AA chip for 120 days?
mle-sober
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AA chip for 120 days?
Does anyone know if you get a chip in AA for 4 months? I never hear them ask anyone if they have 4 months. "They say, 1, 2 or 3 months? A year or multiples of years?" I just realized a second ago that tomorrow is my 120th day sober! Whoa! That counts as 4 months right?
I'm having a little party for myself tomorrow even it it doesn't get marked officially with a chip. I already know what kind of cake I'm gonna make. I dreamt about it the other day: A chocolate cake with banana cake lightly swirled in with cream cheese frosting. Yummm. I'll save you all a piece!
- MLE
I'm having a little party for myself tomorrow even it it doesn't get marked officially with a chip. I already know what kind of cake I'm gonna make. I dreamt about it the other day: A chocolate cake with banana cake lightly swirled in with cream cheese frosting. Yummm. I'll save you all a piece!
- MLE
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: NY
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Wow Mle, 4 months is awesome!! I would and hopefully, will someday celebrate that milestone. Congratulations to you! Congratulations to you! Congratulations dear Mle! Congratulations to you! Oh wait that's the Happy Birthday song. Oh well!
Last edited by Horselover; 05-30-2008 at 04:59 PM.
mle-sober
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Thanks guys!!! I'm digging all the cheer!! And now I won't feel silly at my meeting tomorrow night by standing up and asking for a 4th month chip. But I will definately be celebrating inside all day. And the cake! The cake! (Jeeplady, expect a piece when I see you tomorrow!)
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Originally Posted by nogard 
Congrats mle.
The milestones are; 30, 60, 90 days, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 18 months, multiple years.
Nothing to stop you sharing that your 120 days
The milestones are; 30, 60, 90 days, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 18 months, multiple years.
Nothing to stop you sharing that your 120 days
I would submit the consideration that EVERY day sober is a milestone for an alcoholic and nothing short of a miracle.
That being said I know many groups that offer chips in 1-12 month increments. My advice, don't place your faith in objects.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Not all groups celebrate monthly birthdays for less than one year sober time. The AA group at the detox center where I lived for 2 weeks does, however...and since I have been going to those meetings..even after getting out..I do plan on getting a 4 month chip there. True--coins don't keep you sober--but they sure do help me remember about all the hard work I've done..plus getting a chip from there would definitely have alot of meaning>since that was a turning point in my recovery. :ghug3
Attitude of Gratitude
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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CONGRATULATIONS ON 4 MONTHS MLE!!!
This is the best I could do on such short notice.
By all means stand up and share your milestone at your meeting.
When I was in prison, I chaired many meetings. My one Sponsee took a pop can, cut the bottom off and scratched "one year" and suprised me with it on my One Year Anniversary. I still have that token from long ago.
What I'm trying to get at is that it doesn't matter what you celebrate with, as long as it's not alcohol!
By the way, you can order a 4 month token on line.
Congratulations again and God Bless,
Judy
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