I instantly regretted showing up.
I stood in the entrance of a church basement, looking out into a sea of empty folding chairs and children’s books.
t was just me and a little old black man well into his 70s. I’d clearly misread the meeting description online when Ithought it said “young, hip meetup for folks just going through a phase.”
I was two days sober.
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I stood in the entrance of a church basement, looking out into a sea of empty folding chairs and children’s books.
t was just me and a little old black man well into his 70s. I’d clearly misread the meeting description online when Ithought it said “young, hip meetup for folks just going through a phase.”
I was two days sober.
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I'm excited to share that the rest of this post has been published entirely on XOJane.com. Click to read the rest of my story here.