[Days of Broken Arrows]

I'm gonna throw two words out there that might help explain the rise in alcoholism among women: WINE MOMS.

If you're not middle aged, you might have missed this phenomenon. It's comprised of mothers on Facebook and Instagram going on and on about how much they love to drink chardonnay and the like. There are all sorts of Facebook groups and memes on this subject, proving that FB is now for the old, not the young.

"Wine Mom" is in the Urban Dictionary, and the subject has even been covered in serious mags like Parenting ("Are You A Wine Mom? Here's How You Know").

This past May, the New York Times ran a ridiculously earnest article called "Being A Sober Parent In A Wine Mom Culture." Buzzfeed and other media outlets have also covered Wine Moms, and there's no point in me going on about them further when you all can Google the phrase and see the wreckage.

I'll wrap it up with this quote from Alcohol 101: "Women are at greater risk for damage in the liver and pancreas from alcohol."

[jordypip23]

(08-13-2018 09:53 AM)tomzestatlu Wrote:  

I come from country, that is number one in beer consumption.

My father has been alcoholic since his teens, looks like homelless and is unable to live normal live. It´s surprise, that he is still alive.
My mother has also problem with alcohol, she goes for beer almost everyday, especially now, when there´s nice weather. She is very upset, when she can´t. It´s her only hobby.
My friends I grew up with do have big problems with alcohol. I am speaking about guys in age range 25-30. It´s mostly weekend fun and they are living normal lives, but the only thing they actually do care is having litres of beer on weekend. It´s normal to live like this at this age, but what´s going to happen to them in future, I don´t know. I even know guys, who are in extreme phase of alcohol problem by their 30.
The same sticks to 80% people around.

I am currently working in job, where you come to contact with hundreds of people per day. You can recognize which of them drink or smoke. It does change your body radically. It´s not so obvious, when they are young, but the older you are, the more it´s visible.

I am not saint in this. I am sometimes drinking and get drunk and I was quite heavy drinking between 18-20. But I grew older and I know, that this fun can´t last forever. I understand, that alhocol is a poison, if not moderated. And I understand, that you must be very strong to control it. Once you have doubts or alcohol parties become your standard for each weekend, run away. Alcohol can make you waste your life away.

Just out of curiosity, which country are you from?

[tomzestatlu]

Czech republic

[BlueMark]

(08-13-2018 12:12 PM)Days of Broken Arrows Wrote:  

I'm gonna throw two words out there that might help explain the rise in alcoholism among women: WINE MOMS.

If you're not middle aged, you might have missed this phenomenon. It's comprised of mothers on Facebook and Instagram going on and on about how much they love to drink chardonnay and the like. There are all sorts of Facebook groups and memes on this subject, proving that FB is now for the old, not the young.

"Wine Mom" is in the Urban Dictionary, and the subject has even been covered in serious mags like Parenting ("Are You A Wine Mom? Here's How You Know").

This past May, the New York Times ran a ridiculously earnest article called "Being A Sober Parent In A Wine Mom Culture." Buzzfeed and other media outlets have also covered Wine Moms, and there's no point in me going on about them further when you all can Google the phrase and see the wreckage.

I'll wrap it up with this quote from Alcohol 101: "Women are at greater risk for damage in the liver and pancreas from alcohol."

Unfortunately there's no one left who is in a position to tell these moms to stop, or even that "just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

Maybe the only hope is that they'll fuck themselves up so badly that their kids will learn from them as a negative role model.

[Parzival]

Is a general trending issue. Coming from Germany, an almost every social aspect there is alcohol involved. Lead me to some serious trouble in my youth.
I lived a few years complete without, now I have mostly one or two beers every 2 or 3 months.

In my younger days it was quite common to go out and smash it, how much you can drink. When the numbers are true then the extreme drinking among young people is lower, still the general regular consume of alcohol is still high. Get a little lower over the years but German still is a high alcohol society.

Quote:

https://www.rnz.de/panorama/aus-aller-we...99101.html

According to experts, alcohol addiction increasingly affects women - their alcohol consumption is approaching that of men.

However, it is clear from the Federal Government's Drug and Addiction Report that alcohol consumption among children and adolescents has declined significantly. Above all, the so-called coma drinking has declined sharply.

Why do women increasingly drink too much alcohol? Today, women are much more independent and emancipated than they used to be, explains Willenborg. This also increased the pressure. The best example is the double burden of work and household. Like men, they then tried to push away stress and problems with alcohol. In order to keep the family together, one's own needs and emotions quickly faded into the background. This is where alcohol comes into play as an apparent aid.