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Old 09-06-2010, 12:49 PM
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barb dwyer
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AA has a publication called 'The Grapevine'. There's lots of stories like you're looking for in there.

But the one thing I sense you're loking for,
just a sense -
I am pretty certain you're not going to find in any publication.

There's no pre-guarantees in this gig.

We are, all of us,
unique individuals
while at the same time we are the same
in that we've gome together
sharing a common problem.

We have, will have, and have always had ... free will.

That includes your son, hon.

It includes my sons.

The greatest gift a parent can give their kid
is the use of their own free will.

We have no say
in how they use that gift.
Because it's not us who gave it.

It was theirs when they got here.

Maybe AlAnon has a 'grapevine' kind of paper.
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