What to drink at BritMums Live? “Gin, gin and thrice gin!” I hear you cry. It’s a no-brainer, right? It’s part of the mummy code, it’s the oil of mummy discourse, it’s in the mummy contract! But today, I am going do it. I’m going to come right out and admit it: I am a gin-refuser. Is this the end of my short blogging life? Is this BritMums Live suicide?
Alas, poor Hendrick’s, I knew thee well
Don’t get me wrong, I love gin. But gin doesn’t love me. It turns me from a happy Haribo into a belligerent beast. Normally, I am so anti-confrontation that I wouldn’t mention it if you’d been standing on my foot for half an hour. But pop a gin down my gullet and the world becomes my enemy. I have an angry five minutes where I assume everyone is against me and lurch around glaring at people from under glowering eyebrows. Then I suddenly flip into Insta-Depression. The adrenalin of “fight phase” leaves me deep down in the doldrums, or gindrums, as I call them. Nothing can raise me from my black mood – no, not even more booze. I just have to go to bed and steel myself for the ginover in the morning. There’s no way round it – I am gin-intolerant. Or, if I may: g-intolerant.
Fare thee well, bloggers
Many of my favourite bloggers live by the gin. I fear forever losing the esteem of the lovely Katie at Hurrah for Gin. Aimee at Pass the Gin won’t give me the time of day. Just a Normal Mummy will cut me dead. I will be ostracized. As I pass by, they will throw glasses of gin and tonic at me, jeering and booing.Raising awareness of g-intolerance
But I’ve noticed there’s a silent uprising of fellow gin-refusers. Kerrie at Wife, Mum, Student Bum is one such compatriot. Perhaps there are others that my campaign for g-intolerance awareness will bring out of the shadows into the light. Perhaps I won’t have to drink sparkling water and pretend it’s gin. Perhaps I can be prosecco and proud!
Doth drink define a dame?
Perhaps I am worrying unduly? Perhaps I needn’t drink at all? Pah ha ha! I’ve had three kids; I’ve done my time with sober social occasions (notably dancing at countless weddings with a massive bump) – that is it for life now. But perhaps I, and others like me, can be granted a Gin Pass, which allows me to not drink gin, yet still partake in the mummy blogosphere. It’s what’s inside the blogger that’s important, right, not what’s inside their glass? I’m looking forward to clinking glasses, whatever their contents, with all the bloggers I meet – and a virtual clink to those who can’t come. Cheers!
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Ha ha. Oh dear you’ve done it now! No seriously I drink pretty much everything including aftershave so you can’t offend me. Can’t wait to clink glasses of whatever! See you at britmums x
Chin chin my dear! X
Ha! I’m a wine lover too… whicih is lucky for you 😉 you can be in my wine club instead :))) x
Ah you beauty! X
Truth be known, I’m a. wino too. Make mine a large one. Great post. x
Love it! The g-intolerant need not suffer alone. X
I’ve never even tried Gin…..lol I do love my wine though :p
MMM, how I do love my wine 🙂
Don’t forget that Hogarth’s fallen women slumped on steps with babies flying in all directions were a warning against gin, the original mothers’ ruin. You are right to shun it, the very devil of a drink, perfect at the time all chilled and snappy with tonic, but oh my, the next morning…. Hades, anyone?
Ha ha, Hades indeed!
Hehe, this is brilliant! I must admit, I do love a gin but it doesn’t really agree with me! I’m definitely more of a prosecco kind of girl! #PoCoLo
Like your style!x
Love this! The sad truth for me is that I don’t drink. Well, very rarely. Though if I do, it’s wine, gin or rum for me 🙂
Gin has that effect on a lot of people! Stick to what you trust 😉
It’s not called mother’s ruin for nothing! Will stick to the formula 😉
very funny wrymummy! came across your post on #SoCoLo …VERY funny. Try wine! I don’t drink gin either!
Glad I’m not the only non-gin-drinking-mum! Don’t worry, wine and I are well acquainted.
I love gin, but as long as you don’t stop ME from drinking gin, you can drink what you like. I also love Prosecco. I have a friend from South Carolina and when you have two drinks on the go she calls it double-fisting, so I can do that? Or not… #brillblogpost
Ha ha – looking forward to some Prosecco bonding!x
I have to confess, I didn’t drink anything except water at last years! (don’t tell anyone). This year I am all alone, so maybe a bottle of diet vodka……I mean coke! will be in my bag xx
I’m impressed! I’m sure I’d get more out of it (that I’d remember) if I only drink water.xx
I wouldn’t worry…. there’s plenty of wine at Britmums! I must admit that I am rather partial to a G&T but…. you are right, if you’re not in the right mood, it can make you rather dour! X
Oh goody – looking forward to clinking a glass or two with you!x
I only usually drink gin when it’s a busy bar and it’s the easiest thing to ask for in making yourself heard. But I do quite like one. However I’m now on warfarin so won’t really be able to have more than one drink. Gutted! #pocolo
Gutted indeed! But at least you might be able to remember some of the great blogging tips / gossip 🙂
I love gin – mainly because, with slimline tonic – it’s the least fattening. No way are we going to ostracise you – it just means there is more for us gin lovers! Looking forward to seeing you. Thank you for linking to PoCoLo x
That’s a great point – I am merely being altruistic by not drinking gin! Thanks Victoria x
I just like a drink, so will be happy to drink anything. 🙂 Looking forward to meeting you! x
Like your style! Looking forward to meeting you too! X
OOh fab post, I’m a champagne girl or Prosecco-partial to a glass of red too (gin makes me sad :(…see you at BritMums and thanks for linking up to #brillblogposts x
A girl after my own heart! See you there!x
Give me a large glass, or bottle of wine any day. Been wondering what this gin thing was about for a while, I’ve noticed a lot of my old friends suddenly talking about gin, and its a regular on my twitter feed.
I worked in a social club for w while as a teenager, it was like pheonix nights if anyone remembers that show, anyway all of the wives used to drink g&t but I always wondered what the appeal was, it smells like perfume.
Maybe I’m missing out on something great here but I’m reluctant to even try it. Glad I’m not the only one on the anti gin crusade.
I don’t like gin so you can always come and join my cider brigade!
Hahah!! I found him this year! Which, weirdly, is the year I becam a mother! It’s obviously an unspoken agreement! My friends started coming round and saying “Mary, why have you got so much gin?” And I had to point out that it clearly is still there and hasn’t been drunk! Followed by , “do you want one…?”
I couldn’t handle my gin the first night I took the plunge with it! By just persevere mummy friend!!!!
… If you can’t do gin, I’m sure what the next in line is prosecco…
Mary
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Just realised I wrote ‘him’ instead of ‘gin’ ! How embarrassing! It’s like gin is a real person!
(I made a couple of typos there too! Sorry I didn’t know how to go back and change them once I sent the message!)
Mary
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