Dr. Tabatha Barber got criticized for choosing sobriety, but the critics hadn't read her original article. She realized their anger revealed their own dependence on alcohol, and that her choice felt like a threat to how they cope.
'Cause it's like, who is this mom? She must not have children. This, don't take our wine from us, blah, blah, blah. And I was like really upset at first 'cause I'm like, they didn't even read the article. I'm, it was so grace-filled. But the reason I say that is because I put myself in the shoes of being stuck with alcohol and seeing that headline, and I would've not liked me either. Right? And so the same is true for your friend who gets really vocal about the fact that you are taking a break from alcohol. You've held up that mirror and they don't, they don't know that, or maybe they don't know yet, right, that this is a coping mechanism that isn't serving them. They can't imagine their life without it.
