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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.

[b]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.[/b][/quote]I just said it was up to OP to decide whether it's a problem for them but I also wanted to comment on this offensive statement.  I have dealt with real alcoholics and they come in all kinds and with different patterns of dependency.  Some people take to alcoholism like getting hit by a train.  Others do it gradually and you don't notice because they're good at keeping secrets.  The issue isn't the amount of alcohol but the pattern of use and whether it grows.  Glad to see that OP is reflecting on this.  Hopefully OP doesn't have a problem.[/quote]

+1. My 70-year-old mother has absolutely slid into full-blown alcoholism this way. She didn't drink at all when we were growing up and then started with 1-2 per night. Overtime, it has turned into a vodka right at 5 and then at least a full bottle every night. It is now affecting her health and will probably kill her. Breaks my heart. Obviously this doesn't happen to everyone but it is naive to not be aware of that risk and take steps to mitigate it if you feel yourself sliding. [/quote]

+2. Same with my 70yo mother who is now dealing with alcohol induced dementia that in hindsight was coming on in her mid to late 60’s. Many of her acquaintances, family members and friends were like, “oh, it can’t be because of the alcohol” because they too drank as much as she does and didn’t want to believe that was something that could actually happen. I stopped arguing with them and told them if they were so sure it couldn’t be the alcohol they were welcome to take that up with her neurologist. I am incredibly angry and sad about it. She did it to herself and having grown up in a home where both parents drank heavily but were “functioning alcoholics” who didn’t lose jobs or crash cars, no one really paid attention or cared. I caution anyone who drinks multiple glasses a night to at least internally be very honest with themselves about where that can lead and why they are doing it. [/quote]

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