Hi all. Well, I started Step 9 on Friday.
I started with an easy one (my little brother). I only had to make a general amends to him and apologize for the concern he must have had over my drinking and if I had embarrassed him at some point. He is also an alcoholic but is VERY high functioning and still enjoys his drinking. I did have to listen to a couple drunk stories about myself. This is still painful for me but I did feel a LOT better after it was done.
I made amends to my husband yesterday. Boy, THAT was hard. And I was pretty raw for the rest of the evening but I feel sooo much better today. Tonight I plan on making amends to my son. This will also be a hard one. I have lunch plans on Wednesday to meet with my Mom. I actually am so glad to be at this step when I have been dreading it for 11 months!
My sponsor has asked me to write an amend letter to myself. I feel I will get a tremendous amount out of that!
Wish me luck as I trudge the road of happy destiny
I would like to get my amends completed by my year birthday (May 9th) so that I can move on to the maintenance steps!
