“Do you drink every day?” I had never heard this particular question in the medical rundown before. My inclination was to say no, I just drink socially. But socially means every day. Every evening my wife makes us martinis and we talk about our days as I cook dinner and our children ignore us. It is a great pleasure in our lives: this rediscovering of each other as our children age. It is our indulgence. But how do you explain that to a medical professional who clearly is screening for alcoholism? And then I realized I didn’t have to. I didn’t have to explain anything, because I am a grown-up.
...more
