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Old 10-27-2021, 03:08 PM
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I host an AA meeting and had a slip 2 days ago...

I host this meeting have gone back to alcohol - not hard core but you know the insanity.

I'm going to host the meeting and I will not lie about being sober - but I'm not sure I'm absolutely ready to confess to it. I will if asked. I like the people quite a bit - all old timers.

Is it wrong to still host and I should notify the home group chair person? I of course will not be drunk or have drank anything. I'm a pretty mild drinker that only drinks at night and not even that much (which always gets me to relapse.)

Anyhow - thanks for your ideas.
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Old 10-27-2021, 04:03 PM
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Have you talked to your sponsor about it? My homegroup has a "rule" of 30 days of sobriety to chair a meeting. I'm not sure what "hosting" entails...

To thine ownself be true.. but, I personally would feel pretty disingenuous chairing a meeting if I went back out. Rigorous honesty, friend.
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Old 10-27-2021, 04:25 PM
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I think you know what the right thing to do is
sharing your struggle, and being scrupulously honest, may just help someone else?

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Old 10-27-2021, 05:13 PM
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Have you talked to your sponsor about it? My homegroup has a "rule" of 30 days of sobriety to chair a meeting. I'm not sure what "hosting" entails...

To thine ownself be true.. but, I personally would feel pretty disingenuous chairing a meeting if I went back out. Rigorous honesty, friend.
Yes - Chair. Thank you - I'll be up front at the meeting - let them know time to get someone else.

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I think you know what the right thing to do is
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Yep - Thank you - I'll be upfront and state what happened and why I failed.

Thanks again folks.
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Good on you - secrets feed our addictions...coming clean is the right thing to do

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Old 10-27-2021, 07:06 PM
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Thanks again folks - the meeting went really well. Tough but tons of love.
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Old 10-28-2021, 10:59 AM
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Great job, man.
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Old 10-28-2021, 02:20 PM
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Glad to hear it went well rebell. The right choices are not always the easy choice, but in the end it's always worth it.
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