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Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
1. Judging on that info
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 06:26 PM
Nov 2015

A basic rule of thumb for this type of thing comes out to the same as drinking, whenever you are fed up and have had all you can stand.. You cannot save him only he can save him... It is hard but the saying around the tables is let go with love... old cliches abound in AA and Alanon.. you need to take care of you...

Hope you can save yourself and he can save himself... good luck with whatever way you decide to go..


Go to Alanon, go to AA also, I am a 30+ year member of AA, my wife found more encouragement and positive hope at AA meetings, she never went to mine but picked an open group and did for herself.. seems to have worked for her.

Judging on that info Old Codger Nov 2015 #1
Open AA was a fantastic help for me dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #2
Good deal Old Codger Nov 2015 #3
was there with my ex. years and years ago. hollysmom Nov 2015 #6
Pretty much why I quit going to AA JayhawkSD Feb 2017 #14
Walking away is not giving up. TygrBright Nov 2015 #4
maybe I misstated my goal. hollysmom Nov 2015 #5
No telling Old Codger Nov 2015 #7
Save yourself madville Nov 2015 #8
believe me my involvement had nothing to do with saving him. hollysmom Nov 2015 #9
Sorry you have to face this. Conch Dec 2015 #10
update hollysmom Sep 2016 #11
i'm sorry for your loss NMDemDist2 Sep 2016 #12
thank you hollysmom Sep 2016 #13
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