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As far as a "commitment" to AA, I kind of chuckled at that. I hear it said a lot in the rooms, "just give it a try for 90 days and if it isn't for you, we will gladly refund your misery".

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Was a running gag when my wife and I presented Marriage Encounter weekends. "Try this for 90 days - if you don't like it, you can have your old marriage back."

H1Ag,

I will probably not be able to get on tomorrow night but certainly will on Sunday.

Look forward to our future conversations.

Day 39. I am feeling a lot better physically and mentally than I was and I am so grateful for that. I hoping to take advantage and keep a positive mind set going. I appreciate you ags. We'll see what happens with football this weekend. Going to the game with my husband. I secretly like people watching and like to see people get so worked up over the game.

Dad Jokes,

Congratulations on your progress !

To everyone, the next zoom call is tonight at 7pm CST. A link to hop on is near the bottom of page 21 of this thread. I recommend to our leader that we start with a toast to the Aggie football team !

Rolled out of bed on 4/19/21 and my wife started playing this song as I was brushing my teeth. She laughed, and I sang along with the song. "They tried to make me go to rehab I said NO, NO, NO!"

She told me that I needed some help and she was right. I had tried every trick in the book, and ended up at the same place.

Called 4 different people looking for a personal LCDC. This was my path and I haven't had a drop since. My counselor helped me through detox and I could not do it alone. Met with her 3 or 4 times a week for the first 3 weeks. Now I meet with her once a week. I guess that my point is to get professional help, rehab, private, AA, or otherwise. Just act like you are going to the doctor for your appendix, but it is a different part of the body.

I don't have to tell you what it's like to be consumed by ethanol, for most of you know, and my story is not unique.

I am looking for an AA group in BCS and would be interested in seeing the different options.

Doing it alone is like masturbation. It feels good for a little while, but sooner or later you get the the idea it would be better if you hade someone to share the moment. It will take you the better part of two minutes to Google AA BCS. I've been to several meetings in the BCS area. Educated guess is BCS has an AA info number answered 24/7. Come join your fellow Aggies in recovery Sunday and Thursday a 7 pm central time.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4922070133?pwd=QmRNQmI2NndFc0h4TmJaZXF3d3lqQT09

I have been told that there are different meeting formats depending on the AA group? Can anyone give me more details.

There are open meetings where anyone can attend, and closed meetings limited to those with a desire to stop drinking. There are various shades of grey on this depending on the particular group.

Majority of meetings in Texas are discussion meetings where after the preliminaries, How it works, traditions, etc., the group or the chairman for the meeting select a topic for discussion.

Second to that are speakers meetings where an individual tells his or her story. For some reason, Austin seems to be top heavy with speakers meetings.

Many large groups and AA Clubs have meetings dedicated to Big Book, Step or traditions study.

In the larger metro areas you'll find groups for doctors, lawyers etc. As I've stated on earlier posts, if you fall into one of these professions, get active in a local group and the professionals will find you.

I hope this answered your question, if not re-post with more detail and I'll try again. Try and join us Sunday.

Yokel,

For me, one is too many, and a thousand are not enough.

Day 60 Gabster!!! Congratulations!!!!

Thank you, Pink. Now I might starting talking about weeks rather than days !!!

Please join our group of Aggies in recovery this evening at 7 central time.


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Reading that just made my morning. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations.

Congratulations, Pink ! Lets keep it up !

My best friend in high school and best man was smart, talented and well-liked by all. He and I came to A&M together. He finished freshman year and went to North Texas. He by his late 20's was hooked. A promising career down the tubes...wife divorced him....in and out of rehab...died in his mid 40s. Sad!!!

Day 9

Can't make meeting tonight as I'm going to the Stones concert. Hope to be back Thursday.

Been there, done that, I saw the Stones 1964, they opened for Leslie Gore.

aggiejim70 said:

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Been there, done that, I saw the Stones 1964, they opened for Leslie Gore.

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Bet you paid less than 198 dollars for a ticket, too.

YokelRidesAgain said:

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aggiejim70 said:

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Been there, done that, I saw the Stones 1964, they opened for Leslie Gore.

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Bet you paid less than 198 dollars for a ticket, too.

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I won the tix on KTSA radio. My mother drove me down to the Gunter Hotel to pick them up. She hit the ceiling when she saw the printed price, 10 bucks apiece. The idea that two kids, not old enough to drive, would think about spending 20 dollars in an evening was ridiculous. In 1964 20 dollars is what my folks would have splurged on their anniversary or New Years Eve.

Yokel,

Congrats on your progress! 9 days today means double digits for you tomorrow.

I know some disagree with my philosophy but counting days, for me, keeps me focused and reminds me of the progress I've made.

I liken it, for example, to a goal of losing weight and looking at the scale every day. In fact I wrote down my weight every day for the past year and can report being down 40 pounds from 10 months ago.

Good work!!!

You're right, you can't fix the **** in your head with the **** in your head. Come join us Thursday.

Great job, NWE ! Keep it up !

Just throwing this question out here. For anyone new to AA, and married with kids, are you struggling to make it to meetings? Weekdays are out; my husband doesn't get home soon enough to take the kids so I can go. Sometimes weekends get tricky too. My husband might have to go into work or goes to a football game and then Saturday is shot. I've been going sundays but sometimes that gets tied up too; like obligations for work, church or the kids. I guess I feel like I am moving at a snails pace here. Any advice is appreciated.

Army, there's not enough whiskey in the entire world to solve the problem of Aggie football. It can't be done. It just makes you watch the Cowboys with a hangover. Instead come join the Aggies in recovery. Scroll back a few for the link/

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Just throwing this question out here. For anyone new to AA, and married with kids, are you struggling to make it to meetings? Weekdays are out; my husband doesn't get home soon enough to take the kids so I can go. Sometimes weekends get tricky too. My husband might have to go into work or goes to a football game and then Saturday is shot. I've been going sundays but sometimes that gets tied up too; like obligations for work, church or the kids. I guess I feel like I am moving at a snails pace here. Any advice is appreciated.

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I don't go to AA, I go to ACA, but you really just have to make the commitment. I found that Sunday evenings work best for me, and I've stuck with that. I'll be honest, for various different reasons, I haven't been to a meeting since August. But, it's not because I can't - I made the choice to take a sabbatical. But, I also know that I will go back because there really is no other alternative. These meetings are the only place where I feel heard and understood when it comes to this particular issue.


You have to make recovery a priority. Pick the meeting day/time that works best for you and go, even if that means cancelling other plans. Block that time off, and make it non-negotiable. Get your husband on board to support you. Your recovery should be important to him and your family, too.

As an alternative, look into a Zoom meeting. I had to do that when the church my group meets at would not allow meetings. Zoom isn't a great option, but it's better than no meeting.

Agreed. I think there is no other choice than to make it a priority. No one said this was going to be easy!