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April 2023 | AA & Families
Alcohol and family life

Family Secret

April 2023 | AA & Families
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion

Uncle Harold

April 2023 | AA & Families
After years of trying, he never could mend the past with his brother. But now he can make a difference

Meet the parents

April 2023 | AA & Families
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise

Laundry day

April 2023 | AA & Families
When he got out of the detox program, he began going to AA meetings. He soon began to smile more and return to the son I knew. I wanted desperately to stop drinking myself.

Step Fur

April 2023 | AA & Families
If her inventory had been fur-less, she wouldn’t have had a chilly run-in with the truth

Either way, It works

April 2023 | AA & Families
At his old home group they used to go all out with celebrations. At his new group they don’t even have a cake!

Back in the game

April 2023 | AA & Families
A close brush with death showed him how much he is loved and how grateful he is to be sober

The Hitchhiker

April 2023 | AA & Families
Thumbing her way across Ontario in a raging snowstorm, a newcomer gets the surprise of her life

40 Years of Tears

April 2023 | AA & Families
Grief and pain used to just build up, but now that she’s sober she can meet it head on

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