Good excuses for not drinking

[Anonymous]

I would go early and talk to the waiter and bartendar or say you have a terrible genital infection and are taking medicine. That should quiet everyone right up.

[Anonymous]

I always said I was doing a detox and not drinking this month.

[jindc]

I actually don't drink with any regularity. However, people would always say snide things, so I said I was on Weight Watchers and alcohol was lot of points and I'd rather eat the delicious food than drink my points.

Worked every time. (Because I was on WW but still)

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to lose weight. I've given up alcohol for Lent. I don't feel like it tonight. I have a headache. My allergies are acting up.

Take your pick. These are all reasons I've used lately and I'm not pregnant. And if anyone asks if you are, just say NO, with a deadpan face that expresses what a stupid and rude question that is. They'll shut up fast trust me.

[Anonymous]

I would really vote for cluing in your waiter/server, or having your husband get you vodka sodas sans vodka, and then holding a glass of wine that your husband takes sips from. This has been working for me, and, especially once people start drinking, they really stop paying attention to you if they assume you're drinking, too. Also, my server kept smiling at me like I had just told her the best secret in the world

The reason I say this is because we went to a wedding a couple of weeks ago, and a. my husband really didn't like the idea of trying to be that slick with so many people, and b. I drove instead of us taking a cab, which we usually would have done, so I had to seem somewhat sober at the end of the night, so we said I was taking medicine and couldn't drink. Well, this went over like a lead balloon. It took about 5 minutes for one of my friends to call me out in front of a bunch of other people saying, "are you really on antibiotics, or just pregnant and trying to make an excuse?" And, as people kept drinking, the questions kept coming. I flat out told them, no, I was not pregnant, just couldn't drink because of the medicine, and even took pills after dinner (progesterone), hoping they'd lay off, and it didn't help. Maybe I just have asshole friends, which is another issue, but it made me SO much more uncomfortable than the times I've faked it with soda water or a glass of wine in front of me.

Obviously it depends on how big of a drinker you were before, how close of friends they are (I find that the closer they are, the worse it is because they feel more comfortable saying something or like you should be telling them anyway), and what their attitudes are like, but I just wanted to share my experience going a couple of different routes.

Good luck and happy birthday!

[Anonymous]

I would order the drink and then my husband would switch glasses when we could. He got hammered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was barely pregnant for my 30th birthday and we hadn't told anyone. My husband would either order my "drinks" (club soda with lime aka vodka tonic) also when we first got to the bar I told the bartender I was pregnant and it was a secret... so any time someone ordered me a drink, he knew what to do. No one was the wiser.

LOL this is cute

[Anonymous]

If you are of expected child-bearing age and married, nobody is fooled, it is just a fun charade. Nobody buys the antibiotics thing. Just don't draw attention to it. Order your virgin drink calmly and if pressed, say I really want to make sure I get good quality talking time in tonight! or whatever, as I said

[Anonymous]

I'm with 16:06, or jindc's idea. "Antibiotics" is just too common an excuse, and most people (I think) would either see through it or not buy it.

[Anonymous]

If you drink so much thar you need to make an excuse for not drinking, you have a problem with alcohol. To answer your question, slip a $20 to waiter and ask them to bring you club soda with a twist.

[Anonymous]

When I was pregnant but not telling I didn't want to engage in elaborate schemes to make people think I was drinking. I would just order water or whatever, say "no thanks" when someone offered me a drink, and let people draw whatever conclusions they wanted. If someone was rude enough to actually ask if I was pregnant I would either just stare at them, say "wow," or say "no" depending on my mood.

[Anonymous]

16:18 is a moron on multiple levels. First, they have trouble reading. Needing an excuse to turn down a drink on your birthday doesn't mean you're an alcoholic - most normal people would at a minmum be polite enough to accept a glass of wine or a beer from a close friend on their birthday. Second, why on earth would you have to tip a waiter $20 to bring you a drink? That's their job. Pow.

[Anonymous]

No one buys the antibiotics one anymore. I was a regular drinker before I got pregnant. I went to a party and told people I had a hangover from the night before and everyone believed it.

Another good excuse might be that you took NSAIDs before the party and you're paranoid about drinking when you take them. This is true for me when I'm not pregnant so it might be a good excuse.

On other occasions, I just ordered a glass of wine and carried it around with me the whole night. I'd give DH a few sips so that it wouldn't look full and I think that was the best plan. The hangover excuse usually only works once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you drink so much thar you need to make an excuse for not drinking, you have a problem with alcohol. To answer your question, slip a $20 to waiter and ask them to bring you club soda with a twist.

You sound fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you drink so much thar you need to make an excuse for not drinking, you have a problem with alcohol.