I can't begin to tell you how happy your post made me. I used to be married to an alcoholic. And went to Al Anon for several years. The issues that you had when you first started mirrored the issues of so many recovering alcoholics, and I was both worried for you and biting my tongue.

Listening to people who are in the midst of saving their own lives complain that the life ring isn't cute enough gets grating, you know?

But those recovering alcoholics, if they were lucky, made it to the point where they could laugh at themselves--usually much longer than the two months it took you, but they got there.

So when I say, with joy, SHE'S GOT IT!!!! know that I am so very happy for you.