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How to Mend

“AND NOT A WORD OF THAT SHIT TO ANYONE, A.J."

The Small Bow
Jun 01, 2025
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Initially published in The Small Bow, January 14, 2020.

When I was newly sober, my first impulse was to send a mass email to selected friends, family, and former associates to apologize for “whatever I had ever done to them over the years” and have that serve as formal amends. But most good sponsors in 12-Step programs advise against doing that. The actu…

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