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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sober. Very quiet about it, but I did openly have an alcohol abuse problem and worked very hard (and continue to) address it, years ago.

My in-laws drink. A lot. I don't care, but when evenings get rowdy, I tend to hang back with my kids and nieces and nephews, watching movies or just hanging out while the adults socialize in a different area.

My FIL is constantly asking where I am. Like every ten minutes he's asking my wife where did Larlo go? Is he okay? Is he drinking? Why isn't he hanging out with the adults? What is he doing in the family room (Narrator: he is watching Bluey with the kids -- I highly recommend the night time sleep episode). It's endless.

And they also openly judge people for drinking too much (does Billy have a problem? How many whiskeys did he have?) -- despite there being an abundance of booze that all of the people are drinking and even my MIL didn't remember making phone calls right before we ate at Thanksgiving. It's like the batman meme of substance abuse.

Again, I don't care but it's very eye opening being sober in a room of adults who are very...impaired and judgmental about it.[/quote]

+1. Me too OP. My kids are older teens and are very tired of the alcohol-centered celebrations. So it's me and them hanging out every night during the holidays, and while I love the time together, I get annoyed as to why. [/quote]

Sammeee. I’m actually not sober but I drink rarely and get bad hangovers very easily so I don’t like to drink (especially around the busy holiday season). The chokehold alcohol has on family events is sad and so boring. [/quote]

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