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DallasHorn26

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  1. Thanks for this. I have talked it over with both my sponsor and Grand sponsor and both have said the same. The kids may not see it all now, but I suspect theyll see the big picture when they're older.
  2. This may turn into more of a vent session for me, but how do you guys with kids deal with family logistics and AA involvement? My kids (13,15,16) have told their mom and step dad that they don't feel like a priority in my life and that they are backburner to AA. Their step-dad even told me the other night I went form "Raging Alcoholic to obsessed with AA and church". I've tried to have this conversation directly with the kids, but the perception I get from them is they are good with things. I emphasize with them constantly that I am available to hear anything they have to say. Sometimes I think this is probably more their mother and I not seeing eye-to-eye. I have committed meetings I attend each week (usually when the kids aren't with me) and I don't talk to them about AA unless they ask. There have been a few occasions over the past few years where I have missed a function due to an AA commitment, but they have bene few and far between. To me they are a priority.....I also know they don't get sober me without AA.
  3. I have memories from my early childhood of sing along to this record with my Mom. I don’t think you could get that many people in the same room to record a song today, so it was definitely a historical moment. The part about Stevie leading Ray Charles to the bathroom had me rolling.
  4. My in laws live inland from gulf shores/orange beach area. I haven’t been there during spring break but there are lots of condos scattered along the beach. If you’re just looking to sit by the water then it’s not a bad area. Some decent restaurants nearby too. Will probably be more families than college kids except the bros at the Florabama.
  5. You can also use a sumif formula, it sums the total in column c if column a matches column A11 and Column B matches B10, you would do the same in column C.
  6. The full show is also available on Apple music. Gave most of it a listen yesterday. I noticed that too, seemed unusual for him.
  7. I'm leaning this way too. Gave the new album a listen the other day and was kind of meh on it.
  8. I worked for a small company based in a smaller town about 40 minutes outside of London and would visit the home office once a year and always looked forward to the nights out at the pubs because I could drink like I wanted to until 4am and not stand out too much. I ran into the same locals at the pub almost every year I went and they recognized their "Texan Friend" every time I'd drop in.
  9. I made many trips to Coffee City and Kilgore back in the day. Haven't lived in Tyler since it went wet, but I bet its safe to assume traffic has decreased significantly along those routes.
  10. I was super bored in the early days. I couldn't sit down and focus long enough to watch anything on TV or read a book. I did a 1K piece puzzle and a couple of Lego sets in my first month to pass the time.
  11. Bumping this thread for recommendations. I have a sonata as my commuter car and probably drive 400 miles a week. Looking for replacements that will last but not break the bank either. Looking at either DT or Costco.
  12. I played on one at Winstar before. It does help the game move a little faster since no chips need to be exchanged and the minimums are smaller than a regular table.
  13. I tried and failed many times with the "I got this approach", and it just got worse every time. The all-around approach that has worked for me and continues to work is to capitulate and do what was asked of me. My own thinking just got me further in the hole. Thankfully I had a sponsor that was willing to jump in in that hole and help me build the ladder out. I've heard one of the guys in my sponsorship say several times "Be a Zebra and join the herd". When zebras herd together their stripes form crazy patterns that camouflage them from their predators. When one strays away, that's usually when it's attacked.
  14. Reading the posts about MAC the past few weeks has had me in a place of reflection. I hit 2 years on the 10th and was presented my chip Saturday night at our home group's birthday night. I remember that feeling during my last few benders that a fate similar to MAC's was in store for me and I honestly welcomed it because I had nothing left for this world. Thankfully, I finally surrendered and since then have learned otherwise.
  15. I was at Dallas show and thought it was good. Fiance' and I are going to the Orange Beach show in July too. I just got introduced to Dave about 2 years ago and didn't know much outside of what I had heard on mainstream radio, but man they are fun to watch. Fiance' as seen been to 30+ shows and said he pulled out a few rare ones Saturday.
  16. I caught this on local news last night, and they reported the suspect was urinating in the parking lot which is why he was being confronted.
  17. I wanted/expected everyone around me to drink as much as me when I was drinking with a crowd. It made me feel better and able to justify the amount I was drinking.
  18. That sounds miserable. My fiancé has like one drink every few months and will push it away when she starts “feeing it”. Hmmmm isn’t that the point?
  19. I've got a box of my childhood Hot Wheels cars and ninja turtle action figures, some I would have bought with my allowance, circa late 80s.
  20. I’ll echo what everyone else says. Go to superintendents office immediately. This is completely inappropriate and unacceptable. The fact that he is even on their chat apps or tik tok is unacceptable.
  21. I’ve never really watched the show until the last. Couple of years. Season 41 was my first. I feel like this one has started slower than the previous 2. But it did seem to turn up a notch this week. I’m surprised yam-yam and Carolyn are still there too. I see several of the old seasons are available to stream on Paramount+. Are there any worth going back to watch?
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