Well, just because you can drink, doesn't mean you have to! Here, the legal age is 21, and I didn't have any alcohol when that day rolled around for me...I don't like to drink alcohol. I don't like the taste and I don't like how it makes you feel.

Tell your friends you'd rather celebrate another way. You could go out to dinner, go shopping, go for coffee...enjoy your day how you want to, not how other people do. Have fun, and happy (early) birthday!