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My father was a very bad alcoholic. I do enjoy drinking and I have a glass or 2 with dinner every night and Gin and tonic on the weekends. My husband drinks too. We have a 15 yr old daughter who does not want me to drink at all as it makes her uncomfortable. She has seen me drunk after a party one time and was not happy. I told her she will never see my like that again, and has not. I did not drink for a while, but then said to my self that she should not control me, or dictate to me what to drink or not. I like to show her I can drink responsible. Other times I did not drink because of the calories as I wanted to lose a few pounds. I try to make it an entire week and get to Wednesday or Thursday but I always say, what's the big deal, one glass of wine? Then I get scared wondering if I am an alcoholic like my dad. Then again, should I not drink at all???
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I believe there is a genetic predisposition. My dad came from a Scandinavian lineage and alcohol just was not in the culture because it was too cold for the components. They subsided on fish. Now my wife can have one and stop. Her family is German and the genes are different. I see that alcohol has been in the culture for long times. Alcohol is processed differently.
I lied to myself many years and only when I got honest was I able to get free of that hook that had me. The thing that works for me is to just not start, because the obsession is one thing I don't miss, and the shame, and the guilt, and the remorse... Sober is better. I take life and it's trials and cope without having to use booze
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From your case, I'm not sure if you should be worried. Depends on how much gin and tonic you drink. 2 glasses of wine is not excessive. Is it every night? Do emotions dictate your drinking. Do you romanticize alcohol.
You may already know that there's no determining event, DUIs, being drunk in public, losing your job that qualifies you or disqualifies you as alcoholic.
Some kids laugh when their parents get drunk. Others are embarrassed and have bad feelings. It sounds like your daughter really struggled with that event. What's good is you are asking questions and are very aware of a potential to be alcpholic.
Right now from what you described here, it doesn't seem like it.
My father was alcoholic, his father was alcoholic. I am. I'm deathly afraid of my kids going through what I did. They've seen me drunk. My third child has never seen me drink.
Congrats on exploring and asking questions.