7 days ago by Joe

I went to an Al-Anon meeting last night. It was led by a very articulate person, a person who asked me to lunch several times and we talked about our "situations." He too, has/had the same situation I have. One child, daughter, wife drinks/drank - the divorce. Anyway . . . He read from "How Al-Anon ...

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7 days ago by michellespagefornonni

My daughter-in-law Marie has been having serious issues with her son and his wife. I have written about this in previous posts. Marie has seen a family counselor to help her cope with her own anxiety and difficulties. The family counselor has suggested Marie’s daughter in law has behavior in common ...

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9 days ago by Tilia

Posted by Tilia So, to anyone who ever tries to move abroad, bear in mind the following: Having a friend just as foreign and unemployed as you is invaluable, but everyone’s going to think you’re dating. That’s right, folks. The respective new people in our lives, including my very Jewish landlord, a ...

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9 days ago by admin

We are pleased to have Aline with us today as she gives as insight on how non-sexual family of origin issues form a persons sexuality. Irene: Aline, your book "Sex Smart" is a book like none other. Please tell our audience what your book is about. Aline: "SexSmart: How Your ...

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10 days ago by preTzel

Commitment could almost be called a swear word because there are so many that are afraid, or simply unable, to commit to anything. The more they are pushed to commit they more they go in the opposite direction. What does it mean to commit? It means knowing you will give the commitment 100% of your e ...

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10 days ago by preTzel

Commitment could almost be called a swear word because there are so many that are afraid, or simply unable, to commit to anything. The more they are pushed to commit they more they go in the opposite direction. What does it mean to commit? It means knowing you will give the commitment 100% of your e ...

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13 days ago by Bill

This issue is especially important to people in recovery. Many doctors make it clear by their statements and attitudes that they know little or nothing about addiction. I was once sent by my dentist (25 years sober) to an oral surgeon for some tricky extractions. We had a long conversation about my ...

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16 days ago by midlifecrisisqueen

“You’ve got to stop worrying about growing old, and start worrying about growing up!” – Dennis Hopper in the film Elegy A big part of growing up is taking full responsibility for your own life and the choices you make today. Blaming your parents, your genetics or our culture can only take you so far ...

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17 days ago by overactivefork

Please excuse me while I bore you with a little personal recovery history (STOP YAWNING!!! THIS IS ONLY THE INTRODUCTION!!!)… Because of my frustration (and maybe just a little bit of resentment?) that came from having survived a male-bashing, hospital-based eating disorder treatment program, back i ...

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18 days ago by cordieb

I’m reposting this due to an interesting blog posting I read today on RawDawgB’s blog, entititled, "When the grandmomma’s gone " Now, if you’ve been blogging with me for some time, you will know that I judge people for themselves, not based on color, religion, sex, or anything else. But this topic i ...

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