From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... manipulate others
to our own willful desires, ...
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
When we habitually try to
manipulate others to our own willful desires, they revolt, and resist us heavily.
2.
... manipulate the
food budget, spend her afternoons ...
12&12 p.51,
Step Four
She can juggle charge accounts, manipulate the food budget, spend her afternoons gambling, and run her husband into debt by irresponsibility, waste, and extravagance.
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