I felt the wine glass was appropriate, but my spouse worried that the alcohol-related stemware might be a trigger of sorts.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: 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.
My research since then has turned up no counsel. Since I expect we’ll see this guest again around Christmastime, we could use some advice!
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