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Every summer I go on a weekend camping trip with my wife's family. Been doing it for probably 40 years or so. I used to tell people that I hate camping and the only thing that made it tolerable was alcohol. Well, I quit drinking a couple years ago. My first camping trip sober was pretty lousy. I skipped the evening gatherings around the campfire since a fair amount of drinking went on. And dinners involved drinking as well. I spent a lot of time by myself at our campsite and couldn't wait for the weekend to end.
We skipped last year because of Covid but they've made plans to go again this July. I told my wife I'm thinking of skipping the outing. She's very understanding and told me whatever I need to do is okay with her. I know it might be awkward for her explaining why I'm not there. Question is, what would you do?
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