(((Christina86)))

Well done on not drinking and sorry your family kept bugging you about it. It's funny alcohol is one thing that some people simply don't get about others not drinking.

I was lucky - I had a lovely day with my friends. One of them's been sober 10 years, and the other was never a heavy drinker but quit totally to support her partner. We had so many varieties of sparkling non-alcoholic juices that it was quite funny. We were joking that we could have the AA version of a wine tasting party. We had lots of lovely homemade munchies in front of a real wood burning fire, and I got given a couple of books on knitting and a box of peppermint sticks. The peppermint sticks are a bit of a joke among my friends. For about my first three or four months sober I was totally craving sugar and the only thing that satisfied the craving, plus kept me and my mouth occupied was candy canes, so I was always going around with a supply of peppermint candies. So now for my birthday and Christmas, I can always count on at least one of my friends giving me peppermint sticks.

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