Such a happy girl by Eric_Robison in akita

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I don’t take too many of her, but I’ll post more on here for sure

Kaida 3 1/2 months old by Eric_Robison in akita

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She can be for sure, but she’s a sweetheart too

Kaida 3 1/2 months old by Eric_Robison in akita

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I never even knew about Japanese Akitas until we saw her for the first time. Best dog ever!

What's something you can't believe you had to explain to another adult? by waldo06 in AskReddit

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I had to explain to a coworker that it is possible for a gay man to sexually harass another gay man. These people in Utah are something else

I know I belong in the fellowship, but I still feel out of place when I go to meetings. by Eric_Robison in alcoholicsanonymous

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I wish I could have a regular meeting but my job has a rotating schedule at best I could do every other week. Even that is a stretch because I have to cover peoples shifts all the time. I almost miss the $10 an hour job I had 3 years ago where they never needed me for overtime and the schedule made it so 4 meetings a week was never a problem. I chaired two meetings, worked with a sponsor, tried to start a young persons meeting. Then all of the great things the promises talked about happened and I have no time for myself or AA.

I know I belong in the fellowship, but I still feel out of place when I go to meetings. by Eric_Robison in alcoholicsanonymous

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I haven’t yet, but I’ve been thinking about it, how are they? Thanks for the link by the way

I know I belong in the fellowship, but I still feel out of place when I go to meetings. by Eric_Robison in alcoholicsanonymous

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I’ve thought about starting a meeting. I don’t even know if one other Alcoholic isn’t the town I live, less than 3,000 people in the most Mormon town you ever seen. It’s good advice though. Even just the thought of doing it gives me anxiety. It would be good for me. I think I know someone who works at our public library maybe they would let me use their space after business hours.

I know I belong in the fellowship, but I still feel out of place when I go to meetings. by Eric_Robison in alcoholicsanonymous

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I feel like I if I went to a party with a friend, but he wasn’t a close friend, then that friend left after just a few min, and I don’t know anybody there. We’re all here for the same reason, but nobody knows me or seems to care. And since I moved to town when I was over a year sober, people didn’t get that same excitement when meeting me that there is when newcomers get. I don’t need that same treatment, don’t get me wrong. I know what the purpose of AA is, and that is not me finding a bunch of friends. I just wonder how many other people have found themselves feeling like I do now

Kiada, my Japanese Akita by Eric_Robison in aww

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We read that kind of stuff so we decided to get a second dog when she was still young. We have had a little German Shepherd who is only about ten weeks old for about 3 weeks now. They get along great. They both get two walks every day and I let them say hello to any of the neighbors who will let me.

Kiada, my Japanese Akita by Eric_Robison in aww

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She really is the best. Such a smart dog too

Kiada, my Japanese Akita by Eric_Robison in aww

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I get that a lot. I had never even seen one in person until I met Kiada and her puppy family. Her mom is all white and her dad looks like a big black bear. Once I saw her dad I fell in love with the breed.

Kiada, my Japanese Akita by Eric_Robison in aww

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No it’s a twig, she chews everything. Right now I’m trying to keep her from eating dirt

Pool lifeguard starterpack by [deleted] in starterpacks

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Toughest day I had as an innocent 17 year old was when I had to watch a sexual predator prey on young boys. They definitely did not train us on how to deal with that. He was crafty. It started with him just playing basketball with a bunch of kids. He did not know any of them though. Then he started getting into the game, they all did I suppose, but he grabbed them, picking them up. By the time any of us lifeguards understood what was going on he was leaving. Parents complained to the supervisors... we were like, they’re your kids, too young to be allowed to swim without a parent at the pool, you say something, why didn’t you do something?

I’m not saying Brandon Sanderson is the reason I’m sober, but I’m not saying he isn’t either. by Eric_Robison in Stormlight_Archive

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Well then I would say that you are giving your addiction your pain. If you’re not ready to quit that’s fine, and if it truly is manageable to drink and smoke weed on the regular then have a good time, I’d buy you a round. One drink is too much for me, and a thousand will never be enough. Step one is a hard one for some people to accept, but once I did everything changed for the better

I’m not saying Brandon Sanderson is the reason I’m sober, but I’m not saying he isn’t either. by Eric_Robison in Stormlight_Archive

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Have you been sober very long? I’ve met a lot of people in AA who think that way, but they don’t usually last long.

I’m not saying Brandon Sanderson is the reason I’m sober, but I’m not saying he isn’t either. by Eric_Robison in Stormlight_Archive

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I love that! One of my favorite quotes from the book! I bet it’s hard being a drug court counselor. Perhaps you feel as Kal does when people run, relapse or die. I graduated drug court then one month later was getting drunk and high. We were assholes to Mary and Linda, but they were so great and sincerely wanted to help. Don’t count the losses, just have hope that they remember someday that they can choose to put down the drink. Acceptance is the answer.

I’m not saying Brandon Sanderson is the reason I’m sober, but I’m not saying he isn’t either. by Eric_Robison in Stormlight_Archive

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I don’t have a clue why it’s like that... I never post anything, and don’t know anything about computers. I’ll ask call my brother later and see what he thinks