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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother drank like this when I was young. My memory of her is that she was always so tired on weeknights. She would be just useless after dinner and in bed by 8-9pm for sure. By high school I was old enough to connect the dots. Some evenings she would say really cutting things and I realized she was drunk. She started to always say no to coming to my extra curricular events, even when I won awards. And I've had to help her to bed. She was always mortified the next morning but never made a change.

More than one glass of wine is unhealthy. Stop now. Create a healthier evening ritual for winding down. It doesn't have to only be a drink of some kind. How about soft slippers and bathrobe, a foot soak, a nice lotion, as well as some different kinds of tea.[/quote]

Not OP, but in a similar situation.......this above post hit me hard.  I feel like the PP describing her mother is describing me. I am useless to my kids by 9pm, too tired for a story, irritable.....and that is only after 1-2 small glasses.  I don't want them to have this memory of me....to "connect the dots" and look back and think their mother had a problem.  So unattractive and depressing. I am going to remember this post when I reach for that evening glass of wine next time.[/quote]

I mean to say this as gently as possible..the PP's mother was (is?) an alcoholic. If you see yourself in this, please get help. You may not be able to stop drinking by your own willpower, and you may need outside or professional support. [/quote]

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