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July 1982

Time to Smell the Flowers

An expression of gratitude for being sober and being able to help others

BOY, WAS IT fun getting sober! I had been drinking daily for two years. I had slept through my husband's falling out of love with me and through one daughter's formative years. I still do not know who was President then. I was worried a lot about the kids in Biafra, while my own were walking around neglected, with wool skirts in July and stringy, unkempt hair.

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