You know what you need.
Eileen will figure it out when she is ready I guess.Keep us posted.
Happy Monday.
Thanks for sharing~
 

I rolled my eyes for you on that one. Yes, it's a tough thing that the rooms just don't have a better understanding for cats......Uff, girl, I feel ya on this one. Cmon Eileen is right.
I watch my gf's sponsees do some of the same crap and wonder how my gf stays loving detached from it all.
Sponsorship isn't always an easy thing, is it? I will send up some good thoughts for her---and you.
Peace,
Scout
 

Thank you for your kind words Trudge. I am very grateful to have you as part of my life.
Eileen will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I see you,
JJ
PS: You are a saint!
 

I'll pray for Eileen. She may have other, erm, issues. Bless.

Hope you're well, Ms Supa-Spnosor!

:-)

K .x.
 

Wow, that's kinda funny, but sad. I see my self in her a little. I think I once told my sponsor that I needed to do my Karate more than AA... naturally I thought drinking and karate were more important than sobriety. So yea, I can totally relate!

What I have no experience with is being a sponsor, but I am sure it will all work out for you!
 

I just laughed out load when I read her reason why... I think that is now my all time favorite excuse not to go to meetings...

Trudge all you can do is be available and direct them back to the program like you already are... the rest is up to them and their God...

hugs to you and happy Monday
 

Oh this so reminds me of something suggested to me by my sponsor in early sobriety. I find comfort in animals and helping them too. I can be excessive, it is my character make up and what gets me in trouble. But to me this was safe, much safer than working with another alcoholic. I hid in it, fostering kittens. I had to learn this, and am truly grateful that my sponsor made her suggestion. I can do this today, but had to put it on hold and set my program as a priority at the time.

Sorry but I am giggling at Eileen's perception that "we just did not love cats." I'll pray for her, that she may take your suggestion -- and you Trudge, that you will remain strong with her. Thanx for this share.
 

Thanx for the share and yes my prayers go for both of you.....
 

Al-anon. Maybe that's where my sponsor disappeared to : - (
 

I will pray for both of you. You can lead a horse(I don't like cats)
but you can't make them drink. I do like my dog though. He is my buddy.
 

hope both y'all get prayers answered.
 

I just fired a sponsee for crap like this... but she has ten years of sobriety and doesn't get the sympathy a newby does.
 

I hate cats. Thank goodness Eileen doesn't go to meetings over here.
 

I like cats. Baked at 350 for an hour...Just kidding. This lady helps keep you sober huh? I read that some place...Good for you. I'm happy to see you too.
 

Just keep working it..
 

Thanks for the comment.
I have quite a few links to varoius people including yourself on my blog.
But maybe I dont visit other peoples blogs enough and what do you do about key words?
 

MEOW!!!
 

Hopefully Eileen will see the big picture.
 

We have a saying in Al-Anon (maybe AAers do, too) that service work is like trying to herd kittens. We Al-Anons love our double winners because they teach us so much about the other side of the disease. And that's what we offer AAs when they join us, too. How to live with, deal with, love anyway, even if that means detaching from, our alcoholic friends and relatives. I have learned that I can fire a sponsee when they just don't show up. I only give them so long to stay in the problem rather than get into the solution, which is working on themselves rather than pointing the finger at everyone who has "done them wrong," even if it is someone who has killed their cat. Because we are powerless over people, places, and things as well as alcohol. So come on over to an Al-Anon meeting. Big Hugs!
 

I've added Al-Anon to my AA program, and it adds a whole new perspective to how I view the steps.
 

There's a seat for you at Alanon---
 

Okay, I'm reading these last few posts in reverse order, but I think this lady may seriously have a problem she needs to be taking medication for. If she's saying these things and isn't just B.S.ing you, she sounds a little off-balance mentally.