Grex Recovery Conference Item 22

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Families in Recovery

Jul 5 12:10 UTC 2002

Being a parent of or a partner with or a child of someone who is in
recovery (or not) has its own set of challenges. 

This item is open for those of us who are trying to improve our
family life by working our own program, and getting our own lives
together.

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response 1 of 9:

Jul 5 14:18 UTC 2002

   Sounds interesting.  Not only am I a recovering addict, I'm also
ACOA.  The biggest breakthrough for me came when I realized that
addicted parents do the best they can with what they have, it's just
that what they have sucks.

cmcgee

response 2 of 9:

Jul 5 15:05 UTC 2002

In my AlAnon group we call AAers who are also AlAnon double winners.  The
membership requirement for Alanon, such as it is, says, "The only
requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a
relative or friend."

One of my double winner friends used to say that he went to AlAnon when
he was getting too involved with other people's lives, and AA when he was
isolating himself. He was an amazing person because his shares often
illuminated "the other point of view" and helped us understand our
alcoholic friends better.  Seeing both sides of the problem was _so_
helpful.

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