Maverick

I am a teetotaller and proud to be one. And I also boast of having some friends and relatives, who can easily sport the tag of being the "most seasoned drinker". However, I am irritated when some of my relatives who (I think) believe that drinking is an act of extreme courage and bravery, criticise me for not drinking. Even my mother, when I told her that I don't drink, said that nowadays lots of people are staying away from the bottle. I was aghast and told her that NOT everybody has to drink, and so why "not-drinking" should even qualify to be a topic of discussion. For better or for worse, drinking has come to be socially accepted and those who don't do it (usually) have to do a lot of explaining.