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Health • parenting • raising alcohol-aware kids. Alcohol-free • Mom of 3 • Coach • Probably going to kill your buzz. 😎

09/10/2026

The conversation shouldn’t start when our kids are old enough to drink.

It should start long before that.

Our culture is already teaching them about alcohol. I just want to make sure they hear the part that’s usually left out.

09/09/2026

“Winston Churchill was a drunk. Explain that.”

Gladly. 😂

I think they thought this was a stronger argument than it actually is.

We’ve somehow turned having a “healthy relationship” with alcohol into something to strive for.I’m talking about the rel...
09/09/2026

We’ve somehow turned having a “healthy relationship” with alcohol into something to strive for.

I’m talking about the relationship with alcohol itself here. Not whether drinking affects your marriage, friendships, parenting, or relationships with other people.

Alcohol is an addictive, carcinogenic drug. There is nothing inherently healthy about consuming it, so I don’t understand why we keep describing any pattern of drinking as a “healthy relationship” with alcohol.

You can drink occasionally. You can set limits. You can decide how much or how often you drink. You can enjoy drinking. But a “healthy relationship” with a carcinogenic drug?

If we wouldn’t describe our relationship with any other carcinogenic drug as “healthy,” why are we so determined to do it with alcohol?

I talk a lot about what we model for our kids when it comes to alcohol, and sometimes I think people hear that and immed...
09/08/2026

I talk a lot about what we model for our kids when it comes to alcohol, and sometimes I think people hear that and immediately jump to addiction. But that’s not really the point.

Most people who drink aren’t falling-down drunk in front of their kids. That’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about all the little ways alcohol becomes normal.

The drink because it’s Friday. The wine with dinner. The drinks on vacation. The champagne to celebrate. The “I need a drink” after a long day.

Kids see all of it. And over time, they learn that alcohol is just part of being an adult. That’s what I wanted to change in my own house.

I don’t expect my kids to never be around alcohol or never see someone drink. Of course they will. I just don’t want alcohol to be handed to them as this inevitable part of adulthood without them ever stopping to question it.

I want them to know what it is before the world teaches them what it’s supposed to mean.

09/08/2026

We’ve made “getting drunk” sound like harmless fun.

But really think about what has to happen to your brain for you to become intoxicated.

We normalized the hell out of that.

Maybe it’s worth questioning.

09/07/2026

I drank for over 20 years before I heard this.

Maybe I heard it somewhere along the way. If I did, it got completely drowned out by how normalized alcohol is in our culture.

I believe every woman deserves this information before she decides whether or not to drink.

Knowledge isn’t fear. It’s informed choice. ❤️

I couldn’t care less if another adult chooses to drink. If you’re an adult, you’re making an informed decision, you’re n...
09/07/2026

I couldn’t care less if another adult chooses to drink. If you’re an adult, you’re making an informed decision, you’re not driving, and you’re not putting anyone else at risk, that’s your choice. I’ll even go out with you.

What I do care about is how we’re teaching the next generation to think about alcohol.

I care about the way it’s marketed. I care that it’s treated like a normal part of growing up. I care about the lack of clear health warnings. I care that kids are exposed to alcohol long before they’re old enough to understand what it actually is.

Adults can make their own decisions. Kids can’t.

I believe a lot of young adults would make different choices if they grew up knowing the full picture instead of just the highlights from commercials, social media, movies, and drinking culture.

Drink. Don’t drink. That’s your call.

What I will never understand is why so many people get offended by the idea that kids should know the truth before they’re encouraged to see alcohol as just another normal part of life.

Adults are free to make their own choices. I just strongly believe the next generation deserves all the facts before they make theirs.

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