“one addiction with another and the family came in second.”
Bingo-that is what a cult does, too, according to a textbook I had for a course about cults. One of my friends actually had an extension to the AA meeting place installed in his home and answered it when he is not at the AA meeting place-might still do that for all I know-no surprise 4 wives have gotten the hell out of there within 1-2 years...
He offered to pay me the going rate a few years ago for counseling him on his relationship failure-I’ve got the credentials, and needed the money badly, but he would not like my honesty, and I really didn’t want to listen to him whine so I declined-never regretted it, either...
We have a couple in our group. He’s an ex Marine and a tough loveable old Jarhead. Just gave him his 38 yr CHIP last Friday. His wife will be getting a 35 yr CHIP in May.
They met in AA some 30+ years ago. Nice story.