I'd say you don't have to tell anyone anything yet (or ever) if you don't want to or if you're not ready. Personally (and for a bunch of different reasons) I don't think I want to talk about it with my parents at all (particularly over the Holidays) but I can't control if it comes up. If it does, then I guess I'll deal with it and talk about it because I am proud of myself and feel I can look people in the eye on this subject, but this Holiday, I plan to let my actions speak louder than my words, and on top of that everyone I tell (who is close to me) has the same surprised reaction, and I find myself having to explain that I was drinking too much, lost control, etc, and I feel like I have to defend my decision to stop drinking and I don't enjoy that, so MUMS to word, lol...