Today, I went to my weekly AA meeting. It was a huge crowd and I was the guest speaker. Not 5 minutes into my speech, I was booed off stage and banned from further attendance because I accidentally wore a Jack Daniel's shirt. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, as a recovering alcoholic, I'm at a conference where letting loose is expected and, to a point, encouraged. I've been sober for 2.5 years and am pretty sure I managed to piss off just about everyone with how miserable I was listening to them describe my former favorite mixed drinks and shots. I miss wine. FML
Today, I went to the bar I've always gone to after work for the past 12 years. On arrival, I got banned for life, punched in the nose and thrown out. The barmaid comes out and says, "Sorry, wrong guy." FML
Today, my mom took me to an AA meeting because she said I needed help. I have never tried alcohol in my life, and told them this. I was then harangued by the "instructor" because apparently one of the signs of alcoholism is denial. FML
Today, my band got booed off stage. FML
Today, I used my AA handbook as a beer coaster. FML
Today, I bumped into my English teacher at an AA meeting. FML
Today, I had to confess to my mother that I was too hungover to take her to her AA meeting. FML
Today, I was kicked out of a comedy club for laughing too loudly. FML
Today, I had drinks at a friend's house before going out to a concert. I still had a bottle of beer left, so I brought it along with me. I got kicked out five minutes into the show for bringing my own drink, which is apparently against the rules. I paid $75 to get kicked out over a $3 drink. FML
Today, I was at a friend's birthday party in a packed karaoke bar/restaurant and I drunkenly agreed to sing. I picked a song I thought I knew by heart, only to realize halfway through that the lyrics on the screen were not at all what I thought they were. My brain went for a smoke break or something, and I turned into a rambling mess. The crowd actually booed. FML
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Arwen_Evenstar 37
You'd think they'd mention getting rid of memorabilia.
lex1459 38
I'm not sure why you kept this in the first place.
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Comments (144)
TheDevilWearsJoe 8
Why did it take 5 minutes to boo you off?
B00K_L0V3R93 31
How does one accidentally wear the wrong shirt? I get it that other people don't plan their outfits out but a little foresight into what is appropriate is common knowledge. It doesn't take a genius to know wearing an alcohol brand t-shirt to an AA meeting is a bad call. So YDI for wearing the wrong shirt but FYL for being banned. Probably a little too harsh of them if it was an honest mistake.
cappellaaa 23
you're an idiot
sh4wn 8
I'm in recovery myself, and while mistakes like that can happen with wearing a shirt or something with drugs or alcohol on it, I am vigilant about making sure I don't wear anything with that stuff on it to a meeting or to a function. However, someone should have pulled you aside either before or after the meeting, called you on your shit and done it that way. I commend you for being willing to share your story!!!
GnaR_KiLL5150 12
How did you not notice before getting boo'd off the stage that wearing something like that is a bad idea?
nitrog100 21
You kind of deserve the booing, but being banned from attendance is extremely harsh. You would think that out of anyone, members of AA would be understanding of a little slip-up.
iwadasn 33
How could you possibly be that stupid?
BobbieH 19
Just a thought, but if you are in recovery, maybe you should get rid of all the alcohol related swag/trinkets. This includes shirts, hats, wallets, shot classes, drink glasses from the gift sets, etc. Beyond that it is universally stupid to wear a JD shirt to AA!
LalaDee561 8
I understand that maybe you were in a rush and put on the first thing that wasn't wrinkly or dirty without actually paying attention to what was on it. Or maybe that's just a casual shirt you wear often and absent-mindedly put it on out of habit. Either way, if you're going to be hosting a meeting, especially one with people that are dealing with something this difficult, you need to be a lot more conscious of your appearance. No matter in how much of a rush you are, five seconds looking in the mirror to make sure that everything is OK won't kill you. I'm very sorry this happened, but you deserve it.
Plexia 9
If your meeting thinks a brand T shirt is going to drag them back to alcoholism, then they're doing AA wrong. You should probably find another class.