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A comment was left here recently that hurt me. I know it probably wasnt the intention of the person who wrote it, but none the less it hurt.

I wont be specific, and I have removed the comment, but Id like to say that what I post here are MY thoughts and feelings, and many times they come from pain. I have a sponsor, I have a support network and I have a home group who are there to guide me and teach me. I do not ask for anyone to sponsor me from a blog, take my inventory or critique what I write, even if they do it in the form of using "I" messages, as in referring to themselves.

Just as there is no cross talk in a safe Al-Anon meeting, I would like to ask the people that read here to respect that and refrain from making judgmental comments here.

For those that are blessed to have a recovering family member and who may be further away from the desperate pain of this disease, there are those of us who are not. As a result, we cannot be in the same place you might be in, a more detached, calm, serene emotional environment. The trenches are painful, please remember that.

Thank you.