The Blessings of ACA
I grew up in a family with lots of dysfunction,But my ACA group has provided the unction.Alcohol, gambling, cheating and more-Mental illness and abuse all came through that door!Many generations with multiple diseases.Don’t talk, feel or trust- so everyone freezes!My...
A Dream Come True
Hello, I am Sue V, a grateful Adult Child. The 2020 Annual World Convention (AWC) has been a dream come true; one global ACA fellowship all together in one space, many hearts beating together. The dream started in 2018 when I was the co-chair of the AWC and heard from...
The Sun Never Set on the ACA World Convention 2020
The ACA World Convention 2020 was a first for me. From New Delhi, India I was delighted to receive an invitation from the Global Members Sub Committee to be a speaker in two sessions. Being nervous about speaking in public, I was daunted by the proposition, to say the...
Rebalance
Imagine a balance Or a see-saw With a boulder resting on one side. You are pushing down on the other To even out the beam, Pushing with your whole self, muscles Shaking. Or imagine you are trying to pull free A rope Or length of fabric trapped In the earth under a...
Boundaries
The garden, edged with wire,a jaunty scarecrow, a bit of coyoteurine, hair shavings from a buzz cut.Don’t call me, text me.stop with the emojis, no morecute animal videos. I’m at the edge of nowhere,on edge, waiting for silence,flicker of senses, a sense of...
My Art
The Sponsor Search
The sponsor search is a responsibility each adult child handles in their own comfortable way. In the “Big Red Book”, there is a whole chapter about sponsorship. These are my experiences of my sponsor search. Sponsors are members of ACA just like any other...
My Experience as an ACA Sponsor
Rigidity vs Flexibility - Being strict or rigid does not fill the bill for an adult child. All adult children have different backgrounds and experiences with dysfunctional behaviors in our lives. Look at the Laundry List. There are 14 different traits that we adult...
The Promises, For Today
I was going through one of those periods when I was feeling discouraged by my own lack of progress in my recovery journey. I also was struggling with doing affirmations. That practice seemed silly to me. I’d often think, “I don’t really believe what I’m saying. No...
Traditional ACA Registered, Closed, Meetings.
This is my opinion and I base my attendance to ACA registered, closed meetings/workshops, acknowledging these guidelines. These would apply to closed face-to-face, online, and phone meetings. This is especially written for newcomers who may be looking for...