me? an alcoholic? whaaaaaat?
TW: theme of alcoholism and of self destruction. Hello everyone! This is a personal essay of my venture into sobriety and my journey with AA. Backstory time! My first introduction into Alcoholics Anonymous started in childhood when my beautiful grandpa seemingly had 2 Birthdays (2 whole days of cake and cards? I want that!) and went to nightly “meetings” to “get better”. I didn’t question it at first, but as I grew older, I was told of his early life and his fall into addiction. At the time of his death in 2024, he was approaching 50 years of sobriety and had set the perfect example of, not only how to live by the Steps and the program, but also how to live fully as a person. If you want to read more on my grandpa, check out my blogpost “Joseph”! It wasn’t easy to come to terms with the fact I shared the same genetic allergy to drink as my grandpa, but I now feel I have become closer to him even after death. Moving through each Step is like following in his literal footsteps...
