When I decided to stop drinking in 2017, it was considered a very odd thing to do. Odd enough that I considered going out in a T-shirt that said, 'No I'm not pregnant, just an alcoholic'.
Odd enough that it required extensive interrogation when you refused a glass of wine at a party. Odd enough that invitations for said parties dried up quicker than the time it took me to say 'make mine a lime and soda'. Odd enough that I considered going out in a T-shirt that said, 'No I'm not pregnant, just an alcoholic', so that I wouldn't have to explain myself every time I waved away a waiter bearing a tray of champagne flutes.
They're also partial to a booze-free G&T – a concept that would have been unthinkable to mums a decade ago, who got through the day thinking only of 'gin o'clock'. Thanks to the rise in 'botanical' spirits, these alternatives are all the rage . Advertisement Today, of course, is the first of November, and I want to appeal to anyone who's woken up, fresh-faced and energised from doing their own Sober October. You may be thinking about the delicious bottle of wine you're going to have with your dinner, or the cocktail you're going to savour every sip of when you meet up with friends this evening.
And yet, still we turn to this legal drug like an old familiar friend . And when I find myself fantasising about an ice-cold glass of rose after a hard day, I remind myself of this even icier truth: alcohol is a depressant that masquerades remarkably well as a relaxant, and any problem I try to banish with booze will only come back the next morning, bigger and badder and far less biddable.
But most of all, remember that quitting booze brings a richness to your life that can be seen in much more than just your bank balance. And, as the sober months turn into years, you'll begin to witness the immeasurable value of a life that isn't soaked in booze.A lot of people are upset about the drop in the birth rate, with it falling to a new low of 1.44 children per woman. As the mother of only 1.
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