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Old 12-16-2005, 03:21 AM
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Jersey Nonny
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All i have to lookf orward to is another day sober.
That's more than you had to look forward to a couple of weeks ago! There are so many slogans in AA that you can use...I'm sure you've seen them posted at meetings: Live & Let Live - Easy Does It - Let Go & Let God - Think
One I've heard repeated by AA's (my own sponsor included): Give Time Time. I've never seen it on a slogan sticker, but maybe it should be. Also, This, Too, Shall Pass.

Right now, your wife is angry, fearful, distrusting...all very understandable. Don't try to influence her into a program...just concentrate on your own recovery...in time, she will see the difference in you, and you will regain her trust.

I used to have a little wall plaque that said, "God grant me patience...but, hurry!"
You didn't get to this point in your relationship in two weeks...you can't expect to to make everything better in two weeks. Just keep working your program...it's more important for you to stay sober than for her to understand your alcoholism or your method of recovery.
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