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McGowdog · 10-01-2009, 10:01 AM

Necessity of Sponsor after doing the steps?

Good question.

Answer for me; none. Be free of sponsorship. Go on and sponsor others if it's your calling, get them through the 12 Steps and turn em' loose to be free of sponsorship too and to go on and sponsor if it's their calling.

Don't ever ever rely on another human being for sobriety or to make your decisions for you... IMO.

I would never want to be a life-long burden to a sponsor. Who would ever want to take on that responsibility? Here's the deal for me; if there was such a thing as a sponsor for me, it's God and that A.A. book. They never ever let me down and they don't mind if I call them during dinner or at 3 in the morning.

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McGowdog Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern Colorado Posts: 1,174	Necessity of Sponsor after doing the steps? Good question. Answer for me; none. Be free of sponsorship. Go on and sponsor others if it's your calling, get them through the 12 Steps and turn em' loose to be free of sponsorship too and to go on and sponsor if it's their calling. Don't ever ever rely on another human being for sobriety or to make your decisions for you... IMO. I would never want to be a life-long burden to a sponsor. Who would ever want to take on that responsibility? Here's the deal for me; if there was such a thing as a sponsor for me, it's God and that A.A. book. They never ever let me down and they don't mind if I call them during dinner or at 3 in the morning.