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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 722325" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>That was inconsiderate of your sister, especially as it sounds like your father had agreed to an alcohol-free party.</p><p></p><p>I usually have a few bottles of beer/mead/cider in the fridge, which most people won't touch because it isn't the "usual stuff". I don't drink when I go out anywhere because I have to drive, which has many, many people convinced I don't drink at all. </p><p></p><p>When husband was alive, we had a fully stocked liquor cabinet, domestic everyday stuff for parties, as well as appropriate wines, and a selection of husband's home brewed beers.</p><p></p><p>Then we found out that my sister and my nephew by marriage (sister's stepson) were hitting the alcohol, and had to lock stuff up and dole out the wine and beer. </p><p></p><p>We sort of got away from the "free flowing booze" because husband and I hated playing bartender instead of pointing people at the appropriate fridge or letting them make their own cocktails/pour a glass of wine.</p><p></p><p>It got to the point where we had appropriate beers and wines, served limited amounts, and we didn't drink except to taste wines, in case one or more guests needed to be driven home.</p><p></p><p>By the later 90's, we didn't have alcohol at all except for religious holiday dinners, and that was small amounts of Kosher wines.</p><p></p><p>It was just too much of a PITA to play gatekeeper over alcohol. Stu couldn't drink at all due to the amount of narcotics he was on, and had weakened to the point that he directed and I did much of the actual cooking. </p><p></p><p>People found that you could have a good time at our get-togethers without alcohol. (No one in their right mind gets drunk on Manischevitz wine)</p><p></p><p>And that's the big thing,learning you can have fun without alcohol. It was nice for me, as while Stu could deal with drunks fairly well, they'd always made me nervous, and still do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 722325, member: 1963"] That was inconsiderate of your sister, especially as it sounds like your father had agreed to an alcohol-free party. I usually have a few bottles of beer/mead/cider in the fridge, which most people won't touch because it isn't the "usual stuff". I don't drink when I go out anywhere because I have to drive, which has many, many people convinced I don't drink at all. When husband was alive, we had a fully stocked liquor cabinet, domestic everyday stuff for parties, as well as appropriate wines, and a selection of husband's home brewed beers. Then we found out that my sister and my nephew by marriage (sister's stepson) were hitting the alcohol, and had to lock stuff up and dole out the wine and beer. We sort of got away from the "free flowing booze" because husband and I hated playing bartender instead of pointing people at the appropriate fridge or letting them make their own cocktails/pour a glass of wine. It got to the point where we had appropriate beers and wines, served limited amounts, and we didn't drink except to taste wines, in case one or more guests needed to be driven home. By the later 90's, we didn't have alcohol at all except for religious holiday dinners, and that was small amounts of Kosher wines. It was just too much of a PITA to play gatekeeper over alcohol. Stu couldn't drink at all due to the amount of narcotics he was on, and had weakened to the point that he directed and I did much of the actual cooking. People found that you could have a good time at our get-togethers without alcohol. (No one in their right mind gets drunk on Manischevitz wine) And that's the big thing,learning you can have fun without alcohol. It was nice for me, as while Stu could deal with drunks fairly well, they'd always made me nervous, and still do. [/QUOTE]
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