Old 08-09-2013, 08:59 PM
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Hammer
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Originally Posted by NYCDoglvr View Post
Talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words. The onus is on him: he has to prove he can be trusted. But never loose sight of the fact that only 30% of people coming into AA make it a year. Don't count on him staying sober.
You know, we talk that is a low number -- but 30% is a considered a fairly successful number for things in Social Services -- part of why many areas need multiple methods and multiple cures. Real World People are a little more complex than fixing a machine.

And for the 30% that do make it . . . . well . . . Praise God.

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