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Chy · 08-14-2005, 08:04 PM

Have a question for the oldtimer sponsors. I agreed to sponsor a new lady last week who is very much older then me. I asked her to call me at minimum every other day, I've suggested she read the BB. I suggested she read the 12x12 on Step One, I suggested she begin journaling through the emotions she's going through and nada. I'm not a hard core in your face type sponsor but at the meeting today she whined every excuse in the book and said she's just not sure about working the steps and doesn't want to do it now. She's only my 3rd sponsee, one went back out after a week, the other is working real hard at her program. I've not had to deal with resistant sponsees and don't know what to tell her. "Call me when your ready to do some work?"...like I said dunno.. I don't like being disrespectful to a lady 15 years my senior... any suggestions?

08-14-2005, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 5,867	Procrastinating Sponsee Have a question for the oldtimer sponsors. I agreed to sponsor a new lady last week who is very much older then me. I asked her to call me at minimum every other day, I've suggested she read the BB. I suggested she read the 12x12 on Step One, I suggested she begin journaling through the emotions she's going through and nada. I'm not a hard core in your face type sponsor but at the meeting today she whined every excuse in the book and said she's just not sure about working the steps and doesn't want to do it now. She's only my 3rd sponsee, one went back out after a week, the other is working real hard at her program. I've not had to deal with resistant sponsees and don't know what to tell her. "Call me when your ready to do some work?"...like I said dunno.. I don't like being disrespectful to a lady 15 years my senior... any suggestions?