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I hear ya and now my family wants to take another family member to a brewhouse and ik for a fact I'll want atleast a couple beers or cocktails because it is a brewhouse
Assuming your family knows that you're in recovery, it is acceptable to tell them that you'd prefer non-alcoholic restaurants in the future. Now, if Uncle Dave always loves going to the brewhouse for his birthday, don't stand in the way of his birthday, just give him a call to say hi, and sit that one out.
Then just don't go...
Don't make a big deal about, don't ask them to accomodate you, just skip this one.
If they press, tell them why you don't want to go. And that maybe some other time you'd be ready to go to a place like that again.
It's your family, just be honest