Hey, do I have a drinking problem?

[xiphoid2010]

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Ok I managed to finish a bit bottle (1.5 liter) of Barefoot Shiraz, in a week. I'm quite buzzed at the moment, and my wife is saying that I have a drinking problem. I'm not sure I should take that seriously or laugh.

Blah, *** noproblemesh***, work has been a bit stressful lately and putting in some long days. That and a father of an infant, a man needs to relax a little, right? And wine is better than beer right? So I managed to finished the shiraz in over 3 occasions over a week period. Ha! Quite a nice buzz I must say. Sure, I agree with my wife that when we first met in P1 (before all the social drinking during school), that amount would have made me silly. Hmm, let's see the bottle here... 13% EtOH, 500 ml equals... 4 bottles of beer or 3.6 shots of whiskey. Hmmm, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Ok I managed to finish a bit bottle (1.5 liter) of Barefoot Shiraz, in a week. I'm quite buzzed at the moment, and my wife is saying that I have a drinking problem. I'm not sure I should take that seriously or laugh.

Blah, *** noproblemesh***, work has been a bit stressful lately and putting in some long days. So a man needs to relax a little, right? And wine is better than beer right? So I managed to finished the shiraz in over 3 occasions over a week period. Ha! Quite a nice buzz I must say. Sure, I agree with my wife that when we first met in P1 (before all the social drinking during school), that amount would have made me silly. Hmm, let's see the bottle here... 13% EtOH, 500 ml equals... 4 bottles of beer or 3.6 shots of whiskey. Hmmm, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.

Just quoting for posterity. And no.

 

[Notecard]

Not even close. But, don't laugh at her. Probably won't end well.

 

[upright]

Ok I managed to finish a bit bottle (1.5 liter) of Barefoot Shiraz, in a week.

Watch out, we got a badass over here.

 

[Ackj]

I'm not up on all the latest genomics and that, but don't Asians have a notoriously low alcohol tolerance compared with those of European descent? Or maybe that's just a stereotype.

 

[owlegrad]

I'm not up on all the latest genomics and that, but don't Asians have a notoriously low alcohol tolerance compared with those of European descent? Or maybe that's just a stereotype.

I am not sure genotyping is the same as stereotyping.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

I'm not up on all the latest genomics and that, but don't Asians have a notoriously low alcohol tolerance compared with those of European descent? Or maybe that's just a stereotype.

I think the acetaldehyde dehydrogenese deficiency is more common in Asians.

A bottle of wine in a week is nothing. I once drank a whole bottle while watching my team get stomped in a bowl game.

 

[xiphoid2010]

Watch out, we got a badass over here.

Hey don't knock it buddy! I'm doing alright given the asian genes I got to work with. Besides, being a cheap drunk is good for the wallet. Anyway, I guess my wife's does have a point, it's not the amount but the level of buzz.

 

[xiphoid2010]

I'm not up on all the latest genomics and that, but don't Asians have a notoriously low alcohol tolerance compared with those of European descent? Or maybe that's just a stereotype.

You beat me to it. My mom can't even handle half a beer. I do one better, but I'm still looking kind of like I got make up on right now. So I guess doing a "fifth" is probably gonna kill me. I wonder if Asians have a lower criteria for what constitutes alcoholism?

 

[All4MyDaughter]

You beat me to it. My mom can't even handle half a beer. I do one better, but I'm still looking kind of like I got make up on right now. So I guess doing a "fifth" is probably gonna kill me. I wonder if Asians have a lower criteria for what constitutes alcoholism?

Pics, or it didn't happen.

 

[xiphoid2010]

Pics, or it didn't happen.

hell no, I said buzzed, not stupid.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

hell no, I said buzzed, not stupid.

you can use a black box to obscure your eyes so no one will know it's you...

 

[xiphoid2010]

you can use a black box to obscure your eyes so no one will know it's you...

Got no photoshop girl! When I go to a happy hour next time, I'll ask around who has it. Bleeesh, gonna go sleep it off, need to be at work in 8 hours. Gonna go eat some carbs and take an MVI then hit the sack.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Got no photoshop girl! When I go to a happy hour next time, I'll ask around who has it. Bleeesh, gonna go sleep it off, need to be at work in 8 hours. Gonna go eat some carbs and take an MVI then hit the sack.

For next time, instead of carbs eat something high fat. And drink water before you go to bed.

 

[Ackj]

For next time, instead of carbs eat something high fat. And drink water before you go to bed.

I thought the high-fat was before you start drinking so it slows your absorption, not really to sober you up/prevent hangover. MVI/Gatorade/banana is a good combo to try. Apparently it's all about the potassium.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

I thought the high-fat was before you start drinking so it slows your absorption, not really to sober you up/prevent hangover. MVI/Gatorade/banana is a good combo to try. Apparently it's all about the potassium.

Could be. I just know that when I was a server/bartender, we were instructed to push high fat foods on patrons who were drinking a lot. It was part of our "Drunk Driving Prevention" certification.

 

[Ackj]

Could be. I just know that when I was a server/bartender, we were instructed to push high fat foods on patrons who were drinking a lot. It was part of our "Drunk Driving Prevention" certification.

Telling your servers to upsell, and playing it as some sort of community service... the owners are business geniuses

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Telling your servers to upsell, and playing it as some sort of community service... the owners are business geniuses

The course was provided by some state regulator, not our owner. I guess the idea behind the fat was to slow down the absorption of any alcohol remaining in the stomach. I dunno.

 

[Quiksilver]

I thought the high-fat was before you start drinking so it slows your absorption, not really to sober you up/prevent hangover. MVI/Gatorade/banana is a good combo to try. Apparently it's all about the potassium.

and don't forget the ibuprofen or APAP to help you fight the headache. But yeah, minus the banana thats what I do if I think I had a little to much. Works fairly well.

 

[Notecard]

APAP? I thought you were never supposed to take that for a hangover.

 

[owlegrad]

APAP + EtOH = WIN!

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Really...what's the difference between getting "buzzed" on ethanol and getting "high" on Xanax?

Sure, the legal issue and all...great...but, really...we go to work and judge the housewife that comes in and is always trying to get her Xannies a week early...think to ourselves, "man, she's got a problem."...and then we (well, not me...but most of us) go home and have a drink to take the edge off the stressful shift we just went through...

...now if he went home and did the same with Xanax...what would you say?

Don't really have a point, just thinking out loud...and in no direction...

 

[rxlea]

Really...what's the difference between getting "buzzed" on ethanol and getting "high" on Xanax?

Sure, the legal issue and all...great...but, really...we go to work and judge the housewife that comes in and is always trying to get her Xannies a week early...think to ourselves, "man, she's got a problem."...and then we (well, not me...but most of us) go home and have a drink to take the edge off the stressful shift we just went through...

...now if he went home and did the same with Xanax...what would you say?

Don't really have a point, just thinking out loud...and in no direction...

I've thought the same thing actually. I would argue that alcohol is worse but drinking is such an integral part of American culture that nobody cares. I mean, what other country puts so much emphasis on the age at which you can drink? "power hour" keg stands beer bongs drinking games happy hour sports bars beer pong...on and on...

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[schamj01]

With me I guess it's the legality of it. It's legal to buy a couple bottles of wine, but not legal to claim that your pharmacy filled your hydrocodone prescription with the wrong drug so you can get 20 more. I wish I wasn't speaking from experience.

 

[Old Timer]

The answer to your question is. Yes, you have a drinking problem. If the purpose of drinking is to enjoy the taste of what you drink, that's one thing. If the purpose is to get:

• buzzed
• intoxicated
• drunk
• deadened to the world around you

You have a problem. You make a nice living, you have woman who loves you and newborn at home. WTF, do you have to be stressed over. Work? Get real. it's so unimportant. Stress is self imposed. Go in, do your thing to the best of your ability, and go home to where the really important things are located.
Every Friday night in many Synagogues there is a prayer that begins:


"Days pass and years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles. Lord, fill our eyes with seeing and our minds with knowing;"


Don't walk sightless through life.....
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Start at 1:39 "live life as it were a work of art"

 

[StevePerry]

Really...what's the difference between getting "buzzed" on ethanol and getting "high" on Xanax?

Sure, the legal issue and all...great...but, really...we go to work and judge the housewife that comes in and is always trying to get her Xannies a week early...think to ourselves, "man, she's got a problem."...and then we (well, not me...but most of us) go home and have a drink to take the edge off the stressful shift we just went through...

...now if he went home and did the same with Xanax...what would you say?

Don't really have a point, just thinking out loud...and in no direction...

I will second this. Complete hypocrisy, morally-speaking.

 

[StevePerry]

Ok I managed to finish a bit bottle (1.5 liter) of Barefoot Shiraz, in a week. I'm quite buzzed at the moment, and my wife is saying that I have a drinking problem. I'm not sure I should take that seriously or laugh.

Blah, *** noproblemesh***, work has been a bit stressful lately and putting in some long days. That and a father of an infant, a man needs to relax a little, right? And wine is better than beer right? So I managed to finished the shiraz in over 3 occasions over a week period. Ha! Quite a nice buzz I must say. Sure, I agree with my wife that when we first met in P1 (before all the social drinking during school), that amount would have made me silly. Hmm, let's see the bottle here... 13% EtOH, 500 ml equals... 4 bottles of beer or 3.6 shots of whiskey. Hmmm, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.

Hey, at least if you show up to work with a hangover now, no one can bust your balls unless someone from your corporate is visiting!

 

[kvl1027]

Ok I managed to finish a bit bottle (1.5 liter) of Barefoot Shiraz, in a week. I'm quite buzzed at the moment, and my wife is saying that I have a drinking problem. I'm not sure I should take that seriously or laugh.

Blah, *** noproblemesh***, work has been a bit stressful lately and putting in some long days. That and a father of an infant, a man needs to relax a little, right? And wine is better than beer right? So I managed to finished the shiraz in over 3 occasions over a week period. Ha! Quite a nice buzz I must say. Sure, I agree with my wife that when we first met in P1 (before all the social drinking during school), that amount would have made me silly. Hmm, let's see the bottle here... 13% EtOH, 500 ml equals... 4 bottles of beer or 3.6 shots of whiskey. Hmmm, maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.

You're fine, it doesn't seem like you have a problem drinking at all. I'd say you have the mechanics down pat.

I put two bottles in one night before, it was a really nice red and it was oh so good. And for the record I was drinking it for the taste and appreciation and not to get wasted. That was an adverse reaction.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

You're fine, it doesn't seem like you have a problem drinking at all. I'd say you have the mechanics down pat.

I put two bottles in one night before, it was a really nice red and it was oh so good. And for the record I was drinking it for the taste and appreciation and not to get wasted. That was an adverse reaction.

Love it! I like white wine. I am allergic to some red wines, and that makes for less than fun times when it happens.

 

[xiphoid2010]

You have a problem.

You know what, you are right. I usually only drink some at social occasions, I don't know why we even bought that bottle of wine. Ok, no more buying wine. Good? 🙂 No hangover though. 😉

You make a nice living, you have woman who loves you and newborn at home. WTF, do you have to be stressed over. Work?

Well, you know me when it comes to work. I haven't learned how to settle for good enough yet. 🙂 Actually, the woman and newborn is a big source of stress. I might be the only DOP sleeping on the couch everyday (wife made me give up my side of the bed for the baby)

 

[Old Timer]

You know what, you are right. I usually only drink some at social occasions, I don't know why we even bought that bottle of wine. Ok, no more buying wine. Good? 🙂 No hangover though. 😉

It's not the hangover I worry about. Wine is not the problem. The need to escape from your life or deaden your pain is the problem.

Well, you know me when it comes to work. I haven't learned how to settle for good enough yet. 🙂

That comes with time. Remember unless you are an academy award winning actor, your stress is seen by your staff. They can't be performing at their best if they are under stress......

Actually, the woman and newborn is a big source of stress. I might be the only DOP sleeping on the couch everyday (wife made me give up my side of the bed for the baby)

Get the kid in the crib. It's not safe for the baby to be in the bed and it's not safe for your marriage for the baby to be in the bed.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Get the kid in the crib. It's not safe for the baby to be in the bed and it's not safe for your marriage for the baby to be in the bed.

Agree with this. Cosleeping causes more problems than it solves. All of my friends who coslept have kids with horrible sleep problems persisting into the toddler years and beyond.

 

[xiphoid2010]

It's not the hangover I worry about. Wine is not the problem. The need to escape from your life or deaden your pain is the problem.

That comes with time. Remember unless you are an academy award winning actor, your stress is seen by your staff. They can't be performing at their best if they are under stress......

Get the kid in the crib. It's not safe for the baby to be in the bed and it's not safer your marriage for the baby to be in the bed.

I wouldn't call my life painful or needs escape. Yeah its somewhat stressful, but I'm quite happy overall. I guess was mainly looking to have some fun. Don't worry, I'm not gonna buy more wine. I just need to force myself to take a vacation. (fat chance with a new born)

Speeking of which, we do have a crib. But the baby cries in it, takes a long time to rock him to sleep, then put him in very slowly, then when he wakes up seeing a crib he cries nonstop until you let him sleep next to you. Some for everyone to get any decent sleep, I'm stuck on the couch. 😀

 

[joetrisman]

Speeking of which, we do have a crib. But the baby cries in it, takes a long time to rock him to sleep, then put him in very slowly, then when he wakes up seeing a crib he cries nonstop until you let him sleep next to you. Some for everyone to get any decent sleep, I'm stuck on the couch. 😀

Reason #211 why I won't be having kids

 

[Trent Steele]

Ok I managed to finish a bit bottle (1.5 liter) of Barefoot Shiraz, in a week.

 

[StevePerry]

This picture never gets old.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Reason #211 why I won't be having kids

Eh, it isn't always like that. My kids both slept in their cribs from Day 1. Both slept through the night by 2 months, etc. My husband read a book about establishing good sleep habits and followed it to the letter from the day we brought them home from the hospital. It's not bad at all.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Speeking of which, we do have a crib. But the baby cries in it, takes a long time to rock him to sleep, then put him in very slowly, then when he wakes up seeing a crib he cries nonstop until you let him sleep next to you. Some for everyone to get any decent sleep, I'm stuck on the couch. 😀

How old is the baby? How long are you letting him cry before you pick him up? There are some very good books available with very sound advice about establishing good sleep habits, etc. Once you cede control of stuff like that to your children, it can be very difficult to take it back. And that can make for some very miserable times. 🙁

 

[xiphoid2010]

Reason #211 why I won't be having kids

He pretty easy to care early on. When he cries, you knew it was either the diaper or milk. Yeah, used to wake up every 3-4 hours at night, but tank him up with milk and he goes right back to sleep. The problem comes when he becomes.... self-aware....*Que terminator music* Nah, it's when he becomes aware of persistence. Used to be when you leave, to him its as if you never existed, but now he knows that even when you are gone, you exist, and hence now is capable of separation anxiety. This is why when he wakes up, he realized he's alone in a crib, he cries until we pick him up. Then he stop right away, then smiles and giggles in a devilishly satisfied way.

How old is the baby? How long are you letting him cry before you pick him up? There are some very good books available with very sound advice about establishing good sleep habits, etc. Once you cede control of stuff like that to your children, it can be very difficult to take it back. And that can make for some very miserable times. 🙁

7 months old. I said let him cry and learn, but my wife would pay lip service but end up caving in every time. Yeah, Im a little worried about when the time comes for me to instill disipline in him. 😳

 

[All4MyDaughter]

7 months old. I said let him cry and learn, but my wife would pay lip service but end up caving in every time. Yeah, Im a little worried about when the time comes for me to instill disipline in him. 😳

You are at the age where all you can do is let him cry it out. But it's going to be impossible if your wife won't back you up.

I never rock our son to sleep. In fact, I find that if we attempt to do this, he ends up staying awake just to be social with whichever parent is in the room. Instead, we play with him after dinner and keep him active until bedtime. Then, there's bath or a story or some activity that clearly signals that it's time to transition. He gets a bedtime bottle and his blanket to hold. He usually becomes sleepy but does not fall asleep during the feeding. After the bottle is finished, I hold him for only a minute or two before I place him in the crib, cover him up, pat his back and then leave the room. He sometimes fusses a little but never more than a few minutes. Sometimes, not at all. He goes to bed by 7:30 or 8PM at the latest and sleeps about 12 hours. He's 8 months.

I think parents are afraid to let kids cry. Crying is natural and not dangerous. If you decide to let your baby "cry it out," I would suggest having your wife leave the house if she can't handle it. It can be tough, and you'll feel bad, but how are you going to feel when your six year old son is still sleeping in your bed and you're on the couch? Or when you have an 8 year old who still wakes up multiple times/night?

Some of my more granola-ish, earth mother type friends would jump on me for this, but I think co-sleeping is the pits. I think it's dangerous. What if your son wakes up and crawls away from your sleeping wife and falls out of the bed? I think there are some safety devices available, but those are for families who (for whatever reason) WANT to have a "family bed." But that doesn't sound like your situation. It sounds like you guys are co-sleeping not because you WANT to but because you feel you have to. That's even worse. I feel for you, but you have to take control. The parents are in charge, not the baby. It is easier to establish those habits from the beginning, but it is not too late.

Here's a place to start: http://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-sleep-training-cry-it-out-methods_1497112.bc

For any future babies, I highly recommend this approach: http://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Baby...1466/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329272242&sr=8-1

 

[Old Timer]

You're child is training you. In the history of the universe there is not one child who has cried themselves to death.You put him in and let him rock and roll for 15 minutes. This will be much harder on you. Go in let him know your there and then out you go.

Your wife is creating a monster and will rue this for the rest of her life.

Each kid is different. My oldest, now 25, was rocked to sleep every night. Into the crib she went and right to sleep. The little one, now 22, into the crib she went and the pyrotechnics started. You could rock her for 45 years and she would be sound asleep until her little body hit the mattress and she should scream.

 

[Ackj]

My oldest, now 25..... little one, now 22

I'd say your name is a bit misleading, unless you had them late in life. I had thought you to be older than that.

 

[Old Timer]

I'd say your name is a bit misleading, unless you had them late in life. I had thought you to be older than that.

It's all relative. I'm older than almost everyone who posts on this board. This year will be my 30th year as a pharmacist. Wanna play how old is Old Timer?

 

[Ackj]

It's all relative. I'm older than almost everyone who posts on this board. This year will be my 30th year as a pharmacist. Wanna play how old is Old Timer?

I suppose you're right. I just find it odd that someone with children my age would be "old." Then again, I can't believe my parents are both 53 this year, and high school was 5 years ago.

I'd say 54. If you've been practicing for 30 years, you probably started in your mid-20s, earliest possible start would be 22 given that school was 5 years rather than 6. Oldest child is 25 so probably had the first one in late 20s, since you were practicing for 5 years before they were born, I would think you probably had the second child before 35, so you wouldn't be older than 57.

 

[Old Timer]

I suppose you're right. I just find it odd that someone with children my age would be "old." Then again, I can't believe my parents are both 53 this year, and high school was 5 years ago.

I'd say 54. If you've been practicing for 30 years, you probably started in your mid-20s, earliest possible start would be 22 given that school was 5 years rather than 6. Oldest child is 25 so probably had the first one in late 20s, since you were practicing for 5 years before they were born, I would think you probably had the second child before 35, so you wouldn't be older than 57.

You are the grand prize winner.... I will be 54 this year. Got married at 24 had number one at 28 and the second right before I was 31....