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March 1968

My Name Is Irma

You don't need to be an alcoholic to get resentments. But it helps to use AA on them

MY NAME is Irma and I am not an alcoholic. I am married to one. A kind, thoughtful, sensitive man. A man whose family comes first. A man who is interested in his children's welfare. A man who worries about money matters, about balancing the budget. A man who is bent on repaying his debts. Sound like an alcoholic? Well, he is one--in AA--and therein is the miracle. But this is not to be the tale of his battle with the bottle. It is the story of my struggle with my own peculiarities.

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