December 2013

Alone for the holidays

Her AA friends were all leaving town, and she was miles away from home. Sponsor to the rescue!

When I was new in sobriety, the holidays downright scared me. I didn’t even know if my family was willing to speak to me. I couldn’t afford anything—not even Christmas cards. Plus all my new AA friends were flying home for the holidays. I was miles away from the ones I loved. Now came the pressure to stay sober.

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