Do you drink in front of your kid?

[Deleted]

Inspired by the "who's drinking tonight" post...

[dr.girlfriend]

Only if we have people over. Otherwise, if I'm drinking it's after 8, and he's in bed.

[cjeanette]

Of course.

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[Becca]

Do I get shit-faced in front of my kid? No way.

Will I responsibly drink an adult beverage in front of my kid? Of course.

[mollybrown]

Yup. He generally wouldn't have a clue if I'm drinking an alcoholic beverage vs. juice vs. soda.

[Deleted]

Sometimes. Usually I drink after she's in bed because I can relax more that way, and we usually eat after putting her to bed anyway.

[StJess80]

Yes

[auberge]

Yes

[hbomdiggity]

I'm not a parent, but vividly recall getting my parents beer and even "pouring" boxed wine when I was like 5ish.

[Deleted]

Thank god. I have found my people.

I had a friend get all judgy this week when I mentioned having a beer before the kid went to bed.

I'll admit, there are afternoons that I want to crack one at 4pm.

[nonsenseabound]

Yes, but never to excess. I don't drink often because I am breast feeding still. But I am enjoying a nice glass of wine right now.

[Deleted]

I vividly remember my dad coming home and pouring two Coors Lites over ice in a giant cup when I was a kid.

Who drinks beer on ice?

Who drinks Coors Lite?

[Deleted]

Yes.

[thelongroad]

Absolutely! Although I do have a strange hang up that I don't like to pour my first drink until my husband gets home.

[mbcdefg]

I don't have kids, but my parents drank in front of us all the time. We'd fetch them beers from the fridge.

[definitelyO]

Yes, I have wine with dinner and he eats with us. and DH and I will have a cocktail/beer/wine at night while he's still up. we don't get buzzed or drunk but he sees us drink for sure.

[Brie]

Yes.

Most nights I have a beer while feeding him at bedtime. It's good for supply.

I agree, I won't get shitfaced in front of him (I don't really do that anyway) but a drink or two, responsibly, sure.

[Becca]

Dec 28, 2012 23:57:12 GMT -5 thelongroad said:

Absolutely! Although I do have a strange hang up that I don't like to pour my first drink until my husband gets home.

Not strange at all!

I know that some people are comfortable having a drink or two while they are the only adult home and their kid is awake. But others aren't. I prefer not to drink when I am the only adult present (I don't ever want to not have a clear head when needed in an emergency) but I can also respect that one beer might affect my judgment more than it would someone else's.

[starlily]

My almost 2yo calls anything in a wine glass "mama juice."

Does that answer your question?

[statlerwaldorf]

Yes. I don't get drunk around her, but I will have an alcoholic beverage or two.

[Brie]

Dec 28, 2012 23:43:31 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

I vividly remember my dad coming home and pouring two Coors Lites over ice in a giant cup when I was a kid.

Who drinks beer on ice?

Who drinks Coors Lite?

Awesome.

My dad worked nights and used to take me to the bar with him around lunchtime for his dinner a few times a week. He would drink Old Style and get a sandwich and watch sports and I would eat peanuts and maraschino cherries and play with pool balls.

I was also encouraged to leave a beer for Santa in lieu of milk every year.

[Deleted]

Yep.
I don't view drinking as shameful so I have no reason to hide it.

[luvmagoldn]

Dec 28, 2012 23:19:42 GMT -5 Becca said:

Do I get shit-faced in front of my kid? No way.

Will I responsibly drink an adult beverage in front of my kid? Of course.

+1

[MrsManners]

Dec 28, 2012 23:19:42 GMT -5 Becca said:

Do I get shit-faced in front of my kid? No way.

Will I responsibly drink an adult beverage in front of my kid? Of course.

This exactly.

[gibbinator]

I definitely see you no problem with enjoying 1 or 2 drinks around my kid, now or when he's older. I'm pretty quick to get a buzz though so I don't drink at all, when I'm the primary caregiver.
I would also not get drunk around my (or really any) kids

[arch01]

yes, absolutely. i don't ever get drunk though (even with him not around). i usually stop at 1 or 2.

[londoncalling]

Yes, but not to excess. I figure that normalizing responsible adult drinking is a good thing. I don't see the point in making it secret or taboo and only making kids more interested in it when they do encounter alcohol.

[wanderlustmom]

Yes

[holly116]

Sure maybe a glass of wine or beer with dinner, but if I'm going to drink, it's usually after the kids are in bed. They go to bed at 7:30.

I don't drink if I'm the only parent home and I don't drink at all before bath on bath nights.. Two kids in a slippery tub, it makes me too nervous.

[Deleted]

Yes.

I dont get drunk, though. But I don't see a problem with having a glass or two around her.

She calls wine Mommy juice.