My husband and I went to an alanon meeting together today for the first time.
I thought maybe he would feel awkward. I thought maybe I might too for a moment.
But it was great, and we were both really comfortable with it after all.
I liked having my best friend there with me. We found the same things funny... disturbing... enlightening... inspiring... it was really neat.
We drove to see my dad (still active alcoholic) straight from the meeting. Talked about recovery things the whole 1.5 hr drive.
Had a pleasurable day with my parents, and then jabbed and joked recovery lingo at each other most of the way home. Also very neat.
My dad gave my daughter a little ball while we were there. My husband kept sneaking it and throwing it at my butt. I pretended of course to be mad playfully... he likes to flirt in this way and I just go with it. I would tell him to knock it off with a smirk - and he would say "you can't control others" and we would both laugh.
Little things like this all day and all the way home lol. Now I'm remembering that look on my Mom's face like "what weirdo's". But that's funny too.
Lots of laughs in sobriety : ) Lots and lots for us.
Never needed that alcohol a bit
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Thanks for everything. Peace and Love on your journey.
I met a sponcee last Tuesday at a meeting where they have Al-non and AA at the same church/time. He started in Al-anon and is now in AA also. We went to the Al-anon meeting with him. Athought I have only been to a few Al-anon meetings over the years, I have been through several drinking episodes with my AA wife, so I understand to some degree the sickness on that side.
It struck me during the meeting that the solution seems so much simpler and clear cut for the Alcoholic. I started thinking back about how my parents went to some Al-anon meetings which helped them change their thinking towards me and I started in recovery.
Al-anon was partially responsible for saving my life. So 28 years later I'm telling a little of my story and I finally thank them for being there when my family was in need....these people save lives also. :)
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Rob
"There ain't no Coupe DeVille hiding in the bottom of a Cracker Jack Box."
I use to go to alateen and al anon when I was active in my addiction. Those people knew what they were talking about and I still didn't get it. I was there for my mom who is still active in her addiction and I was in a full blown addiction myself! The messed up things I did. But I believe they planted the seed, along with a very good friend whom I use to work with! I love being sober today, I just went to a sober New Years Eve party with about 150 people from the local AA meetings and danced like a fool and actually had a really awesome time. People are still talking about the party and how much they see a change in me even though its been 96ish days. It is crazy but in a good way!!
