Category: Debunking the Romance of Mommy’s Wine Time

  • What is Wrong With this Picture?

    What is Wrong With this Picture?

    Crayons, glue, backpack, binders, a magnum of wine. Ready for the first day of school. When did it become ok to sell the wine with the back-to-school supplies? Have wine and parenting become so enmeshed? It makes me sad to see that. I know that 5 or 6 years ago those big bottles of wine…

  • Autism, Alcohol and Me

    Autism, Alcohol and Me

    What an interesting combination In my family That’s why you seeThe idea of moderation Just won’t help my situation  Where perception is affected I think alcohol is best rejected When my children see a distorted view I find it’s true That mine must be crystal clear To see what’s really happening And to properly be able to hear Autism is a complex condition I’ve…

  • I’m tougher without wine

    I’m tougher without wine

    “Life is tough darling but so are you” I’m tougher without wineThe stuff that dumbs us down I’d rather life shine  No one’s life is perfect And it’s all so worth it Dark clouds all around No sun to be found  Find a torchTurn on it’s light It’ll be alright  Pour love over wounds not wine It’ll be fine ❤…

  • Cognitive Dissonance – The Hard Sell of “Wine Time” as Benign

    Cognitive Dissonance – The Hard Sell of “Wine Time” as Benign

    Deaths attributed to alcohol have doubled in recent years. The smoke-filled world that once made it so hard to quit smoking, has been replaced by a booze-filled world where it is tremendously hard to stop drinking. People continue to drink daily and most assume that those statistics will not be their story….