Power of Example
November 2025 | Early days of AA | Tradition eleven

Power of Example

Newly sober, he was determined to bring a list of others in with him.
Luckily, he checked with some oldtimers

When I “came to” after being in AA for a short while, I made a list of people I knew who also needed AA. My dad was No. 1 on the list, as our family had known for decades that he had a drinking problem. It was a family secret. Soon my list grew to include cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.

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