Why I Don’t Ask for Help
Asking requires a voiceConfidence to use itAnd fearlessnessA form of self-awarenessAnd courageVulnerability and self-discoveryHope FaithAnd TrustFrightening and unfamiliarSurreal and foreignWho can I trust?I don't know how to trust myselfLet alone anyone...
English Glossary for ACA Literature
Here is a link to an English language Glossary of English terms in ACA literature that have caused issues for non-English speakers and for translations: https://acawso.org/translations/current-english-foundation-glossary/ People can do a global search for the word or...
Copyright Infringement Ulimately Hurts More Than It Helps
ACA WSO is working diligently to protect ACA by removing copyright-infringing websites, online pdfs of our books, and counterfeit sales of ACA literature. These efforts involve considerable legal expenses and staff time but are necessary, so the copyrights are...
I, Annie
I amI am an Adult ChildI am an Adult Child of an Adult Child of an Adult ChildI am the 3rd of 3 childrenI am the only girl I wasI was never visibleI was never able to speak upI was never allowed to be imperfectI was never sure if I was wanted I learnedI learned to...
COME JOIN SRC FOR A SERVICE NORMS DOCUMENT REVIEW & DISCUSSION MEETING
Come join the Safety Resources Committee (SRC) for a review and discussion of the Service Norms Document, compiled as a ‘living document’ by the SRC and posted on our website earlier this year after previewing at the 2024 ABC. Let your voice be heard! This meeting...
Learning How To Share
It was so difficult for me to share when I was a newcomer. I did not have any experience in other programs, because ACA is the only program that it makes sense for me to attend; after seeing what alcohol has done to my family, I developed very strong negative feelings...
Rock Climbing
GraspingClinchingUpper body strengthReachingLeg ForcePulling myself off the groundIndependentToo earlyHad to figure something outHow can I get your help and support?The efforts began earlyCrying did not workAsking voice was taking early in lifeNot by genetics or my...
Loving Parent
My Loving Parent, Guides my daily actionShapes my choices and decisionsTo my utter satisfaction. The voices withinWhich one do I hear?The self-critical blaming voice,Or the loving one that is near.Reacting with fear and self-doubt The adult child...
Get Over It?
(Authors Note: A short poem about a dismissive phrase I've heard a few times, sometimes from well-meaning people.)Get over it: three of the ugliest words I have heard, spoken only by those who cannot hear the heart. I first heard it from a preacher. I forget the...
Flying Spaghetti Monster
(Author’s Note: This short poem refers to a couple of similar childhood events and my thoughts at the time. It is about daddy-Monster's temper and the effect it had on one of my brothers and the rest of us.) I am eight or nine years old;my reckless brother is one year...