Or would it be worse to give him a different glass for his grape juice?
: Over Thanksgiving, a relative brought a recovering alcoholic as a guest. He brought a bottle of grape juice as his beverage for the evening, in lieu of wine.Miss Manners: My husband said there’s no rule against pointing. Was I wrong all my life?
Not drinking alcohol — for whatever reason — tends to trigger rudeness in people who do drink. They try to tease or bully the abstainer into drinking, or they ask a lot of nosy questions, as if alcohol were the staff of life. Perhaps some consider it as such. The party now attracts nearly 100 adults and children. Everyone tells us they have a great time and they appreciate not having to sit at home.
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