The "addiction handbook" thought made me do a little research - found a good list of lies they say at
Excuses Alcoholics Make - pretty interesting. I'd say my AS has used 16 of the 20 excuses listed on that site. wow - i thought he was more original than that. lol
thank you all - my head knows what to do - my heart is just slower in following. thank goodness i'm ruled by my head more than my heart right now.