Morning drinking

[nottellingyou101]

I'm curious to know thoughts on this. I'm completely okay with it but interested to see what people think.

Once and sometimes twice a week at 10am I will crack open a bottle of wine and have 2 or 3 glasses over a few hours. I'll Read, catch up on some tv and other stuff and just relax and enjoy.

I do this because this is the only time I get to myself while the kids are in school and before everyone gets home around 4. I don't drink in the evening or at the weekends. Probably having around 16 units a week.

I know if I was to tell anyone this they'd think I had a problem and needed a drink first thing in the morning, but I don't.It's about 4 or 5 days before I'll have a glass of wine again since the last one.

What are you're thoughts?

Btw recommended units by NHS.
They know if they say 20, people will say "Meh. 30 is fine than".
It's like GP knows of you say you smoke less than 10 a day it's actually near to 20.

I know I'm feeling fine after 3 or 4 glasses of wine. I wouldn't want to risk school gating it though if I had to go up.

@GaryBaldbiscuit as some pp said, some people keep a track. May it be for a diet or any othet health issues. I keeptrack of mine for a diet.
Am I an alcoholic?

You tell me often ha grey, seems op doth protest

Do you want some help op, otherwise, why are you posting? Just for kicks?

gary I agree, is it normal to count your units like that? I get people count calories etc too - because they are watching them. If someone was happy with the amount they drank, I don't really see a reason of why they'd count their units constantly. Like me, I drink now and then but only when I fancy it which isn't every week. I don't feel a need to count cos I'm happy with my intake.

Often how is drinking wine at 10am (which isn't even after a Nightshift so not like your evening) similar or even comparable to eating a kebab for lunch? Eating lunch at lunch is normal. I wouldn't think it odd to eat a kebab for lunch, anymore than a McDonald's or chippy. But if someone was having a kebab at lunch 2/3 times a week, lying to their husband about the time, counting the calories to the dot, was telling their kids to be quiet when they were eating it, it was their only way to relax and it was disturbing their other activities ... Then yep I'd find it odd.

Op isn't having the odd bucks fizz on her birthday or the odd cocktail after an interview or the odd pint at the airport..it's a regular thing

@GaryBaldbiscuit people do it for number of reasons.
I just confirmed with my DH who is ghaving few beers while I have some (plenty) wine.
He says I am not. I trust him. He is the kind of guy who tells you your new dress is shit fitting if you ask😂

@Madein1995 number of pps said "it's ok in the evening but not before because it's a society thing and that's how it is"
Well doner is an after drink meal. Standardly. By majority.
She isn't really lying to him. He assumed. Done.
People just latch onto that.
It's only about the time. Nothing else.
If OP’s downtime is 10am-1pm there is nothing wrong on it. Like it's nothing wrong on having downtime from 7-10pm.
Why is it acceptable to have a dtink at 10am at the airport but not at 10 at home being comfy?

I sometimes have a glass of wine in the morning when I've finished my last night shift. Usually about 7am. I've drunk alcohol at 9am when we've been drag hunting with the horses. I don't drink for months on end at times, so don't see it as an issue.

Another one thinking a kebab really is not comparable. Yes, you usually have it after a night out, but it's really not the same as cracking open the grog when the kids go to school.

I like morning drinking occasionally (like, about once a year) because it's a bit unacceptable.

But I see the usual car-dependent whinyarses have started with 'but what if you have to driiiiiiiiiiiiive???' as though it's impossible to parent without having a car.

It isn't acceptable to have a drink at 10 am in the airport ( unless you're a football hooligan or off to Lanzarote with a hen party in which case there's no hope for you anyway).

Because the airport is a one off whoohoo I'm on holiday? Not an It's Tuesday/Weds kids have gone out to school and it's time for GMB/Lorraine and a bottle of wine?

It’s not a bottle of wine. It’s two glasses.

Whatever works for you. Everyone needs down time. Dosnt sound like you overdoing if and probably better than to be crashed out at night if your kids need you🍷

Lol who cares if you have 3 glasses of wine at 7am or 7pm anyone trying to tell you it's any different are away with the fairies

I think this sounds pretty delightful to be honest.

@PurpleDaisies OP said 2- 3 glasses. 3 glasses is a bottle depending on how big your glass is.

The only thing I would want to drink at 10 am is a mug of tea!

I did make an exception on my wedding day many years ago when I had a glass of bubbly though! 😁

Personally I don't think it's normal to drink at 10am at the airport, I never have done and I do thinks it's a bit odd. But it's an out of the ordinary thing I suppose, it's not every day and is for special occasions.

Also why didn't op correct him? 'oh no, it's actually at 10 not 12'. If it's not an issue then I can't see a reason for not correcting him. He may be taken aback at first but they could discuss it and if it seriously isn't an issue they sort it. Omitting to correct him is kind of the same as lying really, the op knows it's odd hence not saying

And to me personally it's more the other things surrounding it. Just the fact that having 3glasses of wine might prevent me from collecting my kids would be enough to make me think twice. If I became obsessive over an active (have in the past, eg gym) that I needed to move things around and shoe horn it In, I'd be looking at my relationship with that activity. Eg at one time I was going gym 5 nights a week, stressed when couldn't, and couldn't miss a night, if I worked late I would go after work even if I had to be up early next day and doing so made me sleep deprived. That wasn't healthy, that attitude. Looked at the cause - was stressed at work and needed more support

The real issue is that it's controlling the ops life. She's rearranging everything to shoe horn it in as she can't miss it, its affecting time with kids as they are told to keep quiet sometimes, she's not being completely honest with her dp and it could cause issues with school. Whether that's related to wine or sky diving it's still problematic

The op said she’d open a bottle and drink 2-3glasses, the implication being she doesn’t drink the whole bottle.

OP you're kidding yourself.

My alcoholic ex drank some mornings and he used to kid himself it was ok as well.

I’m guessing he drank more than twice a week and far for than 16 units if alcohol ayoade?

Might not be the entire bottle you're drinking on three glasses, but you'd be leaving yourself approx a dribble in the bottom if so.

Gosh. The doner was obviously just an illustration of "it's normal to have it late in the evening" thing.
But as soon as it's food, it's ok. However, were we on "Should I be worried about having doner for lunch" answer would be yes. I bet you.
It's unusual, it affects the weight, it's not healthy, "will the kids thing it's ok to have it for lunch?", are you having emotional issues eating this?........

Whoever mentioned "are you ok with yourDCs thinking glass during a day is ok?", are you ok with kids all around the world thinking few glasses are ok if it's in the evening?