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September 1972

Once Over Lightly

Sense and nonsense on the road to recovery

FAMILY AFFAIRS DEPT.: The introduction of AA into a family often has some interesting sidelights. To wit, consider the lady who wished to remain anonymous even to her offspring. Instead of laying it out straight for the little ones, she used the excuse that she was "going out to play cards." She went to a lot of meetings, and night after night, she departed saying gaily, "Well, I'm off to my card game."

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