OK, recovering dude, when you start telling me what not to say to people, you are out of my loop.

graywarrior

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Fri May-15-09 01:19 PM
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OK, recovering dude, when you start telling me what not to say to people, you are out of my loop.

If you're sober a year or less, you have no ability to think on your own, so STFU and LISTEN instead of trying to control people, places and things.

OK, that said, you're a howling success if you didn't drink today and that is all you need to know.

eom

God, grant me the serenity....

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Fri May-15-09 01:24 PM
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1. My dear gray...

Sounds like someone got to you, big time...

I'm sorry, sweetie...

:hug:

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ThomCat

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Fri May-15-09 01:27 PM
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2. I hope you can get through the day with some peace.

:hug:

And may that other person find a way to calm down and do the same. It sounds like he/she needs it. :(

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graywarrior

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Fri May-15-09 01:28 PM
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3. I'm gonna go meditate

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zanne

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Fri May-15-09 01:31 PM
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4. It's like any other recovering anything....

Whether it's recovery from alcohol,cocaine, prescription drugs, marijuana, bad relationahips, etc., they have to tell you how to live to make themselves feel better. They also feel like they're the only people ever to recover. It's normal and it takes alot of patience to deal with it. They'll get over it. You'll have to get over it, too. Y'know what I mean? If you can stand it, you have a good shot at still being friends when they snap out of it.

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graywarrior

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Fri May-15-09 01:35 PM
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5. This is the third time this person has done this

I keep letting it slide. I'll let is slide again because of the newness in recovery. It's my issue.

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zanne

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Fri May-15-09 10:02 PM
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10. Then you have alot to be proud of. nt

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Iggo

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Fri May-15-09 01:35 PM
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6. I'm going for the all time record: 24hrs (n/t)

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graywarrior

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Fri May-15-09 01:37 PM
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7. Get to a meeting

and don't get a sponsor til you can figure out who's who. We're not the cream of the crop, ya know.

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KitchenWitch

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Fri May-15-09 02:11 PM
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8. Oh yah!

There seems to be one at every meeting.

:hi:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Fri May-15-09 02:15 PM
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9. And when it's your sponsor, it blows

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graywarrior

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Fri May-15-09 10:10 PM
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11. Or when one of them asks you to sponsor them

which they did.

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Iggo

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Sat May-16-09 01:41 PM
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12. I just tell 'em I'm a half-steppin atheist.

which I am.

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graywarrior

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Sat May-16-09 01:44 PM
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13. Do they tell you to keep coming?

LOL!

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Iggo

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Sat May-16-09 02:52 PM
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14. Nah. Then they go tell on me!

:rofl:

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graywarrior

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Sat May-16-09 02:56 PM
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15. Silly you.

You need to learn how to rat yourself out.

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Iggo

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Sun May-17-09 11:24 AM
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16. The thing is, I rat myself out daily.

But it's fun watching people run around thinking they got something on me. I try not to let 'em run too far with it. That'd be just another form of keeping secrets.

For reals, that's been just about the best thing that's happened to me since I've been in the rooms. I've gained the ability to resist keeping secrets, and it's wonderful.

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graywarrior

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Sun May-17-09 01:05 PM
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19. What other people think about you is none of your business

In fact, what you think of you is none of your business. LOL. I try to stay out of my head.

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Iggo

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Sun May-17-09 08:33 PM
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24. Good point.

:thumbsup:

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Kajsa

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Sun May-17-09 11:58 AM
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17. Yep!

Gonna quote an old meeting cliche here,

"Take the cotton balls out of your ears
and put them in your mouth"

Mr. Know-it-All newbie needs to hear that one.

Hang in there, Gray.

:)

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graywarrior

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Sun May-17-09 01:06 PM
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20. God, did I hate that.

And "you're right where you're supposed to be."

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Kajsa

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Sun May-17-09 04:11 PM
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21. That one bugged me, too.

I'm supposed to be in deep sh*t?

I don't think so.

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graywarrior

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Sun May-17-09 07:28 PM
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23. Surprise!

Being in deep shit when your sober actually helps you grow up. Who in hell wants that?

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Kajsa

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Sun May-17-09 09:56 PM
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25. No kiddin', Gray.

Edited on Sun May-17-09 10:04 PM by Kajsa

I've been "tested" enough!

No mas!

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Dyedinthewoolliberal

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Sun May-17-09 12:49 PM
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18. I agree!

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RetroLounge

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Sun May-17-09 04:14 PM
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22. Hee...

I can always tell when someone is new.

When they share, they speak in the 2nd person, as in "You need to..."

I hugged a guy the other day and told him to mind his pronouns...

:hi:

:hug:

RL

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graywarrior

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Sun May-17-09 10:05 PM
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26. I gotta remember that

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