I just read the end of last week's thread. DG, it's not easy to change sponsors, but sometimes we must. I had a male friend help me my first year in program. I knew that I needed to find a female sponsor which I found over a year ago. It wasn't easy, but I did it & have benefitted greatly. I'm almost entirely through the steps again & feel more than ready to help someone else.
We discussed holiday drinking at our last discussion meeting. I honestly don't think about it very much. Yesterday we went to a wedding. It was fairly small wo/the usual over-drinking that weddings seem to bring on. That said: the wine was being poured pretty freely throughout the night. I had a slight twinge when we first arrived & saw everyone having their first glass. I held off even on soda & just experienced being in a crowd wo/any kind of crutch. It only took a few minutes for me to feel perfectly fine.
My husband drank 2 glasses of wine & the champagne toast all night. I realized all over again that I just could not do that. I'd have been sneaking off to the drinks table MULTIPLE times & then would have still felt deprived. Socializing for me is so much easier when I stick to soft drinks. I wouldn't want it any other way.
I'll go to my usual speaker meeting tonight. I don't feel I'm missing out on anything in not going to any kind of back-yard bar-b-que w/all the attendant drinking that seems to happen at those. We'll probably take the dog on a nice walk instead.
Take care one & all.
Mary
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