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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I go to many functions that don't serve alcohol. It is okay not to offer or serve alcohol.

Agree with you--do not mention BYOB.

Your guests can get smashed after they leave your house.[/quote]

I love the nuance and subtlety of your thinking. Guests who enjoy alcoholic beverages are just waiting to GET SMASHED the second they leave a dry gathering.  :roll: [/quote]

They will probably head to the closest bar. That’s embarrassing for the hostess. [/quote]

It does sound like many of the guests are functioning alcoholics.  Inviting them to a family event and springing on them that there is no alcohol AFTER they walk in the door is a recipe for disaster.

Perhaps this is the year that OP and her husband don't host?  Or perhaps this is the year that they change the game plan.  Instead of serving Thanksgiving dinner they host a morning brunch and the main meal of the day is elsewhere.  Or perhaps OP and husband host the Thanksgiving after party with desserts and coffee.

It is a lot easier to get away with no alcohol for brunch or desserts than it is with the main dinner.  Either way, not serving alcohol is fine as long as it is disclosed so that her husband's family isn't surprised and then embarrassed.  [/quote]

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