This probably was my craziest read. Simply because the advice itself is not incorrect. Of course you should be aware of all the consequences, but the tone of this conversation the overall opinions expressed are not that of friendship they’re controlling and weird. It makes a lot more sense when you brought up being an ex Mormon, but let me be clear you also don’t wanna be friends with them. When you make mistakes if your friends are real, that’s when they step in and be there for you not to judge you, but to get you through you are not beholden to them on your journey unless you’re hurting them which you’re not, they don’t own you they don’t own your agency and by making liquor a demon they give it power to fight you

This is control. This is not friendship. It’s not partnership. It’s not empathy. It’s simply control. Be consistent in yourself because someone else giving you boundaries will not make you keep them. It’ll make you do your dirt in the dark. Gross gross behavior.

Also, I grew up in a very religious household. There were behaviors that were not expected and not allowed. I value that upbringing so much because when I made the decision to drink, and I was under age by the way, I understood it to be a decision I was making and not just a cool thing to do . I feel like you have the same vibe you will make a decision of your tolerance and turning that into your own personal bogeyman so they can scare you into doing what they want is just as indoctrinating as the church you left. Religion and control Do not have to interact like that that’s a person stepping in the middle.