Show of Hands

I have a glass of wine with dinner I'll ask my son and daughter-in-law if it was OK to have a glass of wine in front of the kids

Do they get drunk or just drink?

No it's not weird at all. It seems a little puritan to me to not ever let kids see adults drink.

The question isn't about letting kids see you drunk. It's about being drunk in front of them. There is a big difference.

By the way, Milk ... Your parent filter didn't work. Look in the results. People without kids voted.

I know. The parent filter doesn't work. That's why I gave instructions for non-parents.

He also asked if you don't have kids then did your parents do this in front of you so there's no reason for a parents only filter

Just another thing to add to the list of things they'll never fix.

I'm unsure of the difference between being drunk in front of your kids and letting the kids see you drunk

Now I see what you meant. I was referring to a few comments previously that implied it's improper to even let children witness drinking

It was a typo- she meant drink.

Milk and seeetnes, I see my typo now! Yes, I meant "drink" in the first part. My comment, as typed, doesn't make any sense! 😊

I thought the parent filter used to work. Oh well! 😥

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How? Being drunk isn't always a bad thing. Disowning them for being gay is inexcusable parenting. Letting children witness normal healthy adult behavior is just fine and no where inexcusable behavior.

"How? Being drunk isn't always a bad thing."

If you are drunk, you aren't in control of your actions. How can you responsibly care for your children when you are drunk?

"Disowning them for being gay is inexcusable parenting."

I agree 100%, but that wasn't the question.

"Letting children witness normal healthy adult behavior is just fine and no where inexcusable behavior."

I don't see being drunk as normal healthy adult behavior. Drinking is normal healthy adult behavior, in moderation. But not being drunk.


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I'm not saying being a falling down drunk all the time. But I remember my dad being drunk in celebration several times through my childhood. I was well taken care of and don't think any less of my dad because of it. I loved when my mom's sister & family would visit. We'd have a welcome party and 3:4 adults drank too much but it wasn't a horrible scarring thing to witness. Celebration is a part of life it should be shared with children as well.

I guess it depends on how you define drunk. To me there are different levels of drunk.

I see what you mean. That would not be harmful to children, as an occasional thing.

Honestly, I can't relate to it, personally. I don't even enjoy drinking, but I have nothing against people who do.


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That was to sweetness.

Blue, that is correct. The kind of drunk sweetness describes implies that there is still some control.


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when growing up my best friend's dad was a drunk. It was good for her to see alcohol could be enjoyed & doesn't always mean messy drunk.

I don't think that makes you a bad parent! Kids are stressful...parents need to let loose sometimes too. :)

Thanks Cole :)

Were you drunk or just drinking?

And don't take parenting advice from a teenager who thinks everyone should kill their children, EB.

I was socially drinking.

I'll have a beer in front of the kids now and then, but one beer isn't going to get me drunk.

So you weren't drunk?

I'd say perhaps tipsy. Never drunk.

Then I guess you get to change your answer!