You know I have this weird theory that AA just doesn’t work for some people and that’s ok. I started drinking a lot for a period of time because of something traumatic that happened that I can’t go into detail about but basically destroyed my ability to trust other people for a time. Naturally, AA meetings were…

That’s true but the point is the term is vastly overused and often in a petty, condescending manner that isn’t helpful to anyone.

You’d love that HBO show “Getting On”. It’s terrific I tell you.

I greatly appreciate your story. For some stupid reason, my parents decided to let me visit my brother at college when I was 11. Luckily, nothing like that happened but I still don’t understand the logic behind that one.