Old 04-08-2011, 10:07 PM
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barb dwyer
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This has happened on numerous occasions
in AA around here.

What they did
was attended the business meeting
and propose that it be stated in the beginning readings
that shares should be kept to a minimum
and only related to the topic.

That way,
the chair can stop the person
and gently remind them
that there's a limit to their share
or that what they're sharing
isn't on topic, etc.

If it's not in the preamble of the meeting
(assuming they're run rather like AA meetings)
then it's harder
if you get a chair who just lets them drone on
cuz they're under some illusion
that everything matters.

Secondly -
this is EXACTLY the kind of thing
I take to my sponsor.
"What am I not seeing here?"
"Am I nuts or is this person the antichrist?"
Is usually how it starts.

Finally -
I am the world's worst
about approaching people
after the meeting.
And speaking to them in private.

People around here call them "Barb's quiet talks"
and they say
they'd rather have me cuss them out
than endure one of my 'quiet talks'.

lol

It ain't all love and light over here, either, hon!
We ALL have a right to be fed up.

Hope something in this drivel helped.
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