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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. OP, you're fine. 1-2 glasses a night after the kids go to bed is not excess. Periodically check in with yourself to ask, "could I stop this?" and even take breaks if you're concerned that it's a minor dependency. But realistically, it's an amount that just isn't a problem.

Anyone saying it is a problem is privileged to have never dealt with real alcoholics and lucky to have not lived through what real dependency is like.[/quote]

Ha, thank you for this framing. We are living through pandemic with a tea totaler relative. They make me feel like Im a real booze hound if I want to drink 1-2 beers 1 x per week. Just one time per week and max 2 drinks bc my kid wakes up at 6 am every morning.  You have reminded me that they are ridiculous not me. [/quote]

www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/25/think-you-drink-a-lot-this-chart-will-tell-you/%3foutputType=amp

WaPo ran this chart of alcohol consumption by quintile. You are fine.[/quote]

I wonder how this differs by age bc its a close mirror of my drinking behavior over time.  
College/early 20s: top decile, I had 7-10 drinks 5-6 x per week.   
Late 20s: 9th decile, 5 drinks 3 x per week
Early 30: 8th decile, 3 drinks 2 x per week (weekends)
Now that the kids are here: 7th decile, 2 drinks per week

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