AIBU to think it's up to the individual to decide what time Wine O'Clock is...?

[ThatsHandy]

I think, if I've nowhere to be, 3-4pm is ok to have a cheeky glass while doing tea for DD getting in from school (she's 15).
I have a 16 month old toddler who is fantastic, but sometimes, especially if I've been up since 5, the day seems soooooo long, so a nice glass of plonk just helps things along!!
My question is, how early is TOO early?!

anytime after 11 am is perfect

You could both be my new best friends.

anytime after waking up is perfect

11 AM on which timezone?

It's always 8pm somewhere...

You guuuuys ;)
I thought it was just me being some kind of borderline alcofrolick, but I do think if normal (!!) folk start their days at say 7am, then my Wine O'Clock is sort of their teatime, which would be fine!!

No matter what time it is in your time zone, the sun is over the yardarm somewhere in the world

Wine o clock is when dc are in bed.

I can sit down in peace and enjoy an ice cold glass of white.

I think if I felt I needed a drink before the children are in bed (younger ones, not older teens!) I'd be concerned.

But that's just me.

I often have a small glass of wine when I cook dc's dinner and listen to the radio. So that's about 5pm

Before kids I was know to g&t at the weekend anytime after 11

Sidge, I'm more concerned for you being able to last that long... Are you bionic...??? :)

Depends on the weather and location for me. i'd happily stop at a pub garden for lunch with the dc and have a pint in the summer. But would think it a early to pour one at home. Likewise a sunny afternoon while dc played in the garden i might have a shandy or weak spritzer at about 3pm but not if we were indoors and it was raining.

I would happily pour a glass of something at 5.15 and watch pointless tho :)

Surely wine'o'clock time starts when making dinner, or lunch if it's a Sunday.

Hope you've braced yourself for the MN puritans who will be along shortly to tell the you that you have an alcohol problem for even thinking about a drink at that time and, even worse, while your child is still awake/in the house/under 18 (delete as appropriate)! #chinchin

Leaving champagne breakfasts and boozy lunches aside, the traditional time is 6pm.

Quoting 'the sun is always over the yard-arm somewhere in the British Empire' is equally traditional (even if the colonial overtones are iffy).

It's always 7pm somewhere......

Ha, I wish ThatsHandy

I'm afraid for me it might be a slippery slope!

JohnCusack - You forgot the 'what if there was an accident - how would you drive them to hospital?' brigade.

Hi JC'sWife, thanks for the warning ;) However, I must belatedly point out that I don't get rip-roaringly pissed until he's at least had his bath :)

I'm in agreement with six pm. I don't think regularly drinking on weekday afternoons is a great idea. Weekend afternoons are excepted from this rule, and on a really bad day I pretend to be in the Paris time zone.

But how would you drive to a&e if one has an accident...?

(Taxi dipshit)

Soon as I walk through the door (5pm) and most weekends around midday unless we're brunching, in which case 11am

MrsKoala, mea culpa! How could I forget the accident scenario?

3pm on a weekday is too early. It's not really cheeky is it, it's a bit pitiful tbh.

I kind of expected the "naughty mamma" comments, but I was genuinely interested in what people's ideas of acceptance were. I don't pop the cork every day at 3pm but like I said if I've nothing spoiling then why the hell not?!