A Conversation With Alcohol

Before Dry January

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Yesterday, I posted this on Facebook, and a shortened version (due to character limit) on Threads:

A conversation with alcohol:

Me, sitting down at bar: I’ll have a Manhattan!

Alcohol: This is going to make you feel very tired, and dehydrated.

Me, sitting at table for dinner: I’ll have a red wine!

Alcohol: This is going to make you more tired (but ironically, you will not be able to sleep tonight), and it will also give you a headache.

Me: Sure, another round!

Alcohol: You are going to feel like crap tomorrow, due to lack of sleep and low-grade poisoning.

Me: Ah yes, an after dinner drink would hit the spot.

Alcohol: <face palm>

#dryjanuary and beyond?

And BOY OH BOY did get the comments.

I did get some irritating responses on Facebook, but some of the comments on Threads were downright nasty! I ended up blocking two guys, who were equally insulting.

I wish I had saved the comments, but they went away after I blocked them. The one guy was like “WHY ARE YOU DEMONIZING ALCOHOL?”, and went on to basically call me a horrible person for…