That's me. I am a twisted life. I am a blameless child. My father was a drunk. My mother left my father when I was 6 years old and got joint custody of me in 1968 that allowed my perpetually drunk father to have me every weekend. I had to go to visit my father, … Continue reading Twisted Lives of Blameless Children
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Am I A Bleeding Deacon?
I was accused of such on this blog today by some members of AA. Bleeding Deacon is defined here. It is actually a misquote and is actually Bleating Deacon according to this article which is interesting. The person who accused me of this did so because I do not believe that the Big Book should … Continue reading Am I A Bleeding Deacon?
“Men and Women”, “People” and “Rape”
So, first of all, about 3 conferences ago, the conference, without discussing this with the groups, voted to alter the statement in the bilaws portion of the AA Service Manual which stated that in order to change the Big Book or the 12 x 12, 2/3rds vote of the WORLD WIDE FELLOWSHIP was needed, to … Continue reading “Men and Women”, “People” and “Rape”
I Am Writing This Post For A “Follower”
I noticed someone followed my blog here - and so I am sending this post out to them in hopes that it helps - I am not sure if my comment went through and since this IS a life and death illness, I figured I would try to help. The guy wrote a post on … Continue reading I Am Writing This Post For A “Follower”
Candida – and Alcoholism
My sponsee has been feeling dizzy, fell down, could not speak, went to the ER and got a bunch of tests done - and was told that she has 05 alcohol level in her blood??? She told them she has not drank for almost a year, but they did not believe her, because they have … Continue reading Candida – and Alcoholism
A Recent Experience At A “Freedom Festival”
I attended a "Freedom Festival" in a far-off state. A guy there decided to hold an AA meeting every day that we were there. He provided a host-tent for the meeting and put in the schedule. He confided in me that he has never done the steps himself and just wanted to provide a safe … Continue reading A Recent Experience At A “Freedom Festival”
How To Weed Out The Dead-Wood
Another situation that we had this weekend was with a woman who had maybe 2 weeks of drytime. Let's call her Kally. She is a Native American from Arizona. She moved to New York City and met up with one of my sponsees, Candice. Candice has about 6 years now. She is an alcoholic and … Continue reading How To Weed Out The Dead-Wood
Nina and John: The Psycopaths
Nina and John live by cash completely. They own a few buildings and property and sock cash away in their house. They do kitchen and bath remodeling. They pay in cash and they leave no paper trail. They not only don't pay taxes - (which is fine) but they also play poor and rape the … Continue reading Nina and John: The Psycopaths
How To Deal With Spiritual Thieves And Drama Queens
I attended an AA event this weekend in which we planned to use the group conscience to determine what we were going to do this weekend. We had no set itinerary and this worked very well last year, so we were going to do it again. Basically what it required is a handful of recovered … Continue reading How To Deal With Spiritual Thieves And Drama Queens
“Qui tacet consentit” (Silence Implies Consent)
I will speak for myself. I, as an Adult Child of Alcoholics, hence a victim of Trauma and an Alcoholic myself have paralyzing terror of speaking up. Speaking up makes me feel that I am dying, suffocating. Speaking up triggers in me the terror of childhood, for which my solution is Alcohol, starting with a … Continue reading “Qui tacet consentit” (Silence Implies Consent)
Anonymous Alcoholics 