02-15-2009, 09:05 PM
Not that all alcohol consumption should be hidden from children, you're right that most of it should.
Drinking every day? In front of his boys?
It's not so much he's setting a terrible example (although the argument is made it is), but instead is showing a weakness that impressionable children need not be around, especially when it is parent that is doing so.
I think your son is embarrassed by the actions of his dad and thus, to avoid that displeasure, would rather avoid the exposure completely.
Drinking every day? In front of his boys?
It's not so much he's setting a terrible example (although the argument is made it is), but instead is showing a weakness that impressionable children need not be around, especially when it is parent that is doing so.
I think your son is embarrassed by the actions of his dad and thus, to avoid that displeasure, would rather avoid the exposure completely.