Growing up in the family disease of alcoholism taught me not to make any plans, not to trust, not to take risks, and not to rock the boat. Having very little I could truly count on, I never knew what to expect. I felt I had no say in decision-making and how things ultimately turned …
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I’m a 61-year-old woman, but my time in Al‑Anon is short—only ten months, so I have little wisdom to share. As a relative newcomer, there seems to be so much to learn about Al‑Anon. The Twelve Steps are clear enough, but when I start to read beyond that, I get overwhelmed. Although my home group …
What if there are people in the meeting that I know? What will they think of us? Will they judge my son? Will they judge me? What if they gossip about us around town? These were the questions that kept me from attending my first Al‑Anon meeting. For far too long, I suffered needlessly in …
