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The Moderate's Lament
by Christina Gombar Can we talk? I’m bugged by recovering alcoholics – many on high doses of psychotropic prescription meds — whose sour looks convey judgment of us one-drink-a-dayers as fellow drunks....
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Uncool, Not Cute
by Laurie Lindeen I grew up in the 1970’s in Madison, Wisconsin–number one party town in the “If it feels good, do it” state. Being able to drink with the big boys was a cultural expectation: “So...
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What’s Past is Past?
by Susan La Scala Wood If you’ve never admitted you’re an alcoholic, does that mean you never were? I only ask because back in my college days (okay, and those last two years of high school, too), I...
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Enough is Enough
by Caren Osten Gerszberg In the wake of the Diane Schuler tragedy and the resulting bad press of the average mom who drinks an average amount of alcohol in a responsible way—I say enough is enough....
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Do We Need to Talk?
by Meg Akabas Did I have the “drinking” talk with my kids? No, I did not. You may find that shocking since I am a mother of four and a parenting consultant. Let me explain. If we had sat down and...
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A Month With No Drink–Two Years and Counting
Two days, ago, I completed my now annual no-alcohol September. It obviously was not as novel an endeavor as last year’s (my first go at it), which I wrote about in a post linked here and have also...
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Balancing the Risks & Benefits of Alcohol
The questions and answers about the pros and cons of drinking alcohol have been debated throughout history. How do we define moderation? Why does how much we drink and when (aka drinking patterns)...
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The Moderate’s Lament
by Christina Gombar Can we talk? I’m bugged by recovering alcoholics – many on high doses of psychotropic prescription meds — whose sour looks convey judgment of us one-drink-a-dayers as fellow drunks....
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Uncool, Not Cute
by Laurie Lindeen I grew up in the 1970’s in Madison, Wisconsin–number one party town in the “If it feels good, do it” state. Being able to drink with the big boys was a cultural expectation: “So...
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What’s Past is Past?
by Susan La Scala Wood If you’ve never admitted you’re an alcoholic, does that mean you never were? I only ask because back in my college days (okay, and those last two years of high school, too), I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Enough is Enough
by Caren Osten Gerszberg In the wake of the Diane Schuler tragedy and the resulting bad press of the average mom who drinks an average amount of alcohol in a responsible way—I say enough is enough....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do We Need to Talk?
by Meg Akabas Did I have the drinking talk with my kids? No, I did not. You may find that shocking since I am a mother of four and a parenting consultant. Let me explain. If we had sat down and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Month With No Drink–Two Years and Counting
Two days, ago, I completed my now annual no-alcohol September. It obviously was not as novel an endeavor as last year’s (my first go at it), which I wrote about in a post linked here and have also...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Balancing the Risks & Benefits of Alcohol
The questions and answers about the pros and cons of drinking alcohol have been debated throughout history. How do we define moderation? Why does how much we drink and when (aka drinking patterns)...
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