you help me to grow and change. Love, Lyne	Lyne	5	2811	Nov 23, 2017 by Jerry F
	Happy Thanksgiving (Preview) Good Morning MIP I pray that everyone enjoys Happy Thanksgiving Enjoy and please do not eat too much turkey	hotrod	4	2290	Nov 23, 2017 by PosiesandPuppies
	HAPPY TURKEY DAY (Preview) HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BE GRATEFUL. HUGS TO ALL OF YOU. IM GRATEFUL FOR ALANON AND THE LESSONS I LEARN ABOUT. THEY SERVE ME WELL DAILY ALYCE	YARNCRAZY	3	2552	Nov 23, 2017 by PosiesandPuppies
	Struggling to get thru the holidays... (Preview) Hello all..its been a while since Ive posted so I apologize in advance if this is longwinded. My sponsor is not available right now and Im boiling over and need to get it out....Just really need to vent I guess or maybe just need to figure out what program tool to use to pull myself together while I try to ge...	Hopefull15	1	2201	Nov 23, 2017 by Maresie
	progress today (Preview) Just a update. I slept downstairs last night and this morning I got up and the alcoholic left for work. I did absolutely nothing, I mean nothing to clean the house. I am off on sick leave from work and usually I have the house cleaned and have a meal cooked, chorus done around the house, groceries bought e...	joker	3	1030	Nov 23, 2017 by 2HP
	Courage to Change (C2C) 11/23/17 (Preview) Good morning MIP family. Today's reading is about "Keep it Simple". The writer discusses goals and dreams that seemed way too hard or large to accomplish at times, therefore ... never started. Keep it simple can remind us to simplify dreams and goals into one step at a time instead of viewing the ta...	Iamhere	2	2434	Nov 23, 2017 by Aline
	I HAVE To Know,I HAVE To Snoop (Preview) I'm sitting here with anxiety because I feel like I HAVE to snoop through my husbands phone and I'm trying so hard to not do it. He didn't work today,said it was cancelled due to the weather.I want to believe him and it's probably true,he works outside and his work is dependent on the weather and has been c...	SoggySlippers	10	3957	Nov 23, 2017 by Iamhere
	Parenting with an irresponsible person? How to detach?! (Preview) I have really been trying to let go of controlling my husband. One of the biggest obstacles, both practically and intellectually, is parenting together. My husband's issues do not for the most part make him incapable of parenting our son. What's more, I really need him to be able to parent so I am abl...	AnnieFenk321	4	2992	Nov 23, 2017 by AnnieFenk321
	My husband just started drinking again after 2 years sober (Preview) Hi, I am new to forums and have only attended a handful of Al-Anon meeting in the past, but I need help and I don't know where else to turn. My husband started drinking again in June after being sober for over 2 years. I was very resistant to the idea of him drinking, but he assured me that it would only be a few...	lilkbbk	10	2415	Nov 22, 2017 by WestMan
	taking sanity steps (Preview) After Saturday's breakdown, my behavior, being so out of control, due to the alcoholic talking with his ex-wife, drunk. I decided, after a face to face meeting Friday night, I had enough. I am not going to keep living like this anymore. I went out and looked at an apartment today, but just did not feel ri...	joker	5	2532	Nov 22, 2017 by YARNCRAZY
	Courage to Change November 22 (Preview) Good morning, MIP! Today's reading in Courage to Change is about Al Anon as a spiritual recovery program. (Other readings discuss that spiritual and religious or dogmatic are different things, and that each member is encouraged to find a spiritual connection to the higher power of their own under...	Skorpi	3	779	Nov 22, 2017 by PosiesandPuppies
	new member - am I eligible for AlAnon? (Preview) Hi, I am married to a man who has been sober in NA for many many years until recently. When I married him, he was really involved in his fellowship and helping others. Over the last two years he dropped off and stopped attending meetings because we were living in an area that didn't have strong fellowshi...	AnnieFenk321	5	2255	Nov 22, 2017 by Iamhere
	Need help with boundaries (Preview) I need help on how to set a boundary with my spouse. Last night I found out that he had driven with my 4 year old in the car after drinking. This is the first time this has happened, and I need it to be the last. I am very new to the concept of Al-Anon and believe I need to go to meetings, not only because of my hu...	thisisit	10	3092	Nov 21, 2017 by Iamhere
	The Dove (Preview) I saw this posted on another site and it really got me to thinking that it isn't just a coincidence that my tiny house sits right next to a dove aviary! I hear them all the time! Dove:"The Dove represents peace of the deepest kind. It soothes and quiets our worried and troubled thoughts, and enables us to...	PosiesandPuppies	7	2195	Nov 21, 2017 by PosiesandPuppies
	My beloved daughter is SIX YEARS sober (Preview) it CAN be done..Sobriety and good thinking CAN be achieved..With work, dedication, healthy self love and fair discipline it CAN be done.. My beloved girl is SIX YEARS SOBER as of yesterday, well its Monday, now, LOL, so SATURDAY marked the sixth year of being sober..We had a wonderful talk today!!! p...	mamalioness	9	943	Nov 21, 2017 by mamalioness
	Trust issues (Preview) I am recently broke up with a boyfriend who grew up in an alcoholic home as I did. We did live together once and we separated. It was a constant battle between us. We were both controlling and have trust issues. I still don't trust him and I want to but my instincts tell me not to. We talked about counse...	gailstewie	8	3063	Nov 21, 2017 by mamalioness
	I lost my job yesterday! (Preview) I was let go from my firm yesterday for underperformance. Long story short, I had a lot of deals pending in my pipeline, but nothing was coming in to the firm except a few small accounts and they said it wasn't enough. They gave me 17 weeks to perform to their standards and I didn't meet expectations. S...	andromeda	24	2873	Nov 21, 2017 by a4l
	C2C, 11/20 (Preview) Spirit: The writer speaks about generations of alcoholism in his/her family had broken his spirit. But Alanon has given him a fellowship which allows for healing. Finding a God of his understanding, could restore him to his true self. Today he is able to celebrate being alive. Today's reminder...	Lyne	4	2446	Nov 21, 2017 by Curlyblu
	ODAT Reading 11-21-2017 (Preview) The ODAT reading for November 21 speaks about the importance of keeping an open mind and embracing the humility of the program. The reading provides an example of a family who are accustomed to entertaining and when one enters AA, cannot understand why the alcohol consumption must be eliminated Th...	hotrod	3	2177	Nov 21, 2017 by Curlyblu
	hi i guess (Preview) im debbie, and im engaged to an alcoholic. he doesnt lie, cheat or steal, like some. hes the hardest working man ive ever known, honest to a fault, and a good man. And most of the time, his drinking doesnt affect anything. Except when it does. We are in the process of him moving from Canada to the US. He is ho...	wikedfairy	6	1559	Nov 21, 2017 by wikedfairy
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