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Questioning alcohol culture & what we’ve been taught to accept as normal. Health • parenting • raising alcohol-aware kids.

Alcohol-free • Mom of 3 • Coach • Probably going to kill your buzz. 😎

11/04/2026

Should we be shielding our kids from alcohol? 🤔

A mom sent me a great question about this, and I think it’s a conversation worth having. I’m curious how other parents handle it, because alcohol is so deeply ingrained in our culture.

And a quick clarification: When I mention kids being exposed to alcohol messaging on social media, I’m referring to older teens, not suggesting young children should be scrolling social media.

Where do you stand on this?

11/03/2026

There are SO many alternatives to supplying our kids with alcohol!!

We can have open, honest conversations about drinking. We can educate them about the risks. We can make sure they know they can call us at any hour, no questions asked, if they need help getting home. We can create an environment where they feel comfortable coming to us when they make mistakes.

NONE of that requires us to hand them alcohol.

And the whole “they’re going to do it anyway” argument? Some will. Some won’t. Since when does that mean we should be the ones providing it?!

I understand that some parents genuinely believe they’re keeping their teenagers safer. But good intentions don’t automatically make something a good parenting decision.

And supplying alcohol to OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN? Absolutely unacceptable.

When did we decide that helping teenagers drink was a better parenting strategy than helping them understand why they shouldn’t?

11/03/2026

Whaaaaa! The mean alcohol hater is scaring people with facts! 😭😂

How dare she share information that might make people reconsider putting alcohol in their bodies?!

For context, this was on my post about the estimated 44,000 breast cancer cases in the U.S. each year linked to alcohol consumption.

And yes, I’m going to continue calling attention to conversations and comments like this. Because the way people react to information about alcohol is part of the problem. We’ve spent decades treating drinking as completely normal, and now simply sharing research about its risks is considered fearmongering.

I’m questioning the way society views alcohol, and that includes questioning why people get so upset when those views are challenged.

11/02/2026

“My kids are too young to understand” is such a cop-out.

Too young to understand what? That alcohol is a drug? That it’s addictive? That it’s a known carcinogen? That it affects the brain and body?

They’re old enough to watch you drink it, watch other adults drink it, see it at birthday parties, holidays, sporting events, and family gatherings. But somehow they’re too young to know what it actually is?

I think a lot of parents are fooling themselves with that excuse. Because the truth is, plenty of adults don’t WANT their kids to know the truth about alcohol. At least not while they’re still choosing to drink it themselves.

It’s a lot easier to tell your kids that alcohol is something adults enjoy than to explain that it’s a substance that increases cancer risk, can lead to dependence, and causes an enormous amount of harm.

I’m not suggesting you sit a five-year-old down and give them a lecture on cancer. I’m suggesting you stop pretending children can’t understand age-appropriate facts about something they’re exposed to constantly.

These conversations should start young and happen OFTEN. Not once when they’re 15 and you’re suddenly worried about peer pressure.

Because by then, they’ve spent years watching adults celebrate alcohol, joke about needing it, and associate it with having fun.

Your kids are already learning about alcohol. The question is whether they’re learning the truth or just absorbing the marketing.

If truth about what you’re drinking makes you uncomfortable explaining it to your children, maybe that’s worth thinking about.

11/02/2026

Your ham sandwich isn’t the gotcha you think it is. 🙄

Two things can cause cancer at the same time. Hope this helps.

10/30/2026

We really don’t talk about this enough.

10/29/2026

Drink if you want. That’s your choice.

But I’m going to keep talking about the health risks, the misinformation, the marketing, and the way we’ve made alcohol a normal part of practically everything.

Because these conversations matter, whether you drink or not.

And if the facts make people uncomfortable, that’s not a reason to stop sharing them.

10/28/2026

The whataboutisms are getting stranger by the day…

We’re talking about tens of thousands of breast cancer cases linked to alcohol consumption, and somehow we’ve arrived at Pop-Tarts.

You can acknowledge that other things are unhealthy without using them to dismiss the very real risks of alcohol.

But sure, let’s talk about toaster pastries instead. 🙄

10/27/2026

We can’t avoid every carcinogen we’re exposed to. But alcohol? That one is entirely optional.

An estimated 44,000 breast cancer cases every year in the U.S. are attributable to alcohol.

And most women still don’t know.

Did you?

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