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I was reminded the other day, of how important it is for us to keep our perspective, for us to be able to see a bit of humor, despite all that is going on around us..... Even in my darkest moments, when I literally thought my world around me was coming to an end, I found some amount of humor (sometimes dark, other times not), that helped me through the day....
I thought I'd share some of the recovery jokes that make me giggle, and would love to hear more from others.... Some are jokes about alcoholics, while others are jokes about us Al-Anons..... All in good fun....
Q. How many alcoholics does it take to change a lightbulb? A1. Change? A2. Just one - the alcoholic holds onto the lightbulb, and the world revolves around them!
Q. How many male alcoholics does it take to change out a toilet paper roll? A. Nobody knows, as it has never happened!
Q. How many codependents does it take to change a lightbulb? A. Just one... he/she keeps flipping the light switch repeating "this time it will come back on!"
Q. What is the last thing to happen to an Al-Anon before they die? A. Someone else's life flashes before their eyes!
Q. How can you tell you're at an Al-Anon meeting? A. Someone spills their coffee, and everyone gets up to clean it up!
Three people, one of whom is a codependent, were in line to be executed at the guillotine. The first person stuck their head in the hold, the rope was cut, the blade fell, only to stop an inch above the person's neck. The Executioner saw it as a sign from God, and let the person go free. The next person went, and the same thing happened, and they were also allowed to go free. As the codependent walked up for his turn at the guillotine, he turned to the Executioner and said: "you know, I think I know how to fix that!"
The wife of an active alcoholic wants to please her A, so she gets up one morning and makes him two scrambled eggs. He sits down for breakfast, and is angry & upset. She asks him what is wrong, and he says "I wanted poached". The next day, she gets up again, and makes him two poached eggs, and once again, he is upset. She asks what is wrong, and he says "I wanted scrambled". So she thinks and thinks, and figures out her plan.... The third day, she gets up and makes him two eggs - one scrambled, and one poached! She sits back, quite proud of herself, waiting for her A to sit down. He comes to the table, and once again is angry & upset. She says, aghast "how can you possibly complain now - I made you one scrambled, and one poached".... He simply looked at her with disdain, and said "you scrambled the wrong egg!"
Hope some of the above brings about some smiles and laughter!! We DO need some humor in our lives, even amongst all the serious stuff around us!!
Take care
Tom
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"He is either gonna drink, or he won't.... what are YOU gonna do?"
"What you think of me is none of my business"
"If you knew the answer to what you are worrying about, would it REALLY change anything?"
Okay here I am sitting all alone in the treatment agency....typing alcohol/drug evals and reading email....I just read your posting on the guillotine and started laughing outloud....Thanks I really needed that...
OMGoodness, Funny! My ex the A was really was upset one fathers day because the omlet I cooked was all wrong and not to his liking -No kidding! Now I can find humor in that -all these made me smile
Tom, I do believe with all my heart that a sense of humor can carry us through any tragedy life dishes out. Through some of my darkest days when A was drinking, I managed to maintain my humor. Without it I would have died. I am sure of that. I remember when I first went to my dear friend who is a 13 year recovering A and said to her, "A is passed out on the front lawn. What do I do?" Her answer was, "Can you walk over him?" I started to giggle that I could, and I DID!! With her help, I have managed to smile, be brave, and to face it head-on. Yep, humor and the ability to use it saves lives!!
Diva
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