March 2012

My Chains Are Gone

AA relieved him of his alcoholism and self-destructive behavior

I was born in the small town of Chester, Pa. My mother and father each worked two jobs to provide for my sister and me. My parents tried to teach me right from wrong, but I could not see the forest for the trees. When I was 19, I got married and had a son and daughter. Then I got into alcohol and drugs and put my wife, children, parents and sister through hell because I did not have God in my life. My marriage ended after 18 years.

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