Welcome Chelle,
This is all *my* own opinion here...
Some call it liquid courage they can get from booze but when you cross that line to dependency on booze, *I* call it liquid stupidity.
BTW, he knows, your kid probably knows as well. Since I went sober I can smell booze on someones breath across the room. The worst offenders are the ones sucking on Altoids with 5x's the cologn they need.
When you drink, your mood changes, you might get silly, you might get relaxed and comfortable, you then might get lazy and finally, stupid. Now I'm not saying you or anyone else is stupid as in dumb or lacking intelligence, it's just that once you take a sip, AL just takes over and short circuits any brain cells you have that allow you to say just one or I won't drink. Once this becomes habit, you are simply no longer capable of actually doing much about stopping the process.
What's worse is when you try and justify and rationalize it all out because in the end, it is just wrong. In all reality there is nothing right, good or healthy about excess drinking. It not only affects you but those around you. Excess drinking is just not good, you know this otherwise you would not be here nor would any of us.
So stepping down from my soap box, please feel welcome as you are in great company and the people here do care. They helped me and it's now my turn to help you. Just ask.
4tb
