Offred - I know exactly what you mean, re the booze
I think the stopping point was for me the thought of dead booze in my system when driving the car on school run next day (as well as the extra AntiD's).
Strange. I was drinking 3-4 glasses a day, starting at cooking dinner time, so 5pm or so until 10pm. Sometimes more than that at weekends.
Plus the thought that if anything happened to kids at night the hospital here is so far to drive, if both DH and I unable to drive, then taxi, then both drunkish...just really made me think twice.
Not trying to sound sanctimonious at all, please don't take me wrong way, just telling what worked for me - those things put the fear into me so to speak, so I just quit.
Although I had a damn good drink in London 2 weekends ago with my siblings, and with the AntiD's and nothing happended, I had a bloody good time, we had so much shit to talk through, we needed the booze then.
But just not around my kids, that's my personal thinking, for me.
not telling anyone else what to do, emphatically not doing that.
just kind of surprised at myself on this one, how strong I've managed to be.
So far, touch wood and all that