Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 12:30     Subject: How much does your DH drink each night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

I say two pints of beer every evening is a lot.


Well goody for you, but you're wrong. Also, the PP we're talking about said her DH has one pint every night, and sometimes two, not two every night, and that he purposefully lowered the alcohol content.

Anonymous wrote:I also say we know nothing more about the 1st poster other than what she's told us. Maybe her husband does do those things. I personally think anyone who drinks alcohol every night regardless of the amount has an issue with it. Who really needs to drink alcohol every evening?

And again, we're talking full blown alcoholic vs. functioning alcoholic. Beer drinker poster = functioning. Other poster = Full blown drunk.


You clearly have no idea what alcoholism or functional alcoholism is. "Functioning alcoholic" isn't some lesser category who's not really an alcoholic. A functioning alcoholic is still an alcoholic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_alcoholic


Ignore the crazy "functioning alcoholic" poster. That chick is whack.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 12:28     Subject: Re:How much does your DH drink each night?
Anonymous wrote:Not in the bible belt, I drink socially, but not every night and at every playmate like DC Boozy Moms.


I don't know any parents who get drunk at play dates. I drink almost nightly.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 12:21     Subject: How much does your DH drink each night?
5-7 nights a week. He'll usually drink 1-3 beers or glasses of wine, or a martini.

No, I don't think he's an alcoholic.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 10:11     Subject: How much does your DH drink each night?
Anonymous wrote:

I say two pints of beer every evening is a lot.


Well goody for you, but you're wrong. Also, the PP we're talking about said her DH has one pint every night, and sometimes two, not two every night, and that he purposefully lowered the alcohol content.

Anonymous wrote:I also say we know nothing more about the 1st poster other than what she's told us. Maybe her husband does do those things. I personally think anyone who drinks alcohol every night regardless of the amount has an issue with it. Who really needs to drink alcohol every evening?

And again, we're talking full blown alcoholic vs. functioning alcoholic. Beer drinker poster = functioning. Other poster = Full blown drunk.


You clearly have no idea what alcoholism or functional alcoholism is. "Functioning alcoholic" isn't some lesser category who's not really an alcoholic. A functioning alcoholic is still an alcoholic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_alcoholic
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 09:01     Subject: How much does your DH drink each night?
Anonymous wrote:Two bourbons before dinner and two beers while fixing dinner.

Oh, and I smoke pot every now and then too.

Signed,

Loving husband and father


Hi D.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 09:00     Subject: Re:How much does your DH drink each night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's nt about being puritanical, it's about not being an alcoholic.

But of course you winos are going to be defensive about it. You're the same people who get drunk at play dates for your kids.


One beer or a single glass of wine a night is normal in just about every country in the world....bible belt is an exception.



Exactly, and there have been several studies done saying that a drink a night (wine or beer) is actually good for your heart. One drink a night does not make someone an alcoholic - everything you learned in elementary school about this stuff was wrong.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 08:57     Subject: Re:How much does your DH drink each night?
Anonymous wrote:It's nt about being puritanical, it's about not being an alcoholic.

But of course you winos are going to be defensive about it. You're the same people who get drunk at play dates for your kids.


Feel free to pull that stick out of your ass anytime, lady.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 08:44     Subject: How much does your DH drink each night?
23:09 thank you for the voice of normalcy/reason. Amen, brother. I don't think it's the substance, i think it's the abuse. Many people can use within reason and not abuse.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2012 07:42     Subject: How much does your DH drink each night?
1 bottle of wine per night in the past.
None now
Yes, he is an alcoholic.
And when he was drinking he had a great job, showed up everyday, never slept in with a hangover, never disappeared but still was an alcoholic