Don't get me wrong I don't mind, actually I prefer it to keep people safe. Being the sober friend is a interesting life. The late hours, the ability to recall what happened the night before and the deep talks with the friend's drunk counter part are all something that has kept my college years interesting. Being someone who doesn't drink, often times I am labeled as boring, lame and old, and that is perfectly fine with me.
I don't need any foreign substance to get me to dance my life away or sing at the top of my lungs. Naturally, I can step our of the expectations of what society deems normal behavior and bust a move on the dance floor.
"What do you mean you don't remember what you said to him last night? You were both talking for hours! You told him..." My favorite super power of the sober life is to grant access to the memories of the night before to the friends who had that memory taken away. The reactions are the best because, usually, it results in a laughable memory that can be shared years down the road. To my friends, expect your children to hear these stories.
Ask me how my best friend ,and roommate, became friends because I'll tell you it happened when she was drunk. You see after nights of being the DD for someone, their drunk side begins to open up to you and you learn things. Sometimes they are things you wished you could close your ear holes for, but other times they are times you both can appreciate and it is what draws you two together. I will be forever grateful for those moments no matter how many times I fear her jumping out of the car because I'm not taking her to McDonald's. [rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2Ffiles%2F2016%2F11%2F14%2F6361474286713226091367209305_giphy.gif&ho=https%3A%2F%2Faz616578.vo.msecnd.net&s=950&h=f7e16318b98b8b1eeff828f5c4712178d0004771b9329735623337193905411c&size=980x&c=3458444945 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252Ffiles%252F2016%252F11%252F14%252F6361474286713226091367209305_giphy.gif%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Faz616578.vo.msecnd.net%26s%3D950%26h%3Df7e16318b98b8b1eeff828f5c4712178d0004771b9329735623337193905411c%26size%3D980x%26c%3D3458444945%22%7D" expand=1]
Being the sober friend isn't bad and it's a life I would never want to give up. Let the children be children and party the night away while I lay in bed with Netflix on and my dog on my lap waiting for the call, "Andrew can you come get us."
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