Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene

TrishaG · Member

How to send my 25 year old daughter this site

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Hello and welcome Trish I am sorry to hear of the pain you have experienced as a result of this dreadful disease. Here is the web address for your daughter :

alanon.activeboard.com/

We are known as Miracles in Progress and would love to support your daughter.

Please note there is an AA board here as well Here is that site address:.

http://aa.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42735

It might be helpful for you.

Positive thoughts on the way.

pinkchip · ~*Service Worker*~

That is good looking out for your daughter. As an aside, we all have stressful jobs with deadlines. Been sober 7 years. I used to think I drank from a stressful job. Turns out that the drinking was just reducing my ability to cope with stress. Don't let the "stressful job" be your excuse. Keep trying no matter what. You will succeed eventually in AA. Alanon will will not make your active alcoholism all better for your daughter. You still need to get sober. It will help her as a person if she is ready and wanting it.

Debb · ~*Service Worker*~

Welcome TrishaG and welcome to your daughter as well. How are you going

to send your daughter to this site? Are you sending her the link that Hotrod

gave you, via e-mail? Are you getting help for yourself? Sometimes it take a

number of times to become sober and also it is advisable to not only get

sober via AA but also to have a good therapist working with you as well,

to get to the root of your stress and anxieties.

Iamhere · ~*Service Worker*~

TrishaG -

I too welcome you to MIP! So glad you found us and so glad you are reaching out to us - even if it's for your daughter.

I am a 'double-winner' - means I am in AA and Al-Anon. Like PinkChip, I've found continuous sobriety for the last 27 years - One Day at a Time, with the AA program + the tools suggested.

If you go to the main page of Miracles in Progress (MIP), you'll see tons of sub-forums or sub-groups - maybe one that might help you too! The main page can be found at:

http://www.12stepforums.net/.

If you intend to suggest that your daughter seek recovery, she might be more moved if you take a look around too - you have nothing to loose or gain.

Glad that you stopped by and my hope is you can both start recovery, one day at a time, for yourselves and your future(s).

(((Hugs))) to both!

TrishaG · Member

Thankyou so much for the support. I plan to go back to AA meetings. I also have a 31 year old daughter who seems to hold all together along with my 25 year old. Dauhgter. I should also include her as needing to have this site. I will send it to her as well. Thank you so much!

Iamhere · ~*Service Worker*~

Trisha -

If you are short on time with your job/schedule, there are online meetings for both sides - AA & Al-Anon!

Good luck and best to you all in recovery!

pinkchip · ~*Service Worker*~

AA meetings have not been happening here. We just never have been able to consistently get them going. Of course ther are AA online meetings at other sites. Intherooms.com has them.

TrishaG · Member

Thank you for all of your thoughtful posts and advice. Today I will begin my plan on sobriety with AA and join here with you all for support and recovery. I have sent them both this site and hoping it will help them too. Take care and have a Great Day!

Iamhere · ~*Service Worker*~

Trisha -

Have a great day too - there is a better way to live and for those of us affected by or indulging in mind-altering substances, the 12 Steps are a blueprint for success.

Best of efforts for you all!

The material presented here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method to exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level.

Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene

Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene

Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene