I’ve heard boundaries described as rowing your own boat and letting others row theirs. When I first realized my son was using alcohol and drugs, I immediately abandoned my boat and jumped into his to take over the oars.
recovery
Blind-sided
My husband and I were cruising through life. Neither of us had grown up in alcoholic homes. We married and had three kids. We did what we thought was best, took them to church, passed on the lessons we had learned and talked about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, never realizing the disease was lurking in my family’s past.
Learning to Live
After years of isolation and three in-patient and out-patient recovery attempts failed my alcoholic, I desperately crawled into my first Al-Anon meeting. With my luck (or Higher Power), it turned out to be the District 17 Step Study meeting and that first meeting was on Step One.
My Al-Anon Journey
My journey with Al-Anon starts like many others who have shared their journey. I wanted to help the alcoholic in my life, but nothing I tried seemed to help! Surely, I could find the answers I needed at Al-Anon.
Deciding to Serve
We often say yes to everything and everyone but yet we often say no to service and our recovery. This is what I heard from a dear recovery sister of mine as I discussed accepting the nomination as the alternate district rep. The effects of alcoholism and other isms cause me to fear new opportunities for fear of failure.