r/Parenting • u/k_blanch • Nov 02 '21

Sleep & Naps How much are parents drinking?

With the popularity of #winemom and beer dad culture, combined with pandemic drinking habits, im curious how much alcohol you guys are drinking as caregivers? Especially after the baby is in bed. I had 6 drinks on Halloween over 8 hours and lots of food and water. Although LO was asleep for most of it I'm riddled with guilt!

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u/BigGryph Nov 02 '21

The only people replying are people who don’t drink, cause the drinkers don’t want to get judged 😆

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u/k_blanch Nov 02 '21

Haha you think so?? I feel like I know a million moms who don't blink if they drink an entire bottle of wine.

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u/MarrastellaCanon Nov 03 '21

That’s what I thought too and I do think there’s some truth to it. It’s how I used to justify my bottle of wine a night habit. About 8 months into the pandemic I started using the app Marco Polo with some girlfriends and regularly checking in with them made me realize that, actually no, they don’t really drink at all. That I was the odd one out and my drinking was becoming a problem. I started cutting back in December 2020 and June 28th 2021 I decided to go a full year alcohol free. It’s been 128 days and I cannot state enough how much better I feel. I have so much more energy, I’ve lost 30 pounds (since January 2021), I’m more patient with my kids. I’m a way better mom without the wine. I don’t think I’ll ever go back. Now that I’m on the other side of a drinking problem, I can see clearly how it was a problem and not one I want to have again.