Comments on: 2010 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous… http://jdcm.info/2010-international-convention-of-alcoholics-anonymous/ A strange view of the world from the desk of a traveler, photographer, recovering alcoholic, eternal student, heretic, and erstwhile historian. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:15:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lizo The Librarian http://jdcm.info/2010-international-convention-of-alcoholics-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Lizo The Librarian Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:17 +0000 http://jdcm.info/?p=458#comment-583 You know what? Even though I am not an alcoholic, I know what you're talking about. I'm in a program for something else and the same stuff happens. People who have been around for a long time forget what it was like at first, or don't come every week, or even the once per month they are supposed to. They care more about their own success than the success of others or the group. I try not to fall into this - it can be so easy. I answer questions that other people have in a friendly manner, rather than being snarky. I take text messages from people. I even offered to go to someone else's meeting with her because the person who originally suggested it to her went once and then never went back with her! Grr. I just try to be supportive, that's all. It's not easy. You know what? Even though I am not an alcoholic, I know what you’re talking about. I’m in a program for something else and the same stuff happens. People who have been around for a long time forget what it was like at first, or don’t come every week, or even the once per month they are supposed to. They care more about their own success than the success of others or the group.

I try not to fall into this – it can be so easy. I answer questions that other people have in a friendly manner, rather than being snarky. I take text messages from people. I even offered to go to someone else’s meeting with her because the person who originally suggested it to her went once and then never went back with her! Grr. I just try to be supportive, that’s all. It’s not easy.

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