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Originally Posted by bballdad

I`m just curious,how do you all feel about Bill raising the bottom to include young,maybe even just potential alcoholics in AA?Did it help them or hurt AA?

We had this discussion yesterday in a big book meeting. In the chapter "There is a solution" about the Real Alcoholic .. If your not a skid row drunk.. anybody can twist it so they are not a real alcoholic. They feel they have not lost everything. But if we just look at what alcohol does when it enters our bodies, For me its a no brainier. I am definitely a Real Alcoholic.

I for one am glad AA is not a bunch of skid row 50-60 yr old low bottom drunks. I came to AA when I was 18. That was back in 1986. Even back then there wasn't too many young people. Mostly people 30-60.

I was convinced I was a real alcoholic then as I do now. AA helped me. At first I was just a meeting goer and relied on the fellowship. But eventually I did go through the steps. I don't see anyway that I hurt AA..

Nice topic