I went to my meeting tonight and we were sitting there talking and this loud motorcycle pulls up and someone starts saying something about someone named Skeeter, and I'm sitting here thinking there's not that many skeeters around... My husband's uncle is named Skeeter, and I knew he was a recovering alcoholic but I never expected him to be in my group! But in he walked! He lives pretty far away from this group so he doesn't go often but it's his homegroup. But I walked up to him and he kinda glanced at me and was like "hey how you doing?" and then he took a second glance and was like "What the hell are you doing here?!" lol So I told him I'd been going there for a week and that this is my 3rd day sober and all that. Then his daughter walks in! This was her first meeting, she got her white chip and all that and we talked some after the meeting and I told her she could call me if she wanted and she's all like yeah! we're both new to this we can do this together! I told her I go every night so I'll be there with her and everything. She knows a couple of people there already, but she seemed glad to see me there too. I'm still a little shocked over it lol I just really didn't expect them to be in my group.
I am a newbie as well. This is my 2nd day of being sober and so far, I will have to say its been rough. I have friends that I believe are either borderline alcoholics or are already alcoholics. I have said things to them, even before I admitted I was an alcoholic. People said things to me too but I know it is the individual person who has to make up there mind themselves. I've been told intervention rarely works.
Anyway, I think it is fabulous you know some people personally that you can go through this with. The people I have met at the meetings are the warmest most caring people I have ever met but to go through it with a friend, I belive, would make it a bit easier.
Anyway, hope to talk to you more and congratulations on your 3rd day!
I know what you mean about it being a small world as the same has happened to me. I was about six weeks in AA when a woman I had known for years walked into the meeting with her alcoholic daughter. I forgot that I was in AA and walked up to them both. They were stunned. But, the daughter now has months of sobriety behind her and is a completely different person.
And, more recently, I discovered that one of my old drinking friends is also in AA. She had moved and was visiting one of my regular meetings. It was great to see her.
Take care of yourself and have a great day,
Carol
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