Non-alcohol-drinkers are not that rare

Pizzagirl
Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:40:27 +0000

My BIL comes from a family w a lot of alcohol problems - though “genteel” if you know what I mean. He is very aware that he could easily have a problem, so he’s asked my sister to maintain an alcohol free house, which is nbd for her - her drinking is the occasional glass of wine when out w girlfriends. My family of origin aren’t big drinkers either so it’s nbd for any of us either. However, his family made a stink that they didn’t plan on serving alcohol at things like my niece’s christening, First Communion party, etc because a party isn’t a party without alcohol. I do think people who think that way more often than not tend to have problems w alcohol.