How often do you drink?

Sometimes your friend in the bottle is all you need to take that edge off!!! I drink like 2-3 times year but when i do it tastes SO good!! I wouldnt feel guilty if i were you.. You have only has 1 glass... its not like you have drank a whole bottle... After a long day like you have had, a glass (or 2) of wine is what a mommy needs!!
Katy - Mommy to 3 year old Alison and 11 month old Cole

Here's my humble opinion....myself, I like wine too, and rarely actually drink it at home. However there are rare occasions that I will. Don't feel too guilty. If you said you drank alone every night, then I might be worried about you! But a glass or 2 once in a while, I would say you are safe! I think it's the daily and alone combined together which might be a concern more than those little buggers driving you nuts all day and having a glass to unwind and be able to sleep! : )

Maybe a few times a year. Since I didn't drink at all last year (preggo for most of it) I've relaxed a little and had a drink here and there. It's good that you're aware that you grabbed the bottle when you were stressed but don't feel so guilty, that doesn't mean it's going to become a habit. Enjoy in moderation and remember not to drink and drive.

You can also try some things like a bubble bath (ahhh 30 mins of peace and quiet!!!) or an hour to read a book. You need it as much as you deserve it!!!

See I TRY to drink to relax. Try being the key word. I pour myself a glass of wine because if I do manage to drink the entire glass I usually am out for the night. I am tired but cant fall asleep till well after midnight one o'clock every night. Well that usually next to never happens finishing off a glass. I take two or three sips put it down and thats it. I have a bottle in my fridge that I have had for over a year now.

So long as your not putting away a full bottle of Jack every night by yourself I think your ok. Drinking as a responsible person is ok. You didnt grab the bottle and chug you dont have a keg in your living room where you do nightly keg stands. Dont worry about it. Its ok to everyonce in awhile relax.

i rarely drink, i dont not like the taste fo most drinks so it is an easy choice. I will have a Mikes hard Lemonade once in awhile with friends!

I don't think you have a problem. It's those that drink consistently to relax or cope, and drink alone on a daily basis, that have a problem, IMO. I don't drink nearly as much as I did before I got pregnant. It was our weekend thing to go out and have a few, with friends or just with each other. Now, I might have a drink at Mom's Night Out, or when we have friends in town, but one drink will usually make me so sleepy anymore that I don't even finish it. If you are really concerned about it, (which I don't feel you have any reason to be), maybe try a different "outlet" for your stress, like going for a walk (hard, I am sure, when your husband is out of town), or like a PP said, taking a long hot bath. Or try just going to your room for a ten minute breather.

"A winker is a winker is a winker." -- mamabelle

I don't consider myselfe a drinker, but I will have a beer every once in a while after a particularly stressful day. (Well, I call them beers, but my husband says they're "girl beers" like a Mike's Hard or a flavored Smirnoff or whatever . . .) I've just never been much of a wine girl, myself, which is too bad, since red wine is a lot better for you than sugary/malty beverages.
My philosophy is this: I know that alcohol is not good for my body, but intense stress isn't good for my body OR my mind, so drinking a single beer to take the edge off once in a while is actually the LESS damaging health choice. Does that make sense?
I'd probably have a different opinion if I had to drink every day just to cope with life, but I really don't think one beer every couple of weeks is hurting anyone. And, honestly, I figure if we NEVER have a drink in front of our kids, we are not modelling that it is possible to have a drink and STOP -- as in drinking responsibly. I think if our kids never see that it's possible to use alcohol responsibly, then they are more prone to see binge drinking (which they WILL encounter, whether they choose to participate or not, in high school and/or college) as the norm. I don't want that for them.
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I never drink. I used to like strawberry daiquiris on the rare occasion I did drink but I just don't anymore. I honestly think I'm allergic to alcohol, if there is such a thing. I get all red and blotchy, I get super hot and I feel like I'm going to pass out after just a couple sips. I had about a fourth of a margarita a few months ago that my friend had to finish because it made me feel horrible. Kind of sad, but I guess it's for the best. :-)

I'm a "drinker" I guess...not even close to the party girl I was before I was married and had my daughter but my dh and I still go out somewhere a few times a month. We don't get CRAZY or anything but we have a good time. I generally have a glass of wine a few nites a week...Usually start one when I'm making dinner and then finish it while we are eating. I work full time and that causes stress then top it off to pick up from daycare, get home, start dinner, read books, baths, etc...it just relaxes me enough to not get frustrated about those things. Sometimes instead of a glass of wine I take my daughter for a walk..especially during the summer..or wait until she's in bed and go for a run. I don't think there's anything wrong with having A drink OR drinkS for that matter...

I go out with my SIL about once a month, but if it's been a particularly long, hot day I'll sit on my deck with DH and have a beer and compare days. I love those times with him. I really wouldn't worry about becoming an alcoholic after having a glass of wine to decompose.
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If I actually get the chance to go out without my munchkins, I will have 2-3 drinks. This is like once a month. If my husband and I go to dinner with them, I may have one that will last the whole dinner (this is also if we have to quickly pack up and go due to my 1yo not staying put).
I'd actually like to have a drink and relax a little more often!

~Kim

An alcoholic would be someone who could not have time with the kids without a drink. I happen to have quite a few close friends who are recovering alcoholics. They would have drank that glass of wine, and the rest of the bottle without hesitation. I think if you need a glass of wine to relax a little bit, go for it. BElIEVE me I UNDERSTAND. I too only drink occasionally. Once or twice a year. I too have those days when I think, I really need a guiness right now. I am not an alcoholic, just an overwhelmed mom. Alcholism is a heartbreaking disease, that ruins families and lives, I would not say these things halfheartedly. As I said before, I have very close friends who battle this addiction, your post would not qualify you, from what I know of this very real disease.

ok - thanks everybody! I feel much better about having a glass of wine the other night. One more day and hubby is home - kids can't wait...neither can I!!

I rarely drink - did much more in my younger days, but now I'll buy a six pack once in a while, which will last me a couple of weeks, or a bottle of wine that lasts us forever. However - I DID have a tall cold glass of Samuel Adams this evening - we ate out at Applebees, and after being out in the sun with the daycare kids for alot of the day, it went down very well, thank you ! :)

Jenny ~ www.LittleHouseChildcare.com