18. My Kinda People and The Big To-Do

The latest women's AA meeting sees the arrival of Shannon, who is not impressed with the stories she hears about how well everyone's life is going and walks out into the rain. Bonnie runs outside and gets Shannon to agree to join her for coffee, where the group both shocks and impresses Shannon with their tales of past jail time, fractured family relationships, and homelessness. Adam tells Bonnie that his doctor saw a possible malignancy in his chest X-ray and he needs a further exam to see if he has lung cancer.

Bonnie calls Marjorie to discuss the devastating news but she also gets phone calls from Shannon (who is fighting with her meth-abusing mother Jolene) and Jill (who is marrying Andy the next day at the local courthouse) and can barely keep all the information together. Bonnie and Adam find out he does have lung cancer but it's early and treatable. They meet up with the group at the courthouse where Jill and Andy get married. Everyone then goes to a meeting where Bonnie makes a heartfelt speech about how she's no longer afraid of abusing drugs and alcohol and has begun thinking of other people first, concluding that she is truly a grateful alcoholic.

She sits down, and Wendy goes up to the front and asks "Who else would like to share?". Title meaning: Bonnie relating to a description of Shannon's mean addict mom and the atmosphere around Jill's wedding.