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"Don't Sell the Newcomer Short!" (March Grapevine) was the balm I needed for a sore spot. It seemed nobody in my group thought a new person should start working the Steps (except Step One). At least, what I heard was: "Just keep the plug in the jug--make meetings--and things will get better." (Things couldn't have been worse!) This classic still grates on me: "You're not ready for the Steps yet--wait till your head clears" (a month for every year I drank?), and on and on.