Spiteful Sobriety: Jason M. Surrenders to Win

I grew up in AA.
So I decided I would become a drug addict instead.
That decision nearly cost me everything.

Jason M. was delivered into recovery. His father was sober before he was born. Meetings were normal. Alateen was normal. Service was normal.

But to a little boy who just wanted his dad’s attention, AA felt like the competition.

Determined to be different, Jason chose drugs. What started with weed escalated into opioids, meth, heroin, dealing, jail, and crawling through his parents’ bedroom window to steal prescriptions. He became what he swore he would never be.

After felony charges, court cases, spiteful sobriety, and losing time with his newborn son, Jason finally reached the place he calls surrender. On August 13, 2015, at 25 years old, he stopped fighting and started listening.

Today he is a devoted single father whose 12-year-old son is his world. He has a sponsor, a home group, and a relationship with God that continues to evolve. From starting a young people’s meeting in his own home to rebuilding his life in Las Vegas, Jason’s story is about rebellion turning into responsibility and resentment turning into redemption.

“I’ll take the scar if that’s how I learn the direction.”

This episode is about growing up in recovery, running from it, and ultimately choosing it.

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