I am going to go on a little rant here so be forewarned.
Since when do I need to apologize for having almost 30 years of sobriety? I have been an active member of a 12 step program for almost 30 years. For awhile now I have gone to meetings where it seems ok for people to announce that they have 22 months of sobriety or 13 months of sobriety but if I even mention that I have been sober for a "long time" someone feels it necessary to give a lecture about how we live one day at a time and people with long-term sobriety are no different than someone with one day. That it is arrogant to talk about having long-term sobriety. I agree I am no different but I do have the benefit of my own experience today. I no longer have to rely on the promises of others that things do get better. I can assure the newcomer that if they hold on things will get better from my own experience as others did for me when I was newly sober.
