A father drove into a school.
He wasn't satisfied with the school, argued with the teachers. He went home and after some drinks, he no longer hesitated to get his right, he would teach the school of his child a lesson. He didn't care about the fact children, parents and teachers were present or what hos child would think about him. He ended up on the schoolyard flat on his face handcuffed and taken away by the police.
A child lives for years in a closet because the drunk stepfather doesn't want to see it and the mother "forgets" about her child most of the time. This child is not the only one who has a life worse than an animal.
Children watch their father beating up their mother because drinking gives him a bad mood and he can't help it. There's no way they can help their mom. They live in fear of what will happen next. In fear and silence is taught how "a real man" behaves.
The neighbor is always drunk. She scolds at each person. Drunk beggars make it hard to pass by or enter a shop. If you give them they will not buy bread but you support their behavior.
My parents didn't drink.
They had a cupboard filled with different drinks but this was part of what we call "hospitality". If you offer a drink you ask what a person likes and you have it available. I doubt one bottle was ever emptied.
The only day in the year we celebrated with alcohol was New Year's Eve. One bottle of champagne for the whole family which included grandmother, aunt, and uncle.
The only alcohol my grandmother consumed on rare occasions was egg liquor. She poured a bit in a very small glass (enough for one tablespoon), added some whipped cream to it, and ate it with the tiniest spoon I ever saw. A spoon specially made for this yellow treat. One bottle was good for many years.
In my country, regular beer is seen as alcohol for the low working class and jobless people. Those who drink without being thirsty, drink to forget and out of habit. People who do not care about their increasing beer bellies.
If you watch soap series on tv you see what and how the rich and famous drink.
Does a moody wealthy guy with a whiskey glass in his hand look better than the plumber with his crate with 24 bottles of beer next to his sofa? Is being drunk by drinking Johnny Walker less dangerous than being drunk from beer? What makes one an alcoholic? Out of experiences I know it's not always easy to tell or recognize.
An alcoholic is someone who can not say no to a drink offered, someone who drinks out of habit, someone who always finds excuses why to finish the last or open the next bottle, buy more. A drinker is sneaky. Alcoholics act smart and can still be charming, attentive, go to their job, and function well.
Alcohol is not a magic drink and it should not be used for an excuse to relax, find the courage to talk to someone or be used to be jolly.
If you need alcohol to "be good company" this means you do not like yourself. In reality, drinkers make rarely good companies. They are annoying, sweat and smell terrible, they cannot control their voice and rarely show their best qualities.
Alcohol does change the view you have on life and it does more.
You might be a good company for your fellow drinking mates but if you like it or not it eats your brains. Excessive abuse doesn't make you smarter, it affects the fertility and the people around you, your (unborn) children as well.
No child will ever state it's fun being raised by parents who show more interest in a bottle of beer, in partying and drinking.
Children can be loyal for a very long time but it doesn't mean they don't feel embarrassed about their parent's behavior, they like that "jolly" parent who "easily connects" to someone.
Consuming alcohol affects, just like smoking, eating too much and drugs, the health of others, and harm them as well.
You can ignore it if you live alone on an island. If this is not the case your acting has consequences. Consequences for those who have to be around you. Children are one of them.
Believe me, children are smart. From a very young age on they can tell if a parent acts weird. They recognize the smell and a drinking person makes them feel insecure. If you need your daily drink to make it through the day you are labile and better ask yourself what makes you believe alcohol is the solution to your problems. Why don't you eat chocolate to boost yourself and give you that happy feeling? Happiness makes feel confident too.
There are many ways to improve your social skills, ways which you can practice. A bottle is not a friend and it will not resolve your problems you only create more by your behavior. If you can no longer think with a clear mind it will be harder to find a solution or help.
Parents who drink harm their children and make a bad example.
No one should teach a child to drink. For years alcohol was given to babies (brandy with sugar) to keep them quiet and put them asleep. Beer was drunk by little children (although it wasn't seen as alcohol during these days). We know better by now. At least the educated people among us do. We know what the effects of alcohol are, we know it poisons the mind and body and we know most donor organs needed are the liver and kidney.
Being young, the need to have fun is no excuse for drinking and harming others with your behavior.
The amount of drunken drivers increases and so are those killed by drinkers.
The amount of children raised by a parent who drinks is extremely high and does have consequences. Consequences for its development, it's attitude if it comes to life and its challenges and how to deal with problems. Behavior or misbehavior a whole society has to deal with has to pay for and will be a victim of.
Aggression and violence will extremely expand if a drinker can no longer think straight, loses all control over hos thoughts and deeds.
I love drinking nice so good