[Republic of Texas]

I recognize that lingo. You are correct. Obviously he did some bad things in the past. He should neither dwell on it or shut the door on it, but what he does from this point with this opportunity will determine whether he can stay sober. If he can deal with the guilt of the past without using, perhaps by using a Power Greater than Himself, and make amends as best he can from this point on, he can find some peace.

If anyone thinks that 20 years of abuse was going to happen without harming those around him, they are naive. That is why Drug and Alcohol abuse is so destructive.

[cake_crumb]

Some of us know first hand what that kind of abuse does, to the victim and his or her victims. Anyone NOT taking this fairytale with a healthy grain of salt is being naiive.