Christina Fields - The wind whispered your name to me...
 
 
 PK> Since your an adult you probably do not understand what goes on with
 PK> teenagers these days. They only drink in front of other people because
 PK> they think your cool if you drink. Some of them say that they are
 PK> addicted but they go without a drink for a week until the next party.
 
 MW> Since I have teenagers around and counsel some of them, I do
 MW> understand what goes on..and things have not changed in this way since
 MW> I was a teenager..peer pressure has been around for a very long
 MW> time..and so has alcohol...and yes, people *do* go into bars and have
 MW> just soda or orange juice..
 CF> You know, Marie, peer pressure doesn't just happen to teenagers...it
 CF> happens to college students and adults as well.  I was under a bit of
 CF> peer pressure to start drinking when I was in college.  However, as
 CF> alcoholism is a disease and some think possibly some people are
 CF> predisposed to become alcoholics, I happened to be one of those people
 CF> that became an alcoholic through circumstances that are usually
 CF> considered "a stage". 
 
 So very true, Christina...peer pressure is all around..and it can do
 some lousy things..
 
 CF> As for people who go into bars and have just soda or orange juice...I
 CF> can do that if I really want to, but for me the temptation to drink is
 CF> a little too great.  I haven't had a drink in a little over a year...I
 CF> don't go into bars or clubs anymore...for me I have to avoid the places
 CF> that serve alcohol if I want to remain on the right road for me.
 I know not everyone can go into a bar at all..but I have know a few bar
 owners that are in AA and they *have* to be there every day..they have
 been able to stay sober and still do their job..but this is different..
 I was talking more about just anyone, alcoholic or not, having soda or
 orange juice..I don't have a problem and I drink soda or tomato juice
 when I go into a bar..
 
 I am glad that you are doing well..and I hope others are doing the same..
 One day at a time..
 Light, Love and Laughter
 Marie - Starwitch
 
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