Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad

During my first year in A.A. I went to a great many meetings, formal and informal. In fact, I was at some kind of an A.A. meeting, talk-fest or get-together just about every night in the week. When my wife asked--and I now recall how hesitantly she asked--if it would be "safe" for me to spend an evening or two away from A.A. and at home, I was annoyed. "Even if I have to go to an A.A. meeting every night," I would answer, "isn't it better than being drunk?" Of course, she could answer that in only one way.