Join Us On Volunteer Day!
Sunday, November 6th, 12:30pm Eastern USA[Note that the clocks will ‘turn back’ that day.] Volunteer Day will introduce you to the ACA World Service Organization (WSO) - its committees and volunteers. We hope to inspire you and your meeting friends to volunteer, as...
Literature In Development Subcommittee Update
The Literature Committee has created two new subcommittees in the last year. One of these is the Language Subcommittee, chaired by Alexandra E from Sweden. That subcommittee is creating recommendations for language in our literature that is spiritually inclusive,...
Boundaries
As newcomers, we often feel the need to set boundaries with family or friends who don’t understand our program, who may give unwanted advice, or simply trigger our laundry list traits. I had a friend who criticized the way I taught my children manners (or lack...
The ACA “Laundry List” Describes Compliant Adult Children, Not Exiles Or Rebels
Only Trait 4 specifies substance abuse, as a way to cope. Addict/Alcoholic adult children do share the feelings—fears—in the traits, but they acted out as targets of abuse. I believe lumping defiant behaviors into the “Other Laundry List” isn’t satisfactory. All...