Not exactly. More like, “Steve who?”. I’ve been burning through Overeaters Anonymous sponsees or, “almost” sponsees like there is an unlimited supply. One guy I had worked with a few months, another, a few weeks. Both, Poof! No response to my calls. No response to text messages. One, I see active on Facebook and I’ll “like” an [...]

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Just had a brief call with a sponsee. He is having an excellent day.  I remarked, it’s nice when everything falls jelly side up, not that we’d eat it either way.

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I remember being told to keep my eyes on my own plate. Mostly, I do. When do I peek? Recently, I’ve been watching what people put in the 7th tradition at my Overeaters Anonymous meetings. Mostly, I see people still putting in a buck or two. Even folks with the new cars seem happy to [...]

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I got to 2 Overeaters Anonymous Meetings today. The first, at 7:15 this morning had about 130 attendees in a large auditorium. It is, I think, by far the largest meeting in the state. Not that I’ve been to every meeting in the state, but I think I’m right anyway. I’ve been to this meeting [...]

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I always used the term Sponsee for the person being sponsored. I am sponsor and sponsee. When I started doing service at the region level, I heard the term sponsoree for the first time and thought it an odd affectation of the speaker. Then, at WSBC, that is all I heard. I thought, what a [...]

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Every movement needs a symbol. I’m thinking of turning this into an embroidered patch to sell at OA conventions. Never too early to place your order. I’m pretty sure someone will be a little pissed off about that one. It’s a joke. A creative outlet. And yes, the clip art is legal. From time to [...]

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