Reflections for Every Day - February

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February 2

Joan G. Says:

I crawled into an Al-Anon meeting for the first time in February 1992 approximately 11 months after I had kicked my husband out in a fit of rage, my best thinking convinced me that losing his family would do the trick, surely now he'll sober up! I came to Al-Anon hoping the good folks there would teach me how to sober him up because my plan did not seem to be working. I fixated a long time after getting to Al-Anon on getting my husband back but only if he were sober.
The obsession eased off gradually as I got a sponsor, took service commitments, went to meeting, made calls, worked the steps, helped newcomers, the things that we do. Just as things were getting better my 13 year old son started coming home drunk every night. Thank God I had a program.