Alcohol and the Holidays

• Talk to your father ahead of time, letting him know your feelings;
• Firmly tell your father to stop talking about certain uncomfortable topics;
• Limit your length of stay at the gathering;
• If the gathering is in your home, make it clear that the alcohol use will be limited;
• Spend the majority of your time interacting with other family members;
• Discuss the situation as a family/ group ahead of time to see if others feel the same way you do. If so, are they willing to take a stand on how much alcohol will be tolerated at a gathering;
• If these gatherings are too uncomfortable, choose not to go.