Asking Eric: Relatives refuse to go one holiday without drinking

Asking Eric: I miss drinking, and I want my in-laws to abstain out of respect for me

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Asking Eric: I had to give up drinking, but my in-laws won’t attend any event without alcohol

Dear Eric: I am a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with cirrhosis three years ago. I did not have an alcoholic problem but had to give up drinking due to the condition.I do admit I miss alcohol; however, I’m doing well every day except for holidays or events. It triggers me when I have to be somewhere where everyone else is drinking and I cannot. My in-laws are heavy drinkers (not all but quite a few).

Asking Eric: I said there’d be no alcohol at my Easter celebration and I received a lot of pushback

DEAR ERIC: I am a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with cirrhosis three years ago. I did not have an alcoholic problem but had to give up drinking due to the condition.

Relatives refuse to go one holiday without drinking

Dear Eric: I am a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with cirrhosis three years ago. I did not have an alcoholic problem but had to give up drinking due to the condition.

Asking Eric: My in-laws can’t seem to go one holiday without drinking

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Asking Eric: Hosting an event without alcohol sparks family tension

Dear Eric: I am a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with cirrhosis three years ago. I did not have an alcoholic problem but had to give up drinking due to the condition.