Just been catching up on yesterday's posts. Really interesting stuff. My brother said to me that he was sorry I wasn't drinking because he'd bought some of those big magnum bottles of wine for Christmas and it wasn't going to be worth opening them if I wasn't going to drink with him (our family these days is quite small and only he and I used to properly indulge). He asked about whether maybe I could make an exception at Christmas.
Funny how ignorant people can be. If your brother tells you they quit drinking and their reasons, why would you think it was a good idea to try to convince them to make exceptions and talk about the great wine you bought? I think he misses drinking with me...
Anyway, the point is that I think that if I ever started making "exceptions" I would probably last 3 days before I was sneaking drinks on the side and destroying everything I've worked so hard for the last 6 months. I just like myself more now. Why would I mess with that?