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I never thought I would be a alcoholic. I always hated that my father was very heavy into drinking. I found a lot of times that the alcohol let him to be abusive and to say things and do things to our family that was not appropriate. I tell myself that I would never drink [...]
While planning your wedding, you may be tempted to have an open bar that will allow guests to enjoy the drinks of their choosing. However, a reception party that includes heavy drinking can be a bad idea for many reasons. Not only can the party become expensive, but you may be held liable if [...]
Dear Dad, It has been almost a year now that you have not been in my life. It feels empty without you at times as you could always make me laugh. Yes you annoyed me and yes there were times I could have strangled you with my bare hands, but I miss you. I can’t [...]
Parenting style is one of the strongest influences on how a child drinks as a young adult, a study suggests. Independent think tank Demos studied data based on about 15,000 children born in the UK in the last 40 years. It found that a “tough love” style of parenting was the best way to ensure [...]
I’ve read a lot about binge drinking recently. And all the statistics say it’s more common in men than woman and its usually during teen years. Binge drinking is a binge on alcohol with the intention of getting very drunk. Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is the modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with [...]
I have experienced alcoholism within my family, the worst being with a close family member who after 27 years with her partner was left alone with their 4 kids whilst he enjoyed the single life with a younger (but ugly and married) woman. Being a rich business man the younger very much poorer woman saw [...]
While some may say yes its fine, others will throw their hands into the air and declare any mother who drinks alcohol and then breastfeed their baby is irresponsible. The pediatricians and lactation consultants will inform you that a single glass of wine or beer is fine on the odd occasion. Others will advise that [...]
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