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_QUESTION: I I have. a good |
friend who confided in me,
the other day that he’ is
homosexual. I have really'
liked him, but cow [I am
scared to death of. him. 1

too.

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It seemed like he almost dae ide
now and get on with living .

needed me to know. It was’
very hard for him. to tell me,
but he made himself do it
and then seemed to walt for
me to say something.

I felt very awkward and
sad. I guess I was feeling
pretty critical of him al-
though I didn’t tell him that.

What will I do now?
STEWART: If you are

scared, can you imagine how
he must have felt as he tried
to tell you his news. He ‘sees.

you as a good friend who is -
Straight —

and undoubtedly

QUESTION: My drinking is

interfering with my business |

.and I just. can’t let that

‘happen. There’s no ‘doubt’
that P'm an alcoholic and: 1.

went to A. A. for a while, but

_L sure didn’t like it,:1 “don’t
have anything - in- ‘common |’

with those - fellows. Know
what I mean? ; Ce

STEWART: Sure 1 ‘know

what you mean. You mean
you have your mind made up
to not quit drinking and,
instead, to alibi.

You have lots-in common
with those fellows. The most
important thing you have in
common is that you are going

Respect

QUESTION: What do you.
REALLY ‘think of George

- Alexander? |

STEWART: I agreed with the
editorial staff that I) would
not say anything disrespect

ful of the aged. .

well (and- I'll -bet you can)
_you’ll know at the right time

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‘hopes that you will ‘accept

him as a continuing friend.
Accepting him as a person
-does not suggest that you

will want or need to change |

your sexual patterns. In all

likelihood your friend would -_ -

not. want that to happen.

Accept him exactly as ne is”

your kind of life as beauti-_
fully and ‘successfully, as you
possibly: can. He ‘doesn’t
need you on the list of people
who reject him.

_ Why not give it a darn
good nonjudgementa! go and

‘see how well you handle it?-

You will not be making any.
sort of commitment. You will

simply be accepting another —

human being where he ‘is;
arid accepting yourself where
you are. If you can’t handle it’

what other alternative is
open to you.

to drink yourself to death, or -
quit drinking — one or the

other. Up to this point. you
. are. voting against” quitting ©
and that is your hard-earied,

7 tight.

drinking.

The A.A.
the best bet for you when you
decide to quit. Those 12

steps are powerful. They will’

. help you almost miraculously

when you take them along.
-with some other fellows who -
have made up their minds.

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But if you have not decided
to quit, by all means give
A.A. a wide berth — it’s an !
_awful drag for spectators. .;
“You. may. give it a try in |
_another year or two. Your.
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