Originally Posted by
velma929 
One of the things that I didn't/don't care for in groups is jargon and code words. I don't worry about what to call my life. My days aren't a forever, upward arc. My best effort is my best effort, but that varies from one day to the next.
Maybe I'm just a curmudgeon who doesn't want anyone to know my business.
I'm the same, and it's not just about people knowing my business. I feel, for me, a label is restrictive. I don't even like referring to my husband as an AH. There is more to him than his drinking problem.
To each his own though, right?