Hey, folks!
My friend recently shared with me that she’s pregnant, but she’s only around the 10-weeks mark, so she’s keeping her circle small. She works in a position where mingling after work is standard, and the last time she went out (when she was only about 5 weeks along), she refused some offers of alcoholic drinks. Her boss was quick to point out her refusals, which we both find weird, and he kept bringing attention to it throughout the entire night.
There’s another event this evening, and I’m tagging along. She doesn’t want to tell her boss about her pregnancy just yet, and she’s dreading another night out where he asks why she isn’t drinking. I told her I’d happily back her up, but what are some things I can say that would help divert attention away from his line of interrogation? Hoping for light-hearted but pointed, especially since I may be stepping into her role during her leave and want to maintain a good relationship with the boss, too!
(Why can’t old men mind their business? 😩)
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Get her a plain soda and lime, he doesn’t need to know what’s in it
Most people just say they’re on antibiotics, I find.
>Her boss was quick to point out her refusals, which we both find weird, and he kept bringing attention to it throughout the entire night.
This is incredibly common. Jim Gaffigan did a comedy bit about it. People always get shocked and want to know why adults refuse alcohol drinks for some reason.
I stopped drinking over a decade ago. Most people around me now know and won’t make a big deal about it anymore, but new people always get surprised when I politely decline an alcoholic beverage.
I always just say “I get migraines when I drink alcohol so I just avoid it now” if people ask and that’s usually enough to satisfy their curiosity.
just get her a cranberry and soda or other virgin version of a cocktail she’d typically drink and nobody else needs to know
Easiest option is to say she’s on antibiotics for a dental infection – mixing metronidazole with alcohol causes vomiting and a variety of other unpleasant side effects, so they always have stickers telling you not to touch alcohol.