Both of those posts were made by admitted alkies who are fairly early into recovery.
That is their thinking at this time. The "Stinking Thinking" that is talked about a lot in AA meetings, roflmao.
It does give an excellent example of just how screwed up an active alcoholic is, roflmao. Been there and done that, sheesh.
Please remember, that all of us are in various stages of recovery (hopefully, lol) and to take everything that is posted with a grain or two of salt, lol.
I used to think, in my first 3 years of alcohol recovery, that alanons were much sicker then I or my AA friends were cause they stayed with us, lol. Then I was pushed (by a very STRONG SUGGESTION from my AA sponsor) to get my butt to Alanon to deal with my codie side, ROFLMAO.
My point being to Tiburon quote - even if we loved them they wouldn't see it as that. It's not a fine line - it's just that the line is still blurry to them. IMO
criss-cross hit the nail right on the head.
J M H O
Love and hugs,