Evening, tis me, Mouse
Curry - firstly, woman up! 
Dudes, I have just eaten a ton of crap chocolate, like really a ton, of the really shit sugary variety, and it is making me feel sick and shakey. tell me to woman up is better than a bottle of wine, and you know that! DO NOT undo what has been done.
You Rock! Huge respect to you lovely lady.
Mia - yep, you're a social leper if you don't drink. Why on earth would you want to go out if you're not going to get pissed? Society is geared up to the 'weekends' except the weekends no longer start on a Friday after work.
It's a 24/7 party people culture these days. There is a pub in the nearest town here that serves a pint with your breakfast at 8am.
You don't drink? Why the hell not? 
Koti - yup, I remember the shit attempts at the guilt trips with those ads.... what fucked me off about them was that it was ONLY EVER WOMEN that were featured getting pissed, puking and risking rape etc..... (I think? I'm right in my rant aren't I or did they show a man too?) Sorry if there was a bloke one, I don't remember seeing one or rather I am choosing not to because I think that it appears more 'acceptable' for men to drink. Go to the pub after work......
Anyway, that's just not enough. Where are the pictures of what booze does to the body? Where are the social workers taking the children into care? Where are the police arresting people for drink driving (not just the Christmas/NY appeals they ran) the morning after the night before.
These things happen EVERY DAY. Women and men get raped when drunk, or drugged, they're BOTH vulnerable. We are all at risk of cancers through alcohol abuse. We could all set the house alight after drinking when the munchies kick in, fall asleep with a pan on the hob.....
There is so much more than young girls going out at risk. Why not show a parent after a day at almost breaking point, necking a bottle and their kids not being heard when they cry out for them?
It has to be raw, it has to be real. It has to be now because alcohol KILLS. It fucks your life up. And it hates it when you tell it to fuck off so tries even harder to pull you in, keep a hold on you, seep into your skin, slide into your mind, just as you think you're okay............. it get's you.
What gets me is that they slammed smoking and passed laws etc..... they aren't allowed to advertise smoking at all or have smoking products on display any longer in most stores (Supermarkets here at least) so why not treat drinking and other addictions the same?
People will and do argue that smoking isn't the same as drinking. Why? It kills, it harms those around you. It takes and takes and give NOTHING back. It fucks your health up. It affects EVERYTHING! More needs to be done to support those who want to stop and stay stopped. Or to cut down at the VERY LEAST.
I'm sorry for the rant but I feel that whilst we do have some invaluable resources out there like AA and community teams, GP support etc..... more has to be done to educate.
Surely?
Sorry 
KEEP GOING BABES. Keep fighting the fight!
I have a meeting with Nemo's school, preschool, SENCO and nurse tomorrow afternoon...... I'm not sure what to expect.
Sorry for waffling on so much tonight. Night xxxx