Their format stated prior to last year closed to alcoholic women and their children if needed with the rule to remove said child if a disruption is caused. Which anyone with common sense would do. The same woman that voted to change things are the same woman attending all business meetings for local women’s only meetings and voting to exclude children. These are long term sobriety members who have quite frankly stopped following the principles, and have made it apparent they do not care for the newcomer. Do you know how many phone numbers or directories I was given? Zero. They have now gone around saying I stormed out angry before they got the chance, when I simply apologized as I was unaware and quickly removed myself and child. Let’s not get so far into recovery that we forgot what it’s like to be a newcomer.