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Poll: what did/do you say to decline a drink?

Plans for tonight and tomorrow night are to have dinner out with friends.  I thought I would be fine playing it off at dinner, but now the couple for tonight wants us to come over for drinks at their house first.  I think I will just say I have been fighting a cold, but I know for sure that the wife, who is my good friend, will be really suspicious. 

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Re: Poll: what did/do you say to decline a drink?

  • imagemadeline10L:
    Blame it on the antibiotics you are taking? Sorry, that's the best I can think of right now...

    another good one.  I really could care less if they are suspicious, but its one of DHs best friends and he really doesn't want anyone to know yet.  


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  • I have used the antibiotic excuse, and have also said I had a few too many last night, can't even handle the thought of having any tonight.
  • I've used the antibiotic excuse before as well as allergy pills and mixing with alcohol.


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  • I have chronic migraines so I've used that I had to to take my migraine medicine before. I suppose medication interaction is a good excuse across the board!
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  • I have chronic migraines sparked by alcohol so nobody bats an eye when I decline a drink. 
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  • Another vote for the antibiotics excuse.
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  • I vote antibiotics.  =)

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  • I cut out alcohol for a number of reasons the month before my bfp.

    I said it was part of overall healthy eating plan, which was

    one of the factors.

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  • I used drug interaction, not enough calories left that day, too rough of a night before, and I have pretended to drink or drank a fake drink.
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  • I do not mean this to sound snarky, this is just how it is with my group of friends....

    If you don't drink, it doesn't matter how great of a reason you have, all the girls will assume you are pregnant. So I always felt like my options were 1. Stay home  2. Fake drink or 3. Accept that everyone will know I am KU

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  • My friends would never have bought any excuse. We told our closest friends immediately (even after having a loss, they are our best friends and we would never want to go on like nothing happened) but another time I just had a drink and dh occasionally drank out of it. I just carried it around and occasionally took baby sips.
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  • I vote antibiotics too!
  • The antibiotics excuse isn't really valid, since there is only one or two antibiotic that you REALLY can't drink with. 

    Just say you're tired, don't feel like drinking tonight or the migraine thin is good too.  

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  • I said I would rather eat my calories than drink them and blame it on dessert. ?
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  • I would be the designated driver - I will not drink and drive. 
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  • imageSayAnything84:

    I do not mean this to sound snarky, this is just how it is with my group of friends....

    If you don't drink, it doesn't matter how great of a reason you have, all the girls will assume you are pregnant. So I always felt like my options were 1. Stay home  2. Fake drink or 3. Accept that everyone will know I am KU

    Not snarky at all.  This is kind of the case with our friends.  I think that this weekend I am going to say I had a migraine, which I do get.  I am going to have to fake drink in a few weeks.  There is a huge group trip planned to Medieval Times, involved pre-gaming, a party bus, and the show.  I am planning to carry around DHs emptys for evening.


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  • Accept a drink and raise the glass/bottle to your mouth every once in a while.  dump some out every once in a while.  No one will notice (unless you're usually a heavy drinker).
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  • imageuk2usa:
    I would be the designated driver - I will not drink and drive. 

    This. 

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  • imageILoveRedVino:
    Say you gave up alcohol for Lent. :)

    ILRV FTW! 

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  • imageILoveRedVino:
    Say you gave up alcohol for Lent. :)
    Perfect! If only I wasnt Jewish...haha

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  • no excuse would work with my friends/family. I had to have a bartender make me "mocktails" at my cousin's wedding because no one would buy that I wasnt drinking at an open bar because i had a headache. I'm a big drinker though
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  • I would order the same thing as DH and sit next to him-- he would drink both of ours.  I'd drive home. 

    Plus I felt like such crap in first tri that we didn't go out a ton, and the above trick worked for all of our dinner engagements.

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