[Emimily]

I went and heard Tom I. speak last Saturday, and was amazed at how a man with 51 years of sobriety is every bit as active and into recovery as he was when he first got started... but that's not the point. The point is, something he says is really sticking to me right now. He says that (not verbatim, btw) if we tolerate things that are intolerable, it's the same as being blindly intolerant. That makes sense to me, it seems like it's in the same line as the saying "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."

The reason why I'm bringing this up here, and I'll probably bring it up with my sponsorship family at brunch this Saturday, is because I've seen/heard a lot of things that are, without trying to be judgemental, really f**ked up. Maybe it's because I feel sensitive, or overprotective of my sponsees, or... human? I've read a lot on here lately that's super inflammatory, without being pulled. I've heard people say things that are not only untrue, but could be dangerous to newcomers... to anyone, really.

So what do I do? I've mostly tried to ignore, walk away, pray for others, stay out of resentment, and really work with others. I have 3 sponsees, so that's not hard. BUT - to not say ANYTHING makes me feel like I'm condoning the problem with silence. Anyone else encountered anything like this? What'd you do?

Thanks loves!