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[quote=Anonymous]I am female, age 56.  The three smartest decisions I have made in my life are:
1.  Joining the military.
2.  Practicing birth control.
3.  Joining Al-Anon.

I suppose each of those warrants an explanation.

Joining the military got me away from my dysfunctional upbringing and took me to a better station in life.

Practicing birth control because otherwise I would be like that 19 kids and counting lady.  Birth control was kind of a new thing back when I was growing up in the 60s.  There were so many families that had four and five kids whom I attended school with.  Birth control has just revolutionized the options for life paths for women.  What a great invention!

Al-Anon because of my dysfunctional upbringing.  And as a young adult I continued the dysfunctional pattern that was "normal" to me.  At age 20 I met this guy with a half gallon decanter of whiskey in his hand.  My heart went pit-a-pat.  Married him.  He is in my living room right now. Eventually life got crazy enough that we both were desperate to learn a better way of living.   He has a couple decades of sobriety and is active in AA.  I have a couple decades in Al-Anon.  We both sponsor people, chair meetings, all that stuff.  In Al-Anon I have found the role modeling to learn how to live life better. The "parenting" I always wanted.  Its like cheap therapy but I don't have to fill out insurance forms, the hours are more convenient, and I can keep attending meetings for the rest of my life.  Which is my plan.

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