by WebCoord | Nov 9, 2024 | WSO Articles
Today while I was working in the backyard, one of our chickens flew over the fence of the pen and joined me. I thought nothing of it and continued my work. However, before learning that this chicken could fly over the fence and back again, my husband and I would...
by WebCoord | Nov 9, 2024 | WSO Articles
Whenever I’m trying to control things I can’t control and trying to dictate instead of accept, my life starts to feel unmanageable. This feeling is particularly strong when I’m dealing with another person who isn’t acting the way I want them to act—especially when...
by WebCoord | Nov 9, 2024 | WSO Articles
I came to Al‑Anon out of desperation. I was desperate to learn how to get my alcoholic loved one to stop drinking. I was consumed with anxiety and obsessed about his every move. I felt guilty about neglecting our daughter and believed I wasn’t being a good mom. I had...
by WebCoord | Nov 9, 2024 | WSO Articles
When computers, and all that came with them—email, chat, web conferencing systems—first started entering the mainstream back in the 1990s, the World Service Office began registering electronic meetings as a method of public outreach. This was a way to offer the...
by WebCoord | Nov 9, 2024 | WSO Articles
What does it truly mean when we say, “I am a grateful member of the worldwide fellowship of Al‑Anon and Alateen”? Do we pause to consider that the family disease of alcoholism affects families worldwide, and do we recognize that this is what unifies us? Alcoholism was...
