Put your old drinking friends and old drinking life behind you.
Now that I’m sober, my friends are no longer friendly
Dear Doug:
I formed close friendships with a group of women who became my bridesmaids, confidants and associates in my career. We raised our children together and celebrated together—a lot.
Nearly eight years ago I stopped drinking. Though my friends cheered me on initially, they dropped me when, in early sobriety, I didn’t attend their champagne brunches and ladies’ happy hours, doing what I had to do to stay sober.
They are smart women. I thought they grasped the idea of addiction when they conspired in an intervention for another friend.
I miss my friends and have invited them over, but they have generally snubbed my invitations and have never reciprocated. Do you think there ...
