'bout time for me to fess up - Groucho the Cat - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

JustOneMan · 05-14-2008, 08:23 AM

Hi everyone,

A while back I changed my name here because I was uncomfortable about an aspect of my personal history.

Specifically, there is someone I was in a relationship with that knows of this site and my moniker.

I had come to a place where I was becoming uncomfortable about posting because I was worried about her reading my posts.

I have come to realize that anything I have to say here should come from an open and honest place within my heart. Hiding behind a new identity has always felt uncomfortable and somehow sneaky, and in the final analysis, simply dishonest.

As the program that I am doing my utmost to follow demands rigorous honesty I have been brought to a place where I can no longer 'hide in the shadows'.

So, today, I am putting JustOneMan to rest, and shall, within this forum be who I am / who I was.

Please welcome me back as GrouchoTheCat and I shall strive to move forward in the sunlight.

Thanks for putting up with my insecurities,

Ted W.

sugErspun · 05-14-2008, 08:27 AM

Thanks Ted, was always a bit curoius about that whole thing...

Tazman53 · 05-14-2008, 08:33 AM

Ted you have stepped out into the light. I was wondering where you had gone. I look forward to hearing from Groucho!!!

GrouchoTheCat · 05-14-2008, 08:44 AM

Heeesss...... drum roll ....... BAAAaaaCCKKKkkkkk!

It feels good

Oh man,

Who the heck made this mess???????

It'll take me forever to clean this up and get the coffee flowing!!!

OK, I'll grab a box-o-Joe from Dunkin Donuts and get to work.

RufusACanal · 05-14-2008, 10:07 AM

Ted, Welcome back the CAT!

Rob B · 05-14-2008, 10:40 AM

Walking through the fear into the sunlight, good deal!

**CarolD** · 05-14-2008, 01:22 PM

When any member has 2 or more accounts...
they are breaking SR Policy.

It's in the SR Policy Rules & Regs
that each member agreed to.

To change a user name..
or to correct this mistake....please contact
Morning Glory or Doug via PM.

Our Administrators will be pleased
to set your account straight.

FYI

NOMOMERLOTMAMMA · 05-14-2008, 01:27 PM

Thanks for that Ted!

You rock.

Sheryl85 · 05-14-2008, 01:32 PM

Welcome back, Ted. (I always liked the cat...)

**Rowan** · 05-14-2008, 02:08 PM

It's wonderful to see you again, Ted. Welcome back to the fold.

caraway · 05-14-2008, 02:40 PM

Welcome back GrouchTheCat!

barb dwyer · 05-14-2008, 09:53 PM

heh.

Was wondering how long that'd last.

Too bad I couldn't tell anyone - I coulda started a pool .. made some $$$.

Dee74 · 05-14-2008, 11:26 PM

welcome back Ted

D

paulmh · 05-16-2008, 06:38 AM

I have no idea what anyone is talking about.

Who was what?

05-14-2008, 08:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
JustOneMan Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Merry New England Posts: 49	'bout time for me to fess up - Groucho the Cat Hi everyone, A while back I changed my name here because I was uncomfortable about an aspect of my personal history. Specifically, there is someone I was in a relationship with that knows of this site and my moniker. I had come to a place where I was becoming uncomfortable about posting because I was worried about her reading my posts. I have come to realize that anything I have to say here should come from an open and honest place within my heart. Hiding behind a new identity has always felt uncomfortable and somehow sneaky, and in the final analysis, simply dishonest. As the program that I am doing my utmost to follow demands rigorous honesty I have been brought to a place where I can no longer 'hide in the shadows'. So, today, I am putting JustOneMan to rest, and shall, within this forum be who I am / who I was. Please welcome me back as GrouchoTheCat and I shall strive to move forward in the sunlight. Thanks for putting up with my insecurities, Ted W.

05-14-2008, 08:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
sugErspun Thumper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles Ca Posts: 1,307	Thanks Ted, was always a bit curoius about that whole thing... __________________ Although my eyes were open, they might have just as well've been closed....

05-14-2008, 08:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tazman53 Follow Directions! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, Va. Posts: 7,343	Ted you have stepped out into the light. I was wondering where you had gone. I look forward to hearing from Groucho!!! __________________ All BB quotes are from the First Edition of the BB Follow directions! Sobriety date 18 Sept. 2006 Sober today thanks to AA

05-14-2008, 08:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
GrouchoTheCat Coffee Maker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lobstah Land Posts: 1,106	Heeesss...... drum roll ....... BAAAaaaCCKKKkkkkk! It feels good Oh man, Who the heck made this mess??????? It'll take me forever to clean this up and get the coffee flowing!!! OK, I'll grab a box-o-Joe from Dunkin Donuts and get to work. __________________ He, who by good deeds covers the evil he has done, illuminates this world like the moon freed from clouds. Buddha (Not inebriated (Amethystos) since:9/27/07)

05-14-2008, 10:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
RufusACanal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,515	Ted, Welcome back the CAT! __________________ "Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key" Alan Bennett Excerpts; First Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholic Anonymous

05-14-2008, 10:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rob B Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern New Hampshire Posts: 506 Blog Entries: 4	Walking through the fear into the sunlight, good deal! __________________ Are You and I so Unalike?

05-14-2008, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA Posts: 16,032	When any member has 2 or more accounts... they are breaking SR Policy. It's in the SR Policy Rules & Regs that each member agreed to. To change a user name.. or to correct this mistake....please contact Morning Glory or Doug via PM. Our Administrators will be pleased to set your account straight. FYI __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

05-14-2008, 01:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
NOMOMERLOTMAMMA No more merlot, more mamma Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hills, Ct Posts: 2,033 Blog Entries: 36	Thanks for that Ted! You rock. __________________ But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things. ~Vincent van Gogh

05-14-2008, 01:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sheryl85 '55 Classic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 585	Welcome back, Ted. (I always liked the cat...) __________________ "Temper is a quality that at a critical moment brings out the best in steel and worst in people." - William Grohse NOTE: All Big Book quotes are from the First Edition of the Big Book

05-14-2008, 02:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rowan Social Network Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,425 Blog Entries: 1	It's wonderful to see you again, Ted. Welcome back to the fold. __________________ Love is like an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.

05-14-2008, 02:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
caraway Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 561	Welcome back GrouchTheCat! __________________ "I've learned from my mistakes and I'm sure I can repeat them exactly." Peter Cook

05-14-2008, 09:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 7,142 Blog Entries: 3	heh. Was wondering how long that'd last. Too bad I couldn't tell anyone - I coulda started a pool .. made some $$$. __________________ When I changed the way I looked at things, the things I looked at changed.

05-14-2008, 11:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dee74 let it bee Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: far out. Posts: 9,506	welcome back Ted D __________________ Fuelled By Idiocy

05-16-2008, 06:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
paulmh Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,077	I have no idea what anyone is talking about. Who was what? __________________ It all works. It IS simple Miss C

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