Sunshine (she/her) to Canada · 1 day agoSober, social and smart: The rise of the alcohol-free lifestylesunpeaksnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkSober, social and smart: The rise of the alcohol-free lifestylesunpeaksnews.comSunshine (she/her) to Canada · 1 day agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareShowroom7561linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 day agoLOL. I love how it’s framed as an “alcohol-free lifestyle.” Sobriety is the default, not a lifestyle. The “lifestyle” is when you make drinking and getting drunk a part of your routine and identity.
minus-squarem4xielinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 hours agoWhen I came out to my grandparents as bisexual, they said “whatever makes you happy”. When I came out to them as trans, we agreed “you gotta do what you gotta do”. When I told them I was stopping drinking, my grandmother emailed me the next day, “This is a big lifestyle decision. Have you thought about this?”
LOL. I love how it’s framed as an “alcohol-free lifestyle.”
Sobriety is the default, not a lifestyle. The “lifestyle” is when you make drinking and getting drunk a part of your routine and identity.
When I came out to my grandparents as bisexual, they said “whatever makes you happy”.
When I came out to them as trans, we agreed “you gotta do what you gotta do”.
When I told them I was stopping drinking, my grandmother emailed me the next day, “This is a big lifestyle decision. Have you thought about this?”