Me [16F] with my family [20-76M/F] whole life, they are pressuring me to drink alcohol on vacation but I don't want to.

Non-Romantic

I come from a family where social drinking is a big thing. We are on the big yearly family vacation. Apparently, it's tradition to have quite a few drinks once you're over 16 on this vacation.

I don't have anything against anyone that drinks. I just don't want to. I have bad anxiety and I don't like the idea of not being in complete control. I've never drank alcohol and really don't want to.

We've been on this vacation for three days and I've been pressured to drink by EVERYONE. My parents, my siblings, aunts and uncles... I'm the youngest in the family and now I can finally join them in drinking... I don't want to.

How do I get them off my back? They will not take no for an answer...

tl;dr: Family is big on social drinking. Traditionally once you turn 16 you start drinking on vacation. I'm being pressured by my ENTIRE family to drink and they won't take no for an answer. I don't want to have some big fight, I just want it to stop. How do I get them to stop? What do I do or say?

Posted Feb 22, 2016, 4:20 AM UTC

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