http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/2009/08/21/enough-is-enough/ A blog about women and drinking--the ups, downs and everything in between. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/2009/08/21/enough-is-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Leah Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:09:22 +0000 http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/?p=726#comment-203 Even for people like me, the daughter of an alcoholic, who find drinking problematic, it's important--I think--to be yourself in front of your children and your spouse. The worst thing of all is secrecy, which is possibly what led to the Schuler tragedy, if she did, indeed, have a secret drinking problem. How are your children supposed to grow up into responsible adults if they someone doesn't model honesty and truth. If you are the daughter of an alcoholic, I think you need to tell your kids (when they are of an appropriate age, of course). If drinking is a healthy pleasure of yours, then I say go for it, without shame and guilt. Even for people like me, the daughter of an alcoholic, who find drinking problematic, it’s important–I think–to be yourself in front of your children and your spouse. The worst thing of all is secrecy, which is possibly what led to the Schuler tragedy, if she did, indeed, have a secret drinking problem. How are your children supposed to grow up into responsible adults if they someone doesn’t model honesty and truth. If you are the daughter of an alcoholic, I think you need to tell your kids (when they are of an appropriate age, of course). If drinking is a healthy pleasure of yours, then I say go for it, without shame and guilt.

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