
2 - The Dysfunctional Family & the Scapegoat
Adult Child
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The Power of Laughter in AA Meetings
Coming from a loving family and a dysfunctional family are not mutually exclusive. And while my childhood did result in faulty programming there were also many redeemable qualities and healthy programming that my parents ingrained in me too. So now for Eric and I do want to provide a bit of a trigger warning as his story does include physical abuse. The other comment I want to make is that you may hear us laugh at things that on the surface appear to be no laughing matter. This happens often in AA meetings and 12 step meetings people may be surprised by the laughter they hear as people share some rather dark shit like how can you think getting five dwys is funny.
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