It’s been a terrible week. You barely checked off any tasks on your to-do list, and nothing went the way you wanted it to. You’re finally able to sit on the couch and savor a tall glass of wine – or three.
Your toddler finally fell asleep after yelling nonstop for 30 minutes about…you can’t recall. You have some peace and quiet – and can drink your wine. After all, you deserve it after the day you’ve had.
You’ve been worrying about so many things lately, so you jump at the chance to meet your coworkers for cocktail hour. You literally jump. You could use a fun escape. In fact, you require it.
In our culture, alcohol is seen as everything from an effective stress relief to a wonderful way to spend an evening. People post and repost wine quotes all over social media:
- “The answer may not lie at the bottom of this wine bottle… but we should at least check.”
- “A day without wine is like…just kidding, I have no idea.” “Wine may not solve your problems, but neither will water or milk.”
- “The most expensive part of having kids is all the wine you have to drink.”
- “I drink coffee because I need it and wine because I deserve it.”
- “OMG. I so need a glass of wine or I’m gonna sell my kids.”
- “Some days you just need to drink all the wine in the house and that’s OK.”
Continue reading to find out why it is actually not a good idea, and what you can do if up until now you have thought it was OK.
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