From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... appreciate his
abilities, would like to keep ...
BB p.141,
To Employers
You might say you appreciate
his abilities, would like
to keep him, but cannot if he continues to drink.
2.
... appreciate knowing
you are not bothering your ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
He will appreciate knowing you are not bothering your head about
him, that you are not suspicious nor are you trying to run his life so he will be shielded from temptation to drink.
3.
... appreciate that
dad's current behavior is but ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
If the family will appreciate that dad's current behavior is but a
phase of his development, all will be
well.
4.
... appreciate your
reasonableness and patience.
BB p.111,
To Wives
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