I don’t want to be one of those women who thinks that wine soothes the strain of parenting, that a cocktail with an umbrella makes a vacation, that girls’ nights or date nights run smoother with a glass in your hand. The first step isn’t to admit I have a problem. I don’t. Before I […]
A woman should be able to pass out drunk in a stranger’s room and—get this!—not get raped. I barely remember some of my best stories from college. One good one I can jog most of the details from was during a trip to Germany for Oktoberfest. I. Got. Trashed. I don’t know why, but when I get drunk in […]
Every night out began with an interrogation: Was I having a good time? How was that even possible? Did I think I was better than her because I didn’t drink? Sober people are the worst. They don’t understand pleasure. They are afraid of experimenting, afraid of hurting themselves, and afraid of having a good time. Sober […]
