Quick - I'm not drinking because...

AustinBride06 · February 2012

Have a 4pm meeting and it was just discussed moving venues to a local bar instead of having it in the office. Help me come up with a good excuse for not drinking or for keeping the meeting in the office this afternoon! -Not attending is not an option.-Can't use the driving excuse since DH is picking me up today-I never usually turn down an excuse to drink w/ work friends (even though this is more of a meeting, not just a friendly hh)-I'm not cunning enough to pull off asking the server to make all my drinks non-alcoholic without being noticed.-The work that was going to keep the meeting in the office got cancelled so there isn't the "gosh, I'm just so swamped, can we keep this quick" excuse.-Can't really use the "healthy living/detox" excuse because the meeting chair just came in and saw me shove a handful of Milk Duds into my mouth Help!

userdeleted · February 2012

Medication or not feeling that great. Or just get a glass of wine and pretend to nurse it. Dump it somewhere at an opportune moment.

txmom2011 · February 2012

You tied one on earlier in the week, and you seem to still be recovering. You would rather not go thru that again............your just gonna take it easy tonight.

or

You have plans with some college girlfriends tomorrow (day into the night) and there will be enough drinking for you then.

or

try and corner the waiter and have him bring you a club soda with a lime.........you can pass it off as a mixed drink

GuavaGal · February 2012

Is it possible that no one will ask you why you aren't drinking? I'd hold back on the explaning unless someone asked, for sure.

You're on antibiotics? Surely no one would keep the questioning going further with that explanation!

You just took a handful of asprin/ibuprofen/whatev for a headache and that + alcohol = falling down drunk for you? (Like, "well I don't want to end up dancing on the table after just one drink! It's happened before.")

YellowUmbrella · February 2012

You have a headache?

Medication that would interact (that can get tricky if they're nosy though)?

You're going to do ____(insert activity here)___ when you get home that shouldn't be done while buzzed - work out, go on a bike ride, etc.

FireChiefsBride · February 2012

This crazy weather is messing with your head and a drink would push it into a migraine.

That would be my legit excuse.

agran · February 2012

I'm going with nursing a glass of wine this afternoon.

Or you could say you and dh are saving for something special and cut out drinks because that's where all your cash goes.

Although I like the hangover excuse too :-)

atlantic · February 2012

I never drink in antibiotics so thats the excuse I'd use. Tell em it's for a uti or bladder infection and I'm sure you'll shut them up.

mlf625 · February 2012

Get a glass, put it to your lips now and then. Hopefully the rest drink so much they don't notice you're not finishing yours. If they do, act embarrassed and say you were a big drunk-o last night and you're hungover.

Good luck!

JenniferL923 · February 2012

atlantic:
I never drink in antibiotics so thats the excuse I'd use. Tell em it's for a uti or bladder infection and I'm sure you'll shut them up.

This is what I would do.

AustinAggie01 · February 2012

It would be easiest to get the glass of wine and pretend to nurse it.

People get nosey and every time I've heard the medication/antibiotics excuse, someone always chimes in with "well the meds will work better with alcohol, right? I always drink a few with my meds, on purpose!" Ugh.

Leigha12 · February 2012

The meds for BV can make you violently ill if you drink alcohol. But you'd probably rather not tell people you have BV! ;-) Meds in general should work, or the babysitting for a friend idea was a great one! Good luck!

Taytee · February 2012

Since I quit drinking almost 2 year ago, tonic water with lime is my go to drink. It's easy to hold it in my hand all night and drink at will and everyone assumes it's a Vodka or Gin and tonic. It's easier to pretend I'm drinking then to explain why I don't.

But if it suites you, you can tell them you're just starting a new diet like South Beach where there's NO alcohol allowed.

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