December 2011

Rowing in the Lifeboat

An oldtimer chronicles his own fight against AA as a cautionary tale

When I got to AA, I didn't really want to stop drinking and wasn't at all sure I was an alcoholic. I was just clutching at straws trying to do something about my drinking to hold onto a teaching job, even though it was driving me nuts. I just didn't want to blow my resume by losing it.

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