Road Trip From Hell
February 2026 | Getting Through Tough Times | Our Personal Stories

Road Trip From Hell

With no AA, dry as the desert, a drunken boyfriend in the car and a 21-hour drive, what could possibly go wrong?

Sometime in the spring of 2000 I left my daily home group meeting and thought to myself, I need to find a new meeting. I was 15 years sober and disenchanted with my group—and AA in general. I stood up, walked out and did not even look for a new group.

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