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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
CHILDISH occurs
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1.
... childish.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
We would not
believe that our
adult dreams were often
truly childish.
2.
... childish, emotionally
sensitive, and grandiose.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
These
distinguished men had the
nerve to say that
most of the
alcoholics under
investigation were still
childish,
emotionally sensitive, and
grandiose.
3.
... childish faith
that they could build a ...
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
The
Wright brothers'
almost
childish faith that
they could
build a
machine
which would
fly was the
mainspring of their
accomplishment.
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