i'd gone to lunch with a friend and there was a family sitting near us - mom, dad, kids

mom and dad were drinking beer and wine respectively

my friend says, 'can you believe they are drinking in front of their kids? black parents would never do that.'

then he asked who would drive home since they'd both been drinking.

i was confused as hell and attributed it to him being from chicago and me being from a small town where not driving wasn't an option

maybe his folks drank but didn't have to drive home

i don't know

my mama'nem drank in front of me and i imagine when i have children, i will too

i dont think theres anything wrong with having a drink or two in front of children provided you are responsible and still of sound mind enough to take care of them.