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Old 10-15-2017, 07:53 AM
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Sohard
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Originally Posted by Berrybean View Post
Yes- definitely don't get involved in that. Just focus on your side of the street. Once they see how great sobriety and recovery is for you, perhaps you will be the catalyst for them to reconsider the role of alcohol in their lives, but until that time restraint of tongue might be in order. I find that a good mental gauge of when to say something (that I was taught to use by an old member of AA) is to ask myself "Does it NEED to be said? Does it need to be said NOW? Does it need to be said by ME?" And if the answer to any of those questions is 'no' then I try to curb my wobbly-gob (sometimes even successfully lol).

Glad you're feeling good.

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