http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/2012/06/15/its-barbeque-season-should-parents-skip-the-booze/ A blog about women and drinking--the ups, downs and everything in between. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/2012/06/15/its-barbeque-season-should-parents-skip-the-booze/comment-page-1/#comment-45501 Leah Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:04:40 +0000 http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/?p=9330#comment-45501 You make a really good point, Suzanne, and I agree. It’s always good to know how to socialize booze (or substance) free. They say that people who start drinking/using drugs early don’t learn how to socialize without the crutch, and have to learn all over again as adults.

]]> http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/2012/06/15/its-barbeque-season-should-parents-skip-the-booze/comment-page-1/#comment-45490 Suzanne Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:59:40 +0000 http://www.drinkingdiaries.com/?p=9330#comment-45490 I believe it’s in everyone’s interest to occasionally not imbibe when having guests over. If every time you have a social occasion you drink, even just a little, it prevents you from experience socialization without that crutch. I realized this shortly after my kids went through DARE. One day it just dawned on me that they should see their parents (or at least their mother) have fun without have a drink or two or many. To this day my kids hve fun with friends without having to drink (at least on most occasions).

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