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dgillz · 11-30-2008, 08:54 AM

My uncle was 27 years sober in AA when I first sought help. I asked him to sponsor me and he said no. I was shocked. He asked me to read the 4th, 5th and 9th steps, then asked me if I went through with the program, would I have an amends to make to his brother (my dad).

I had to admit I would. His response was "I don't want to hear how you hurt my brother. That would hurt me too".

So I got another sponsor. I think my uncle was very wise.

11-30-2008, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
dgillz Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 3,459	My uncle was 27 years sober in AA when I first sought help. I asked him to sponsor me and he said no. I was shocked. He asked me to read the 4th, 5th and 9th steps, then asked me if I went through with the program, would I have an amends to make to his brother (my dad). I had to admit I would. His response was "I don't want to hear how you hurt my brother. That would hurt me too". So I got another sponsor. I think my uncle was very wise. __________________ He should be fine...if he survives the detox process that is..... Any quotes from the big book of AA are from the first edition, or are otherwise exempt from copyright infringement under the "fair use doctrine".