Dry January? Not Here.
"Dry January" has become a meme. It's not even new this year. A quick web search reveals that it started 10 years ago with just a few thousand people. Now it's all over social media. 🙄 Didn't we just do this a few months ago with Sober October?
Not that I'm trying or anything, but as the clock wound past 10pm this evening I thought to myself, "Hmm, I haven't alcohol today... and I don't need a drink now." Then I thought for a moment, "Hmm, how close am I to Dry January?" In a moment I remember this is probably only the second day so far (out of 9) this month I haven't consumed beer, wine, or liquor. 🤣
See, my notion of Dry January is more like this:
I don't mean to take anything away from people who've struggled with alcoholism and have gone totally dry. There are a few in my family and several among my friends. I also don't mean to take anything away from people for whom Dry January is an opportunity to recognize they have a problem and take strong steps to correct it. I roll my eyes, though, at the people spraining their shoulders to pat themselves on the back on social media for taking a brief break from drinking- before returning to their old habits, including bragging about drunken antics on social media.
Not that I'm trying or anything, but as the clock wound past 10pm this evening I thought to myself, "Hmm, I haven't alcohol today... and I don't need a drink now." Then I thought for a moment, "Hmm, how close am I to Dry January?" In a moment I remember this is probably only the second day so far (out of 9) this month I haven't consumed beer, wine, or liquor. 🤣
See, my notion of Dry January is more like this:
I don't mean to take anything away from people who've struggled with alcoholism and have gone totally dry. There are a few in my family and several among my friends. I also don't mean to take anything away from people for whom Dry January is an opportunity to recognize they have a problem and take strong steps to correct it. I roll my eyes, though, at the people spraining their shoulders to pat themselves on the back on social media for taking a brief break from drinking- before returning to their old habits, including bragging about drunken antics on social media.