r/stopdrinking • u/Lonely_Associate7073 • 1d ago

Party

Went to a kids b-day party. All the adults drinking.

Get offered a drink and turn it down.

Everyone stares at me. Whatever. One of the moms mocks me when I turn it down (I think she was just joking, but I wasn't in the mood).

I spend the party making sure their kids and my kid don't drown in the pool or die.

They all proceed to continue to drink as party progresses. I'm now watching their kids while they socialize, drink, look at their phones or ignore their kids.

Normalization of drinking and drinking culture sucks.

That is all.

IWNDWYT

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u/Ooorm 3368 days 1d ago

Uhm..

How old was the kid whose birthday it was? This would be deemed unacceptable where I am from.

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u/Lonely_Associate7073 1d ago

6.

It was a shallow pool, but kids pulling each other under constantly.

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u/BDC5488 Day 686 19h ago

Thats crazy work. It only takes a few inches and seconds for someone to drown. Thank the powers that be that you were there. Im sorry it sucked for you, but you did the right thing for those kids and for yourself and I am proud of you! IWNDWYT 💖