For me, it’s not just giving up drinking…

…it’s giving up in person fantasy drafts, deer/turkey/fishing opening weekend, Friendsgiving, final four, Super Bowl, Halloween night, national night out, poker night, and various other social events. It’s not that I can’t physically be there, it’s just not what it always was. All my friends drink (with varying degrees of control). I can go weeks without drinking on my own without much of an issue but, stopping altogether likely means giving up a lot of my long term friendships. That’s a tough pill to even look at, let alone swallow and keep down. That’s it. I just needed to say that I think.