Originally Posted by
LexieCat 
seekingcalm has a good point. Sometimes what comes across as "quacking" is actually the person trying to talk the talk before they have learned to walk it. IOW, it could be a stage of actual recovery.
He will either grow and develop into true recovery, or he will eventually relapse or simply live an unsatisfying sober life. That's up to him.
Thanks for this, all.
You may have a very valid point. And this is why I love SR!
It may be that I am too focused on my own needs for a particular "kind" of action that I am overlooking other kinds of action.
Need to ponder this for a while...thank you again!