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The most boring sober xmas eva eva eva
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Sorry about the title but no one was replying!
My lovely mother is always complaining about my "binge" drinking, she's not a big drinker and nor is my dad but I'm 18 and I know xmas day and boxing day she will be controlling my drinking, like one or two glasses of wine.
I know you don't need drink to have a good time but all my friends and my boyfriends parents all get drunk together and I can't just not drink, I do need drink to have a good time at family get togethers and it's gonna be the first xmas without my grandad cos he died 2 months ago so I neeeed drink.
What can I say/do? Is anyone elses parents like this?
My lovely mother is always complaining about my "binge" drinking, she's not a big drinker and nor is my dad but I'm 18 and I know xmas day and boxing day she will be controlling my drinking, like one or two glasses of wine.
I know you don't need drink to have a good time but all my friends and my boyfriends parents all get drunk together and I can't just not drink, I do need drink to have a good time at family get togethers and it's gonna be the first xmas without my grandad cos he died 2 months ago so I neeeed drink.
What can I say/do? Is anyone elses parents like this?
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Personally, I don't know how hard it is because I'm not dependant on alchohol for anything - in fact I'm better without it. I don't even need it for dutch courage though some people say it would help me.
Ah you don't wanna be lectured but I've seen first hand the effects of alchoholism and it's so horrible. But I guess you know best. Why not just tell her that you don't care what she thinks you're 18 afterall you should be able to live your own life and live with the consequences
chill your mad self
shes not a reaging violent alcoholic she just wants a few bevvies on xmas
tell ya ill be drinking like a fish and theres nothing wrong with it!
That's what everyone says. You know young women are one of the worst age-groups for drinking! (and smoking but thats a different topic)
le sigh
That's a fairly feeble excuse to want a drink at Christmas. You're clutching at straws when trying to gain sympathy with that one. Maybe your Mum is right???
Mr_Wobble
Well it's nice to know the millions spent on drug awareness each year is getting through to at least one person.
Jellygirl, find something that's gonna get your plastered quickly that you can slip in your coat, like vodka minatures.
Or don't drink. I bet you've never even tried to have fun without drinking.
i've been teetotal since i was 14, and all my family are rampant drinkers.
they take the piss out of me big style, tell me i'll grow out of it. my mum has even been known to spike my coke with vodka hoping i won't notice :yeees:
just becuase someone is 18 doesn't mean they can do what the hell they like in their parents home ...that they have paid for and built over the years. i can assure you ...where my kids are concerned this house is NOT a democracy! it is my kingdom and make me to uncomfortable in my kingdom and your out building your own before you planned to!
back to the subject.
a good idea would be to buy yourself a couple of bottles of what you fancy and wrap them all nice and pretty ...happy xmas from alias ...thats the kind of presents adults give and recieve.
how will she be able to stop you then?
But when you go out christmas night/boxing night then get pissed
Or hang outside the local Spar harrassing passers buy to buy it for you...:p
BTW, you aint 18 yet. So it's not like totally out of the ordinary for Mummy to be concerned.
Must have worked though, cos i rarely binge drink, it takes a lot to get me drunk and i don't suffer from hangovers.
Geez... I even got through a christmas party tonight drinking pepsi! (it was shit!)
yes but i look 18 enough to buy drink so ner
Bopz