Thread: al-anon
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Old 03-19-2013, 02:31 PM
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Cyranoak
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No

No. Taking them to meetings because they want to go is codependent controlling on their part. Alcoholics don't like honesty, and they often try to keep their others from going to meetings, or going alone. He, simply, is not allowed at your meetings.

Taking them to meetings because you want them to go, or because you want to manipulate them by making them hear the damage other alcoholics have caused is codependent controlling on your part.

Either way it's BS. Your meetings are yours. His are his. Don't mix them. Maybe years into recovery this dynamic can change. You are light years from there right now.

Take care,

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