tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post5704312823457066313..comments2024-01-13T01:45:45.724+00:00Comments on Recovery Archive: How I try not to be a control freak when I am attempting to help newcomersAn Irish Friend of Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-60704505080915942272010-05-20T13:53:37.627+01:002010-05-20T13:53:37.627+01:00Bonjour
It is my first time here. I just wanted t...Bonjour<br /><br />It is my first time here. I just wanted to say hi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-12322690208471137532010-02-01T21:18:53.174+00:002010-02-01T21:18:53.174+00:00hmm. do u know anyone in aa locally? or in al anon...hmm. do u know anyone in aa locally? or in al anon?<br />AA have open meetings. U cld go to one with yr GF. Phone yr locall AA number and ask whicjh meetings are 'open'. ie non alcoholics can attend.<br />because they are all so different, u cld ask if the local aa can recommend a meeting where ur GF would meet other women alcoholics in recovery. <br />or u cld go to al anon meetings and ask which open aa meeting they recommend u and ur GF go to . <br /><br />al anon meetings will help, but the next best thing is to both go to an open aa meeting. also ask yr local aa number to send you a 'who me' pack for yr GF.ur local aa helpline tel no shld be easy to find :)<br /><br />AA meetings shld be very welcoming and inclusive. u can go just out of interest if they are open. u dont have to be an alcoholic to attend. plus i think they are quite good fun. :) Far more interesting than the telly :)An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-7615861572353810492010-02-01T21:07:44.074+00:002010-02-01T21:07:44.074+00:00Not sure where to start, I am looking for some dir...Not sure where to start, I am looking for some direction. I was talking to a friend last night who brought up to me that he see some signs of stinky thinking on my girlfriend. he stated to explain how his old girl friend would do the same. as he started to explain how they will always find ways to blame others things started to fall in place. i care very much for her and would like to find a test she can take to see if she needs AA. she only drinks wine but have to have it every day. how can i get her to start thinking about it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894422534581683052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-11524217238730177112010-01-30T19:58:45.016+00:002010-01-30T19:58:45.016+00:00Hi Irish Friend of Bill,
Thank you so much for vi...Hi Irish Friend of Bill,<br /><br />Thank you so much for visiting my blog and commenting. Your comments mean the world to me. Unfortunately I cannot Skype because I don't have a webcam, but thank you!<br /><br />I think it's great that you are a mentor to newcomers to AA-- your experience is invaluable to them. Addiction is so hard (maybe impossible) to overcome alone. I know your newbees are grateful even if there is an initial fight.<br /><br />Be well, Irish. I'm glad I have found your blog.<br /><br />NOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-49712734290583580522010-01-27T03:23:15.064+00:002010-01-27T03:23:15.064+00:00I also like that there are so many meetings to cho...I also like that there are so many meetings to choose from. It really eliminates any excuses about not liking the people in a particular meeting!<br /><br />I'm finding some of the same things you talk about here in my parenting lately. I can really save a lot of hassle by reading my kids' body language and tone, and then avoiding their attempts to draw me into an argument. Instead, I just say what needs to be said and leave it there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170906912542161177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-1547209736533390442010-01-24T14:43:53.289+00:002010-01-24T14:43:53.289+00:00I see this with my work with a sponsee. It came up...I see this with my work with a sponsee. It came up the other day and I backed off when he was argumentative. I decided that I was going to try to "win" if the discussion went further. So we went onto something else. Thanks for this post. I will refer to it again.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.com