Jazzman

In honor of their outstanding contributions made to, and for the benefit of the SR F&F community, and how they each touched me personally, I would like to nominate the following members to the Friends and Family Hall of Fame Most Valuable Posters:

anvilhead
denny57
FormerDoormat
LaTeeDa
LexieCat
Minnie
Seeking Wisdom

A moment of silence please for the former members......

Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to make additional nominations.

Tuffgirl

barb dwyer. Hope all is well and she finished school...

suki44883

Oh, yes, I miss Barb, too. Also Gypsy Feet. I know there are others but I just can't think of their names right now. Old age is creeping up on me.

lillamy

Agreed. Mallowcup is another one I miss, from my first years here.
Incredibly grateful that LaTeeDa and Cyranoak are still here.
And English Garden, while a newer member, is a serious runner-up in my mind.

Thumper

I second the nomination for everyone mentioned and want to add the following

catlovermi
Jadmack25
Laurie6781
Bernadette
Freedome1990
coyote21

For those that are still here - I am so grateful
For those that have moved on - I sure miss them

fourmaggie

i may NOT remember their names...but i remember their AVATAR (photo)

lillamy

And let me also add that while there are pillars of this community that I love dearly and who have provided me with incredibly useful information, there are also people that have been in and out during a short period of time and helped, and people who are not mentioned above but who have been incredibly helpful.

I think that's the strength of this community -- the many different voices make up a choir that pretty much ensures that whatever state of mind I come here in, there will always be someone who is speaking in a language I can understand.

laurie6781

I have to add:

Ann
DollyDo
Impurrfect

And many many others some still here, some not that help me everyday especially when I am in a snit or in the abyss and just read and do not post.

Thank you all.

Love and hugs,

MsPINKAcres

there are so many - don't forget

desert eyes
tuffgirl
astro

oh i have to go look up some names & get back with yall!!

PINK HUGS!

Thumper

naive

Impurrfect

Oh yeah - ((Naive)) with her clarifications of what the A is REALLY saying - absolutely priceless!

There are so many, here, that have helped me over the years, my list would go on forever. I'm just grateful for everyone here The very ones who said things that stung like he!! in the beginning, are the ones I seek out today.

Hugs and prayers,

Amy

Hevyn

BarbDwyer (Deb) said to tell everyone Hi. She says she's coming up on 6 yrs. sober. Still finishing school. She appreciated being mentioned here.

Tally

I always remember a woman called "sunshine003", her posts really touched me and I remember them now even though it was around 2006 when she was posting regularly. Remember Minnie too, the first person to ever speak to me on SR! Another lady I remember was Grace, she finally got away from her abusive A after she discovered she had cancer, she had such a sad story but held it together with such dignity.

Trilogy

I nominate:
Tuffgirl
anvilhead
LaTeeDa
lillamy
English Garden
L2L
Thank you all!

LoveMeNow

I can understand the need to move on but.....to never come back again and see how their old friends are doing or sharing their new happiness....just seems a little, I don't know, kind of cold to me. IMO!!

Maybe someone could explain it better to me??

Trilogy

And, of course:
Katiekate and
Adventure!

TakingCharge999

LoveMeNot some people do come back after months or even years.

I will forever be grateful to everyone who makes SR possible and everyone in the Family and friends forum, this is the best Internet community I have known, I consider many here my spiritual family.

Hypatia

Hmm... Some people get to a much better place in their lives and simply don't want to be reminded of a very dark period when they were hurting and in trouble. That past chapter of their lives is finished and they've chosen for the time being to continue focusing on the present and the future.

I suppose an easy example would be high school. Some folks love going to high school reunions and stay active as high school alumni. Others just move on and away, and never get in touch again.

simplyfab

I came to SR for myself. I'm the alcoholic that brings me here.
But this F&F section has opened my eyes so much as to what my loved ones where/are going through.
I'm an alcoholic who hated what alcohol did to her family as a kid. Vowed to never be that person, yet here I am.
I hate having this 'flaw'. I hate that my friends and family have to deal with it.
Anyway..all of you have helped me to see things in their perspective and realize how selfish I am/was. And how no matter how much I believed I'm doing this to myself, I'm not. I'm doing it to all those that love me.
I pushed this thought aside so many times in my drinking career, but it doesn't just end with me and the drink. It's actually just the beginning of it all...

I come to this section for lots of reasons.
Hope.
Hope that their silence is out of anger and things aren't that bad.
Comfort.
Comfort in that things will work out.
But mostly, I get what I need. Realization and perspective.

You all, in some way, have given my F&F a voice in my head. It's made listening to them easier for me. It's given me the ears and understanding I couldn't see they needed because I was so consumed.
So for that, I appreciate and nominate everyone who contributed and shared their heartbreaking strories.
Without hearing you and listening to you all on here, I don't think SR would have the same impact it does. At least not for me.
F&F, here on SR and in my life, are a huge part of what keeps me fighting.

Thank all...
And Much Love.

OhBoy

A big second for all the above. I hafta throw Mik3's name in the hat, his posts almost always help my serenity.