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Web Exclusive: Look at Your Toes

His sponsor had a quick way of reminding him where he was in that moment

My first sponsor in AA had a foot fetish … and I think he gave it to me. He kept telling me to look at my toes.

I remember going to him and talking about my marital difficulties. How my wife just didn’t understand me. She wanted control of our money, only giving me a weekly allowance. Sometimes, on a daily allowance! She wouldn’t let some of my friends in the house. She’d even tell them I wasn’t there if they came to the door and I was in the other room. She questioned me about missing overtime payments from my paycheck. She insisted on money going to the bank in the... Login to read more
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