hurtandangry

Okay...........I drove........I attended.........I even tried participating.

Ever feel like a turd in the punch bowl?

I was the only male in the room.

To make matters even more interesting a bearded biker type dude pouring his heart out in the midst of want-to-be society type women is really pretty weird.

I seriously doubt I’ll be going back to that meeting.

Are most al-anon meetings about how men don't/won't/can't "complete" their wives?

Listening to the perspectives expressed I don't doubt that many of the supposed alcoholics these people were trying to learn to cope with may have been seeking solace in a bottle because their relationships were so dysfunctional.

I can honestly see how working the steps will help those folks get a handle on their own lives but I’m afraid that environment would cause me to speak out of turn and most likely negatively effect someone’s work on themselves.

It’s very possible that there are different types of meetings with a different mix of people and if I get a chance to attend I will.

In the meantime I guess I’ll keep on reading here and doing what I know to be right for my son and myself.