From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... outsiders.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
The family may feel they hold a mortgage on dad, so big that no equity should be left for outsiders.
2.
Outsiders are
sometimes shocked when we burst ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
Outsiders are sometimes
shocked when we burst into
merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past.
3.
Outsiders became
interested.
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
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