I got to thinking that when it comes to drinking, I’m not my mother’s daughter, my sister’s sister or even daddy’s little girl. I can’t lay claim to inheriting sobriety through marriage because my in-laws know how to finish off a good bottle of wine when they see one. I am a breed all my own but people… after a day like today… it’s safe to say: “the times, they are a changin’.”
So these thoughts come to me on my walk with the boys today…as I wait for Kai to splash into the 100th puddle and roll in the 99thpile of mud afterwards. It’s been a day of hitting the walls and dropping “balls” and then I realize why it is I am so far behind on the drinking habit… these people, my family, started drinking after they bore kids into their life and according to this timeline, I am a solid 3 years behind on forming my drinking habit!
So I reflected…
I suppose I should’ve put two and two together over the years. I watched as my Mom position her hand in glass holding position at precisely 5pm “only on Friday’s” (and every other night). Then I have to acknowledge and rejoice with kudos and a chest bump to my sister’s uncanny ability to down a few glasses before dinner is even prepped. Finally, my mother-in-law; she only drinks the good stuff and cruises through a few glass while prepping dinner when no one else is around (if she’s lucky). These nightly habits can only be established through years of parenting…and the need for one to simply survive!
So although they never filled me in on this survival tactic (I’ll be holding you all accountable), I am caught up now and fully informed on how I’ll survive through these next years of my parenting life.
So do me a favor, fill me in on what bottle I need to buy, try, sip or chug. At this point I’m wine-less and will be signing up for Wendy and Steve’s wine club asap, wasting my $143 in savings on stocking my empty wine rack and planning on escaping reality each night until the kids are 33.
Any tips, or advice you have I'll take or just mail me an expensive bottle (COD) to my doorstep to make me feel better.