The Friday after leaving the support
group, A.J called and asked what had happened. I asked what he was
talking about and he said we received an email this afternoon saying
you were out of the support group. I said yes, and I don't know who
is in charge, but I will survive. A.J said he would not go along
with this and wondered what to do.
Then he asked about my cousins and what
would happen there. I said I hadn't thought about it, but I will let
them decide what they want to do and I will not stand in their way.
A.J asked if I would be starting a group, and I said maybe or join
another group. A.J asked me please let him know so he could stay
with me and Jerry would be with him on this.
A little later, Tom called and asked me
what had happened. I said I have obviously made some enemies and
have been invited out of the group. I told Tom that I wanted to let
things blow over and see what happens before I get anxious. Tom said
he would be talking to Beverly and she would contact Suzanne. I told
Tom that I would not stand in their way of teaching to any group.
The phone was busy for the next few
hours and I wondered what was happening. Then Brenda called and
asked what I had done to be separated from the support group. She
did not approve of what was happening and would be leaving the group
and she would see what Allison thought. I told Brenda what I thought
had happened and said I was just trying to figure out whom I had
offended, but I would make the best of the situation.
I was surprised at the number of people
that were with and not against me. I had a list of 19 people when
the phone stopped ringing and really wondered what Tim was doing.
The last few were people I had expected would be against me and I was
a little surprised. Brenda had emailed me a list of 24 people that
she found out were not in favor of my continued membership and said
that we could get along without them as five of us were in the
original six and the next group had joined by ones for the next two
to three years.
At 10:00 PM, Suzanne called and said I
know you stay up late. She said she had heard from Beverly and
wanted to find out for herself. I explained what had happened and
explained that about half the group did not want me as a member and
the rest did. I said I am waiting for the dust to settle and see
what the final numbers are. Suzanne asked if I had preferences as to
what she did and I said I would not stop her from serving any group
or individuals.
She indicated that Tim had sent her an
email asking her to speak to the group in December and she would need
to see what the others thought. She added that Beverly and Allison
were the others.
I told her that my answer would be the
same as I told her. I would not stop them
if they chose to have classes for them.
She said that is good to know and now she could decide for herself,
but still would talk to Beverly.
On Saturday, Brenda called again and
said she had a place for our next meeting and would let everyone know
in an email. She said that Sue was helping her and she would have
the agenda for our meeting as part of the email. Brenda said that
dues would be on the agenda and she liked the idea of paying for
speakers outside of members of the group. She liked the idea of
bringing in members in October and she was planning on Jason and her
completing the program in November that had been postponed too many
times, unless something else was decided.
I thanked her and asked for no
surprises when it came to me as I wanted to see how things went and
evaluate things for myself before I made up my mind on the final
course of action for me. She agreed and asked that I be present at
the meeting.
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