To get a bit tipsy while making the roast?

[user1471461166]

I have two girls 4 and 2 who, whilst easily the best thing that ever happened to me, are quite hard work. I work five days a week, two full days and three half days, and rarely get a break from parenting/housework/work plus I'm also studying for a particularly tricky accountancy qualification.

My husband is a bit hit and miss, he's currently going through a stage of being amazingly helpful and supportive, but as is the summer holidays I've not had the usual solo time I get because of childcare issues.

So, I've been in the kitchen since 3pm making our roast, I've had a glass on the go as I've been cooking, and I think I'm a bit tipsy. Husband has been watching football and keeping an eye on the kids and I've enjoyed the peace and quiet. AIBU to take this time for myself?

[baileybrit]

Nope.

[SquirmOfEels]

As they say: I love cooking with wine and occasionally I put it in the food...

[VanellopeVonSchweetz99]

Chef's privilege!

[mirime]

I've occasionally insisted on cooking when dh has offered because I want a bit of time (and a glass of wine) to myself. It's not proper me time, but sometimes it's the closest I can get.

[YoniMitchell]

YANBU.

I prepped our Sunday roast with the help of a couple of g&ts and enjoyed it with red wine.

DH is now putting DS to bed while I soak up the rest of the wine.

[Gottagetmoving]

I used to have a few drinks cooking the Christmas dinner every year and was quite tipsy by the time it was served up.
Also did same with Sunday lunches every so often but for some reason suddenly got all sensible and worried about burning myself or having an accident with a knife....
Life has never been the same since....I blame getting older.....

[maddiemookins16mum]

Cracking open a bottle by about 3pm on a Sunday is very common in this house (sometimes we manage two, we commute so no driving on a Monday morning). It's the most leisurely meal of the week, radio on, chatting etc as it's prepared and sometimes pudding is not eaten until gone 7pm when we realise we've sat chatting for an hour with wine. DD is 12 so usually disappears to watch tv after a bit but she loves Sunday roast day and is usually happy to load the dishwasher too.

[Elledouble]

YANBU. It is one of my guiltiest pleasures to hide in the kitchen, cooking, necking sipping sherry and pretending no-one depends on me

[Seashell80]

Since having DD cooking is definitely me time! I have the roast in now and am on 2nd glass🍷Cheers!

[Kittencatkins123]

Chin chin!

[Bambooshoots14]

Always drink while cooking, especially Sunday's

[SheDoneAlreadyDoneHadHerses]

I'm cooking tea and debating a glass of prosecco.

No work tomorrow, no child till weekend, and no need to do anything other than eat chips and pasties and drink bubbles.

[MothertotheLordsofmisrule]

Nothing like a Sunday faffternoon passing in a blur of G & T!

[hels71]

The best bit about Sunday roast is the glass(es) of wine/G and T drunk while cooking it...

[Revenant]

I've now polished off the bottle (with a token splash on the gravy) OP. Just saying. :-)

[user1471461166]

Oh, and no driving later - just tv catch up with the husband once the kids are in bed

[PaulAnkaTheDog]

I went to the pub for a drink with the family before going home to cook our roast. I am currently drinking a glass of wine as it finishes cooking.

[headinthecloud]

Cooking a roast just isn't the same unless I'm half cut!

[user1471461166]

Thanks all! I suppose I just wanted some reassurance that I'm not a total lush...

I understand that in 'normal' circumstances making a roast dinner shouldn't be 'me time' but unfortunately at this stage in our lives that's where we are at as my studies take up a lot of my spare time (I am doing them part time so it means they'll take me 7 years to complete rather than the usual 3/4)

I was fortunate in that DH let me have the lay in his morning (I gave him breakfast in bed and a lay in yesterday) so things could be much worse, but as thins stand until my eldest goes back to school in September I'm grabbing ten minutes of personal time here and there.

I'm pleased that I'm not the only one that opens a bottle whilst cooking!!

[SaintsFever]

YANBU my DP always pours a glass of something while making our roast. It makes it that little bit less stressful

[bibbitybobbityyhat]

Not sure what your question is. Presumably you are over 18?

[blueturtle6]

Yanbu, you beer to open wine for the gravy so mustn't waste it

[LadyMonicaBaddingham]

A G&T is currently helping me to cook dinner while Star Wars looks after DH & the DC...

[BristolLFR]

Nope! You don't need to justify yourself either. If you fancy a couple of wines (or the bottle...) then have it! As someone else's mentioned, as long as you're not driving later then no problem.

Getting slowly pissed while "deglazing" the pan was one of my favourite Sunday activities before getting preg

[SharingMichelle]

God i LOVE getting mildly tiddly while knocking up a bloody good sunday dinner.