Sober at 12

I got sober when I was 12. My sobriety date is July 8, 2009. I know you’re probably thinking, What is a 12-year-old doing in AA? Well, I was getting into a lot of trouble with the law and doing drugs, drinking alcohol and disrespecting my family. I started when I was 8 years old. When I turned 12, my mom sent me to a rehab, where I stayed for a year and seven months. It was really hard for me, at first, to not be able to see my family. But the sponsor I had at the time helped me go through it all.