Friendship Restored Because of Recovery

"I Knew Someone Who ...

drank every day. He had a lot of trouble every year in school. He would get a job, then lose the job. He moved from one place to the next. He would fall in love, then fall out of love. He had lots of friends, then lots of enemies. He would start out having a good time, then start a fight.

Our friendship went through a lot of highs and lows. Sometimes I just couldn't deal with taking his calls. He would promise to stop drinking, then get drunk within a few days. He got a couple of DUI's and his parents would bail him out, until one day they decided they wouldn't do it anymore. They started going to Alanon meetings. So did I.

He started going to A.A. meetings. I didn't think he would stick with it, since he never seemed do anything for very long other than drink. He went to a meeting every day, got a sponsor and started to following directions. Now he sponsors others guys. He has been sober for over four years. He has a good job and a place to live. He has friends. He is good to his parents. He's a really happy and good person. We have a real friendship now and I am proud to be his friend."

 

~ Anonymous