How did Lois Wilson discover that she too had been affected by alcoholism and needed help herself?
A. Lois always believed that if only her husband would stop drinking, everything would be fine and she would be perfectly happy. Well, Bill Wilson finally found sobriety in 1935 and began building the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. Lois wanted and expected his love and caring, his time and attention for all she had given him and put up with over the years After a While she felt all her needs weren’t being satisfied. She felt she was owed and wanted more. She became angry and restful. Then one day in the middle of a heated conversation, Lois threw a shoe at her husband. This incident shocked her. Here Bill was sober and happy and here she was the angry and frustrated. She was forced to take a good look at herself. She also began to talk with other spouses similarly affected like her dear friend Annie in Akron, Ohio, the wife of AA co-founder, Dr. Bob Smith. During AA meeting nights at her home, she began inviting the wives of alcoholics attending these into her kitchen for tea and
