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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
HUSBANDS occurs
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1.
... husbands and
fathers than ever before.
BB p.108,
To Wives
Today most of our
men are
better husbands and
fathers than ever before.
2.
... husbands and
friends of A.A. members.
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
3.
Husbands and
wives have sometimes been obliged ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
Husbands and
wives have
sometimes been
obliged to
separate for a
time until new
perspective, new
victory over
hurt pride could be
rewon.
4.
... husbands began
to apply spiritual principles in ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
As our
husbands began to
apply spiritual principles in their
lives,
we
began to see the
desirability of doing so too.
5.
... husbands, even
the world itself -- into protective ...
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
We had
failed to see that though
adult in
years we were still
behaving childishly,
trying to
turn everybody --
friends,
wives,
husbands, even the
world itself -- into
protective parents.
6.
... husbands hold
up their heads and be ...
BB p.105,
To Wives
Our
loyalty and the
desire that our
husbands hold up their
heads and be like
other
men have
begotten all
sorts of
predicaments.
7.
... husbands of
alcoholism.
BB p.118,
To Wives
Another
feeling we are very
likely to
entertain is one
of
resentment that
love
and
loyalty could not
cure
our
husbands of
alcoholism.
8.
... husbands' reputations.
BB p.105,
To Wives
We have told
innumerable lies to
protect our
pride and our
husbands'
reputations.
9.
... husbands seemed
to like it.
BB p.106,
To Wives
The
unexpected result
was that our
husbands seemed
to like it.
10.
... husbands sneaked
so many drinks that they ...
BB p.105,
To Wives
When we were
invited out, our
husbands sneaked so many
drinks that they
spoiled the
occasion.
11.
... husbands stopped
drinking.
BB p.116,
To Wives
We
thought, on the
whole,
we were
pretty good women,
capable of being
nicer if our
husbands stopped drinking.
12.
... husbands thought
we were so inhospitable.
BB p.106,
To Wives
The
bill collectors, the
sheriffs, the
angry taxi drivers, the
policemen, the
bums, the
pals, and even the
ladies they
sometimes brought
home -- our
husbands thought we were so
inhospitable.
13.
... husbands to
be.
BB p.118,
To Wives
We
women carry with us a
picture of the
ideal man, the
sort of
chap we would like our
husbands
to be.
14.
... husbands were
just as far gone.
BB p.110,
To Wives
Many of our
husbands were just as far
gone.
15.
... husbands what
had happened to them, to ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
Many a
distracted wife
has
visited this
house to
find
loving and
understanding companionship among
women who
knew her
problem, to
hear from the
lips of their
husbands what had
happened to them, to be
advised how her
own wayward mate might be
hospitalized and
approached when
next he
stumbled.
16.
... husbands, wives,
relatives, friends and others close ...
BB p.121,
To Wives (Note)
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