Those who have given up alcohol, or love someone who has

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Under what circumstances would you buy them alcohol as a gift?

Left ex who was an alcoholic so I don't quite fit the brief. Honest answer to your question would be never, ever. It's an addiction.

None.

Reverse?

None.

I’m guessing there’s more to this..,

Sorry, am tearful in Starbucks, trying to pull myself together

Been sober 2 years, a hard road, parents are both drinkers and for Christmas bought me booze and booze related stuff in a hamper. Whiskey, whisky marmalade, etc etc.

Why would ANYONE do that?

That's so bloody cruel. Is there a chance they didn't notice the booze was in there? Or do you live with anyone who it may be for?

Congrats on your sobriety OP. Well fucking done. Can't imagine having that level of strength and determination.

No, absolutely defo for me, absolutely clear that it’s a “whiskey connoisseur hamper”

Well, never. It is poison. Why gift someone you love poison? (That's how I look at it anyway.)
We abstain due to medicine interactions. My dh has antidepressants and I gave it up in support of him.
We're you the recipient?

They sound like dicks on purpose then. You don't deserve to be treated like that. Do they understand addiction and how hard it's been for you?

Lemon I think it sort of makes their own drinking a problem if I don’t go along with it. I’m stunned though.

That’s absolutely awful. Totally out of order

Xpost. That is awful! I am so sorry they did that to you. Toss it out immediately without a second thought...or perhaps they thought you would bounce it back to them? Self serving gits.

Have you disposed of it? Please do if you haven't already. So inconsiderate of them. Not sure what you can do about them but please dispose for YOUR sake.

I’ve never discussed it overtly with them but hey know I don’t drink, end of. There would always have been tons of booze at mine over Christmas but when they came this year, they said “tea is it?” and also drank cordial.

I’m so hurt.

Completely disrespectful.
Well done on your sobriety, not an easy thing.
Your parents are arseholes who are minimising to make their drinking acceptable and you the problem. Dicks.

Husband has got rid of it. You couldn’t pay me to drink to be honest, I am very happy in sobriety.

I do agree that those that drink generally don't like to drink around those that don't. It is like they expect you to explain why you are not drinking, when it should be the other way around-they should explain why they do drink.

I’ve been sober for 23 years and no one has ever been stupid enough to give me alcohol as a gift.

Congratulations on your two years clean. That’s brilliant and what you should focus with on. Your parents are muffins.

Oh you poor thing! How selfish and thoughtless of them. Any chance they craftily thought it was one way of making sure there was booze available when they came over? Not that that would be much better than sheer forgetfulness/lack of thought.

And well done on your two years! I'm only five months so this was my first sober Christmas.

It sounds like they want to drag you down with them. I'm not surprised you are upset. What a horrid thing for them to do!

If they are drinkers and you’ve never talked it through with them, hey just won’t “get it”. My ex is an alcoholic, by dad could not understand why I wouldn’t just put up with it. He seriously doesn’t get it, he thinks that giving up alcohol is like being a vegetarian (something that should be discouraged).
Well done to you, bin and move on.

Well done, mostinept! The first year is by far the hardest.

You’re right, Andtheband.