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... father.
BB p.106,
To Wives
2.
... father.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
3.
... father and
mother.
BB p.106,
To Wives
4.
... father and
mother were considerably above the ...
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
5.
... father and
mother were most active in ...
BB p.171,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My father was a professional man of recognized ability and
both my father and mother were most active in church affairs.
6.
... father and
the family are mistaken, though ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
7.
... Father, and
we are His children.
BB p.62,
How It Works
He is the Father, and we are His children.
8.
... father as
a sick or wayward child.
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
9.
Father, coming
suddenly to life again, often ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
10.
... Father doeth
the works" began to carry ...
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the
Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning.
11.
... Father Ed,
an early and wonderful friend ...
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
12.
Father feels
he has struck something better ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
13.
... father for
so many years that mother ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
14.
... father had
to send a doctor out ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Finally my father had to send a doctor out from my home town who managed to get me back there in some way, and I was in bed about two months before I could venture out of the house.
15.
... father has,
at the outset, a stirring ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
16.
... father-in-law became
ill.
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
The house was taken over by the mortgage holder, my mother-in-law died, my wife and father-in-law became ill.
17.
... father is
a bit balmy!
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
18.
... father, it
is best not to take ...
BB p.115,
To Wives
Unless they actually need protection from their
father, it is best not to take sides in any argument he has with them
while drinking.
19.
Father knows
he is to blame; it ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
Father knows he is to blame; it may take him many seasons of hard work to be restored financially,
but he shouldn't be reproached.
20.
Father may
have laid aside for years ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
21.
... Father of
Light who presides over us ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
22.
... father of
promising children of college age.
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
His income is good, he has a
fine home, is happily married and the
father of promising children of college age.
23.
... father owes
them more than they are ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
Having been neglected and misused in the past, they think father owes them more than they are getting.
24.
... father takes
this tack, the family may ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
25.
... father usually
obeyed.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
26.
... father was
a professional man of recognized ...
BB p.171,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My father was a professional man of recognized ability and
both my father and mother were most active in church affairs.
27.
... father was
beyond human aid.
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
28.
... father was
romantic, thoughtful and successful.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
29.
... father was
sick, which was much nearer ...
BB p.106,
To Wives
30.
... father, who
made a long journey in ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
There my drinking became
so much worse that the boys in the fraternity house where I lived felt forced to send for my father, who made a long journey in the vain endeavor to get me straightened around.
31.
... father who
see their son wasting away.
BB p.104,
To Wives
But for every man who drinks others are involved -- the wife who trembles in fear of the next debauch; the mother and father who see their son wasting away.
32.
Father will
necessarily spend much time with ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
Father will necessarily spend much time with other alcoholics, but this
activity should be balanced.
33.
... Father will
never let you down!
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
34.
... father will
see he gives too little.
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
Little by little, mother and children will see they ask too much, and father will see he gives too little.
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