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Hi, I'm Barbara.

I'm an alcoholic.

My sobriety date is August 16, 1992.

Welcome to those that are new or coming back.

Sounds like you can come back no matter what.

And this thing's going to work if you work it.

And congratulations to those that took chips.

That's huge.

I took one of my first, well, no, did I take a chip there?

Well, anyways, my memory is that I took a chip at Obies,

but I might have gotten too scared.

But anyways, I strongly suggest taking chips. It takes a lot to get up in front of people

that know when you're full of shit. I can bullshit my mom and I can bullshit my dad.

They're not an alcoholic synonymous. My mom doesn't it, and my dad doesn't think he needs it.

And what I've learned in these rooms is that the one place that I always tell the truth, always, no matter what,

and I'm trying to do that everywhere, is in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Number one, because you'll know if I'm not.

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