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Alone in South Africa with a drunken husband Alone in South Africa with a drunken husband
I left the U.S. when I got married and now, with three grown children at home, I feel torn.
By Cary Tennis Sep 5, 2008
Get me girl-drink drunk! Get me girl-drink drunk!
Top mixologists update the classic summer concoction for a sophisticated craft cocktail age.
By Sarah Hepola Aug 23, 2008
My husband's an alcoholic but doesn't think he has a problem My husband's an alcoholic but doesn't think he has a problem
What can I do? Should I leave?
By Cary Tennis Aug 21, 2008
I've been passing out drunk and it's getting worse I've been passing out drunk and it's getting worse
I can stay sober for a few weeks, but then have another attack. I'm starting to be truly afraid.
By Cary Tennis Jul 10, 2008
My whole family is alcoholic. How to protect the kids? My whole family is alcoholic. How to protect the kids?
My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer.
By Cary Tennis Jun 12, 2008
I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink
I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster.
By Cary Tennis May 9, 2008
Our friend got drunk and went to a hotel room with a bunch of Marines Our friend got drunk and went to a hotel room with a bunch of Marines
We think she's out of control, and we think she should tell her boyfriend.
By Cary Tennis May 6, 2008
I'm really a self-actualized being, but my family is all messed up I'm really a self-actualized being, but my family is all messed up
My wife drinks too much and my kid has emotional problems -- shouldn't I be in more despair about this?
By Cary Tennis May 5, 2008
I quit being a musician because I couldn't play without drinking I quit being a musician because I couldn't play without drinking
Now my life is all screwed up and nothing works.
By Cary Tennis Apr 16, 2008
Could I quit the drinking but keep the hangovers? Could I quit the drinking but keep the hangovers?
I may be crazy but I like that next-day feeling, as if I'm getting a fresh new start.
By Cary Tennis Mar 4, 2008
I somehow became the "Charlie" girl at the local bar! I somehow became the "Charlie" girl at the local bar!
What happened? It's like I'm back in high school!
By Cary Tennis Feb 27, 2008
Girls abusing alcohol? Blame feminism! Girls abusing alcohol? Blame feminism!
Some experts say the push for equality is behind the rise in girls' drinking and drug use.
Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 11, 2008
Everything you know about absinthe is wrong Everything you know about absinthe is wrong
Banned for a century for inspiring madness and murder, absinthe is legal again. So pour yourself a glass and get to know the real Green Fairy.
By Sarah Hepola Dec 21, 2007
Do I have a drinking problem? Do I have a drinking problem?
I'm young, and I can handle it, but the craving is starting to scare me.
By Cary Tennis Nov 5, 2007
My girlfriend tried cocaine at a party! She was drunk! Oh my God! My girlfriend tried cocaine at a party! She was drunk! Oh my God!
I really, really, really hate drug use. I just can't get over how she could experiment with cocaine.
By Cary Tennis Aug 27, 2007
Am I an alcoholic? Am I an alcoholic?
I'm drinking more than some people, and I sometimes hide it, but I'm not sure what that means.
By Cary Tennis May 9, 2007
A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook
I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do.
By Cary Tennis Mar 30, 2007
I've been lying about my drinking. How do I live with the guilt? I've been lying about my drinking. How do I live with the guilt?
My wife thinks I've been sober for the past seven years, but I've secretly been drinking.
By Cary Tennis Feb 14, 2007
The Gavin Newsom sex scandal: Why did his lover tell? The Gavin Newsom sex scandal: Why did his lover tell?
Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do?
By Cary Tennis Feb 9, 2007
Gavin Newsom, before the flood Gavin Newsom, before the flood
San Francisco Mayor's testy exchange with a reporter regarding "the drinking."
By David Puner Feb 7, 2007
Nothing but nog Nothing but nog
It's got a mysterious history and a texture that's more lubricant than libation. But old-fashioned eggnog is still America's holiday cocktail of choice.
By Robert Sietsema Dec 19, 2006
Straight, no chaser Straight, no chaser
A British woman experiments with binge drinking -- and the results aren't pretty.
Hillary Frey Dec 27, 2005
Girls drink more than their mothers think Girls drink more than their mothers think
A new study shows that mothers are not aware of how much alcohol their daughters are consuming.
Rebecca Traister Dec 19, 2005
Put your infants to work Put your infants to work
After all, shouldn't they earn their keep?
Lori Leibovich Dec 12, 2005
Bush's double standard
The president demands severe punishment for drug and alcohol offenders -- unless they're members of the Bush clan.
By Joe Conason Jun 5, 2001
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