An Answer to "Why Don't You Drink?"
I am routinely invited out to alcohol-related social events with co-workers and I have made excuses as to why I couldn't attend (my moonlighting job, family is in town, etc).
Frequent events include Happy Hours and beer-tasting get-togethers at a co-worker's house. At one point I said "I'm not a big beer drinker" (because nowadays that's absolutely true) and my hostess explained, "oh we only drink a beer or two and spend the rest of the time time socializing and eating appetizers.
"A beer or two" is absolutely out of the question for me! However, I would love to go out to talk, eat, and laugh with the people I work with. I want to be up front and say "I don't drink".
Can anybody provide a convincing (perhaps even a medical) excuse I can use for the inevitable follow-up question: "why don't you drink"?
Thanks in advance!
(P.S. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY in my profession I can say "I am a recovering alcoholic".)