So glad you're staying strong!! My dad quit drinking when I was in my late 20's. At our family gatherings, there is ALWAYS alcohol and at the time I didn't understand why he would no longer have a couple beers with my uncle and cousins. But he explained it to me once about how once he started he wouldn't be able to stop because he was an addict. He said "Once I start drinking, I just want more and more until I can't function anymore, and that's not healthy. So I'm just not going to drink anymore."