Far From Innocent

When I entered Alcoholics Anonymous I was twenty-one years old. Notice that I did not say "only twenty-one," but "twenty-one." I have never heard people say they came in when they were "only forty-eight," so why should I be any different? Being in AA for over a year now, I have noticed that people respond differently to young AA members than they do to older members of the Fellowship. At meetings, people will say, "It's so nice to see you young people here tonight!" To this day, I have not heard that said about the older members or the old-timers. Why not? It's good to see them too, right? It's nice to see any alcoholic, of any age, on any given night.