Hello to all
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Lincoln Park, MI
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Hello to all
Hello everybody. I found this site quite by accident today. I was trying to do a little research on some information that I was given in regards to the WSO withdrawing registration for groups who use the Big Book at their meetings. As it turned out, the search produced a link to this forum, but the post on the subject was almost 4 years old!
So I thought that maybe, I was supposed to find this site. Having said all that, I have been in and out of Alanon for over 20years. I am also a recovering alcoholic, sober in AA for 13 years. Today, I chose to continue my path to recovery as an Adult Child of an alcoholic.
I'm glad I'm here.
Colleen
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Michigan
Posts: 19
Sounds like you have way more experience than I do. I hope you stick around and let me know how you got there. I'm looking forward to learning and I hope that one of these days a light bulb goes off in my head, and I see things more clearly. Thanks!!!
Welcome! I won't say that I'm completely free of the bonds of my XABF by any means, but this board, its encouragement, and my friends' encouragement is helping me walk down the path a lot farther than I ever have before. I hope you can say the same.
Alcohol is a cruel mistress!!!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: crownpoint newyork
Posts: 820
Welcome, same here I stumbled on this place too. Best find I'd say. You are in great company when u are ready u can spill your story, this is the greatest group of caring and wise folks.
I don't know about the WSO withdrawing membership, but I remember when I first came to Alanon, the only recovery book I had was the Big Book I got when my kids went to rehab.
We didn't read from it, and a woman (who later became my sponsor) mentioned after the meeting that Alanon did not consider the Big Book to be "conference approved literature". That same woman, when she became my sponsor, told me that we would be working from the Big Book from time to time.... just not during the meetings.
The women from my home group have some study meeting outside the regular Alanon group. We have used the Big Book and some other books (Mary Pearl's relationship traditions is one) that we find very helpful.
I figure most things that "need" to happen... do happen. In the right time. So I don't worry overmuch if the WSO is conservative in some areas.
Welcome to SR!!!
We didn't read from it, and a woman (who later became my sponsor) mentioned after the meeting that Alanon did not consider the Big Book to be "conference approved literature". That same woman, when she became my sponsor, told me that we would be working from the Big Book from time to time.... just not during the meetings.
The women from my home group have some study meeting outside the regular Alanon group. We have used the Big Book and some other books (Mary Pearl's relationship traditions is one) that we find very helpful.
I figure most things that "need" to happen... do happen. In the right time. So I don't worry overmuch if the WSO is conservative in some areas.
Welcome to SR!!!
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