[New post] The AA

David posted: " I accompanied a friend to their first AA meeting last night. We were both a little nervous as we walked into the hall. The hall that 28 years earlier both of us had attended for very different reasons, that of my wedding reception. I do not fit the brief" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on A Man for All Seasons The AA by David I accompanied a friend to their first AA meeting last night. We were both a little nervous as we walked into the hall. The hall that 28 years earlier both of us had attended for very different reasons, that of my wedding reception. I do not fit the brief as an alcoholic, whilst I binge drank on motorbike holidays to insane levels and accompanying it with medication drinking most nights of the week I never had to hide my drinking or felt compelled to drink during the day. I drank in the evening, got tipsy, had stupid arguments, I went to parties got way to drunk and was an arse sometimes. I would definitely be dismissive and rude to my wife when I drank too much. For that reason amongst many, to give my wife space to say what she wanted and not to talk over her I stopped drinking. The dozens of apologies and the remorse I felt each time I sobered up in the morning just stopped cutting it for her. As a sober person I began to treat my wife with the respect and space she deserved when she was drinking on the nights out and talking. We all talk crap when we over-drink, but it is our right to talk crap and wake up feeling a bit stupid in the morning, you don't need somebody else to 'put you down'! Now the tables have turned. She will apologise to me in the mornings for how she treated me. I prefer it this way round Last night I heard stories from people from all walks of life, you and me I suppose. Not the Hollywood style wino/bum but everyday people. The stories they told about their own journey was humbling. It upset me. It is a meeting that will stay with me for ever. I think I saved my friends life last night, well at least I saved his marriage, family life, job and sanity. I hope he continues the journey. Two people took his number and asked if it was ok to ring him today which was awesome. Today I am off to Cardiff to watch the All Blacks v Wales which will be a memorable event too. If you are struggling with alcohol go to an AA meeting. Its not what you think. I was worried about the overuse of the G word. But they didn't. This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ David | October 30, 2021 at 6:59 am | Categories: Life Blog | URL: https://wp.me/p2h8e8-16a Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from A Man for All Seasons. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://livedandlovedlife.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/the-aa/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com