wilson27

Well I tried to go to a AA meeting tonight but the 2 places I went to, the buldings had been torn down and I spent 1 hour trying to find one. but with no luck every place I looked up on the computer was out dated. You would think that being on a ARMY post that they would be easy to find. Now my wife thinks that I am lying to her about going, and that I am not realy trying to get help. this sucks because I want to do the right thing. Tommrow Is are two year anniversary and I wanted to be able to give her flowers and say I had been dry for 48 hours and went to my frist AA meeting. But now it back fired and she thinks I am lying again. I don't know what to do.

Dee74

Look at these sites - looks pretty current to me

Alcoholics Anonymous in North Carolina - Home
http://www.cfiaa.org/

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KingsCross

Well, you will be dry for 48 hours tomorrow, AA meeting or not.

You will give her flowers and she will not smell alcohol on you. Don't try and prove you're stopped drinking... just stop.

It's a great time to quit drinking. Both of you will celebrate your dual anniversary's in the future!

Besides, giving your wife sobriety is a pretty awesome present!

sleepie

Giving yourself sobriety is an awesome present too. Sorry you had such obstacles today.

smacked

There's usually an AA hotline number in the phonebook too, put it in your phone, that way you'll always be connected!

Anna

Be patient and continue working at your recovery.

Your wife will see the change.

Brucel

Way to go for trying. I ditto what kingscross said, you will be sober and thats the point. I had a hell of a time trying to convince my wife I wasn't drinking or using and I had given her no reason in the world to trust me. Things are different now but the lack of trust was caused by me, not her. It takes time for those wounds to heal. Give it some time and stay sober. God Bless

NewMe11109

Hi Wilson -

Please don't let the stress of this situation cause you to consider drinking again. The cunning and powerful alcohol loves to use these situations to drive us back to the bottle.

Be proud of yourself. 48 hours is great!

You can only focus on your side of the street now. Whether you wife believes you or not cannot be a condition of your recovery. Don't worry ... in due time, she will see the new you.

seeker7

Great job on 48 hours! As I began collecting more sober days, my husband's trust also grew. Your wife will see you gain confidence in your sobriety and that will speak way louder than anything you say. Hang in there. It takes a while but it's worth it.

Taking5

This ^. Actions speak louder than words.