Washed Up

When I was a newcomer, the members of AA impressed upon me how important it was that I get honest if I wanted to stay sober. That seemed reasonable. But it also scared me because I knew I was no saint. And if my sobriety was contingent on never again lying, cheating, fudging the truth, leaving out facets, bending facts, slanting statistics, or hiding motives--even if only from myself--I was in big trouble. I didn't think I could live up to that.