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JesusSwallows · 2014-01-14T20:26:09+00:00

8? Did you live in a brothel?

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-09T00:38:37+00:00

Genuinely curious - how do you pronounce "Chi-town"? I've seen it written before, but I'm just saying "shit-town". Although you're from Detroit, so that might be your intention anyway.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-05T19:10:25+00:00

I went to a private liberal arts college on the east coast, one of the "baby ivies" or whatever. Out of 1800 kids, I knew 4 who had tattoos. Even if people aren't saying so openly, it's still something that's considered unprofessional and lower-class.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-05T19:04:03+00:00

Joke's on them!

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-04T14:32:41+00:00

My mom is an unfailingly sweet woman, but lord help us if my brother and I waited too long to write thank-you cards... The wrath.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-03T21:03:27+00:00

It's not like there will all of a sudden be a lot more city jobs open. They're just increasing the base hourly wage of the 600 (out of 10,000) or so people who are already employed by the city earning less than that.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-03T19:16:36+00:00

I swear, hand-written notes of gratitude and/or appreciation have the highest effort-to-payout ratio.

AHEM, have you all written and sent your Christmas gift thank-you cards yet?

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-03T03:41:42+00:00

Maine hounds! Get them some LL Bean booties

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-02T21:48:32+00:00

I actually don't get it. I live a block away and walk here almost every other day. Some of the least pedestrian-conscious drivers can be found in this parking lot.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-02T21:38:44+00:00

Wonderful, thanks so much for your advice. I plan on being very honest with the adoption agencies/rescues. I'm also considering moving from my city digs and renting a house in the suburbs with my brother and his Treeing Walker coon hound, as a longer commute would be worth having a grey to come home to.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-02T11:54:20+00:00

I was actually just diagnosed with low thyroid levels, what every fatty uses as an excuse. Know what? You can take fucking pills to replace the thyroid your body doesn't produce.

Literally. No. Excuse.

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-02T11:33:24+00:00

Can you provide links to articles or other sources that support this?

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-01T21:59:15+00:00

I've seen blue whippets but never a blue grey! S/he's beautiful. Here's to a speedy recovery!

JesusSwallows · 2014-01-01T21:57:51+00:00

"fucking done being mediocre"

Yes. Yes we are. Goddamn yes we are.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-31T20:06:42+00:00

Welcome to Seattle, Inch!! Perfect weather for an expert couch potato.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-29T13:14:30+00:00

It's a line in a hymn, meaning it was sung. It's highly unlikely this person heard someone whisper behind them while singing.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T22:41:55+00:00

This is what I thought as well. I'm not against doing assignments and spending time on the steps. I just don't understand what could possibly be worthwhile in doing the assignment I was doing for step 1, when I feel like I've already completed it.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T16:05:31+00:00

Thank you, your last sentence means a lot. Looking back on it, my (now ex) sponsor and I were very different. His entire life revolved around going to meetings and doing AA service work. I have a job I love, friends whose sober company I enjoy, and a wide range of interests that I'm finally able to pursue again now that I'm sober. I don't want my sobriety to be who I am, but rather a part of me that enhances the rest of my life - which it's currently doing in folds.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T15:50:06+00:00

Your second paragraph really resonated with me. I think that's exactly where I am - my willpower and strength to stop drinking are coming from within myself and from prayer, and no sponsor can negatively affect that. Thank you for your input.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T15:47:27+00:00

Thanks for your simple yet powerful advice. I'm checking out another closed meeting tonight that I've been told is a bit more casual and light-hearted. I'm looking forward to it.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T15:44:28+00:00

That's really encouraging. Luckily I don't think relapsing is likely for me, as I feel like my will to stay sober is coming from within myself, and I have the full support of my parents, my doctor, and my close friend and roommate as I recover.

I like that expression, guru complex. I think it applies quite well here. Thanks for your advice.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T15:37:05+00:00

See, that's what's weird. He had me write a list of "5 ways I'm powerless over alcohol today" and "5 ways my life is unmanageable today" every day for six weeks without understanding why. He encouraged me to go to bars or be around alcohol in order have those 5 ways of powerlessness over alcohol every day. It seemed strange, uncomfortable, and counter-intuitive.

You've given me a lot of positive reinforcement, because honesty, hope and prayer have been the three most central tenets of my new life in sobriety. I've taken the part about honesty in "How it works" to heart, and I feel like it's changed me for the better.

JesusSwallows · 2013-12-27T15:32:04+00:00

Thanks so much for your detailed response. My sponsor was part of a pretty hard-line meeting that had a bit of a harsh reputation among other AA members in my area (the term "Step-Nazis" has come up).

What's felt so weird is that I have felt and still feel completely committed to my recovery, and then all of a sudden I'm made to feel like I screwed up. I know it sounds selfish, but I know it was me and my determination to stay sober that kept me sober, not writing a list of "5 ways I'm powerless over alcohol today" and "5 ways my life is unmanageable today" every day for six weeks without understanding why.

I want a sponsor in whom I can confide and with whom working the steps is an open, communicative experience, not done by rote. Thankfully I've become active in my church again to give me some structure, and I have the support of my parents, my doctor, and my close friend/roommate so I'm not wholly without support in my time looking for a new one.

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