[papertyger]

In other words, "I'm special and they are really average and homeless shelter types!"

Now that's just asinine.

You've never heard of "closed" meetings?

"Treatment Centers" are for those who want to be babied through their struggles.

AA may be lacking many things, but rich and powerful members ain't one of them.

[rlmorel]

If I may say, I think you may have misunderstood his post...I did when I first read it.

I think he is saying that is the perception of some people who look down on AA.

[zerosix]

Those are my not words nor feelings - just some excuses I've heard from more than one person for why they won't consider AA.

Of course, most meetings are "closed" and some are "open" for friends, family, etc. but as I said, again this is a reason given to me that I've encouraged go to AA for help - that they simply believe that is not for them. One woman refused to go after finding out her sponsor had to be a woman and also that she thought most of those attending a meeting "were not in her 'socio-economic' strata."

I suggested she try going to another meeting or even more until she felt she was "among her peers!" I also suggested that her desire to have a male sponsor just might be a way to flirt and find another partner to drink with, as that's what got her in to problems in the first place.