Alcohol

Good Morning Baby,

I want to share my thoughts with you about alcohol abuse and alcoholism. This is a disease that runs strongly in both my side and your dad's side of the family. It is said to be inherited, so something that you could very likely be prone to.

I want to start by saying I don't think there is necessarily anything wrong with drinking, as long as you can control your drinking and control yourself while drinking. We have lots of friends and family who drink and do just fine with it and absolutely love it. I am sure that you will get to a point in your life when you want to test the waters and try it to and may even drink on a social level. That doesn't really bother me. But when drinking you have to know that you have to be able to control yourself.

Recently, I have been exposed to many major conflicts in my life where alcohol has played a major role and there has been trouble and a lot of regrets. I hope that you aren't ever in this situation. I want to promise you that I will never expose you to people who are drinking heavily and I will always protect you! I promise you now that I will never put alcohol before you and will always do my best to make sure that you don't experience any negative effects of others' drinking while you are in my presence.

The major point I'm trying to make here is to make good decisions for yourself and be in control of yourself. It is ok to go out and have fun, but remember to make smart choices. I also vow to make the best decisions in my life so that you can be raised in a happy, healthy environment.

I love you,

Mom