Pina Colada Playdates

Jeez, another thing to get busybodies into private homes. The Today Show ran a segment on “playdate happy hours” and naturally there is an expert who claims that just one drink can impair a parent’s ability to care for her child.

Puhleez. I had kids before playdates were popular, but they have always seen me drink. In fact, my little one is in the kitchen finishing a school project as I sit enjoying a glass of Chianti Zin. (Ran out of Chianti as I was typing the sentence.) The girls are now 18 and 15, but they have actually seen me- gasp- drunk. And guess what- it doesn’t worry me a bit.

I grew up during a time when it was ok to have some drinks. Seeing a drunk uncle on the dance floor was funny and not cause for an intervention. Of course, it was also a time when sneaking champagne at a wedding wouldn’t land your parents in jail. Indeed, it was a rite of passage.

I think the mothers in the segment need to keep on having a good time. Their kids seem to be happy and cared for. And I think the experts chiming in should be called what they are: meddling busybodies who likely need a drink.

~ by Miche on January 30, 2007.