Yeah, yeah, maybe we've done the whole "look at these irresponsible mommies who drink!" thing to death, but looking over
this (admittedly rather old) post up at Feministing
got me to thinking. But what's really telling are the comments to the
short post, which mostly quotes a survey that revealed that about a
quarter of mommies got drunk over the weekends, and a quarter (maybe
the same quarter, who knows?) admitted to having been drunk in front of
their kids, and significant numbers also admitted to drinking while
under the influence, missing work due to hangovers, blacking out, and
being unfaithful while drinking.
Whoa, a lot of judgment going on there! And extrapolation.
First:
why aren't we also discussing the daddies? Second, a few definitions
here might help. For instance, define "drunk". Are we talking tipsy
here? Or slurring-words-falling-down? Makes quite a difference in my
estimation. And the comments bring out some interesting ideas regarding
cultural mores, in terms of what's socially acceptable in the U.S. vs.
in Europe.
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