Gotta love the "you self-righteous blah blah" comments. A personal decision not to drink is just that, personal. Who cares if someone else does or does not as long as it doesn't impact you. So why must posts or stories claiming the PERSONAL benefits derived from abstinence be characterized as "self-righteous??" Are drinkers really so insecure that they care about others' rationale for not drinking??

Oh, and FYI for a lot of folks who have had problems with alcohol there is nothing self-righteous about being on the wagon. Frankly criticizing people's personal decision and struggle as "self-righteous" is an exceptionally lousy thing to do. They have walked in your shoes drinkers so maybe save the critical labeling until you have truly struggled in theirs....