In recovery 21 years since 3/5/1990, everyone including his dog encourages him to go to Al-Anon. His parents loved him. They were brilliant scientists once on the Manhattan Project that developed the A-Bomb. He had two older sister that loved him.
But that is not what he heard.
"I have a disease of perception and what I heard was, 'I'm no damn good. I'm the stupid one in the family.'"
Originally a Sooner for Oklahoma, Palmer's Al-Anon sponsor had him read page 133 from the Big Book, "We are not a glum lot." "Why is he having me read this page? Grumble, grumble"
He loves the laughter in AA and Al-Anon.
(1 hr 13 min) (25.3 MB) (id#1270)