When you stop going to AA meetings, it can be a little awkward. Because then you feel compelled to have the following conversation:
| Speaker | What is said | What is meant |
| Me: | “Hey, how’s it going?” | “Look, I’m not ashamed to come up and talk to you. That’s because I haven’t started drinking.” |
| Him: | “Oh, what’s up? How’ve you been?” | “Have you started drinking again?” |
| Me: | “Oh, doing pretty good. Been in DC a lot.” | “The reason I haven’t been going to meetings is because I haven’t been around! Not because I’ve been drinking!” |
| Him: | “Great. Hope you’ve been having a good time…” | “…a good time drinking!” |
| Me: | “Welp, I’ll see you again soon.” | “No, dude. I definitely have not been drinking.” |
| Him: | “Yeah, you too. Hey, it was good to see you. Stay in touch.” | “…call me when you want to stop drinking!” |
