...is on Friday night in Falls Church, VA. I love it because it is a relatively small (~8 people, give or take) group of intelligent people who have complementary parts of their lives together.

On top of that, the group tends to hang around for half an hour to an hour afterward, further discussing what they could relate to in others' shares, ideas that connected for them, etc.

Unlike some meetings which are real downers and offer not much hope at all, this one...

We go back a "provable" 20 years... she says this because she has a picture of me at her 8th birthday party.

I've never been any good at keeping in touch, because I always find reasons why people probably don't care whether they hear from me or not.

But without fail, if ever I do call or email, my friend Lauren is right on top of it. I don't have to wait for a response, or question whether she's happy to hear from me.

This time, I need her...

I'm the bigger ******* in the relationship.

On the one hand, if it weren't for going to my boyfriend's NA meetings, I might not have had to confront my own issues. If it had to happen, better sooner than later.

On the other hand, as patient and hard-working as he is on his own recovery, I know without a doubt that if we break up, it will be almost entirely my fault, because of my warped thinking and reactions.

I've been working as hard as I can since...

I just posted this in the newcomers forum, and figured I'd put it her for my own memory.

Found this place a few days ago and just started posting. I am:

Sick and tired of family secrets, and being punished for being honest.

Setting boundaries with my family, finally.

Angry with my alcoholic/constantly fighting/unavailable parents, and am passive-aggressively using their credit card to pay my rent.

Amazed that my little brother...