Is it normal my husband drinks consistently on the weekends

So my husband likes to drink I think he is a functioning alcoholic he seems to think this is normal so....for example we take the kids to drive in & he'll drink then continue to drink till early morning wake up about 9am drink a beer and doesn't stop drinking till about 10pm! I'll will have to take kids somewhere so they don't see him drinking all day. He will drink with drink with friends be loud and belligerent. We have a 12 yr old daughter and boys 2 & 5 yrs old... He does this almost every weekend but on Sundays he will be sober and spend the day with family..sometimes he will get trashed on a weekday and still go to work. Come Friday and Saturday he's drinking again an its not 2-5 beers it's about 3 18 packs...is this normal?

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Based on 99 votes (18 yes)
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Comments ( 17 )
  • Darkoil

    Binge drinking, totally normal.

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  • plum6

    It could be o.k if he would just drink on fridays/saturdays in the evening or at a social occasion. As far as I know it's pretty normal for guys to be drinking, loud, obnoxious, and all that. However, it seems like your husband cannot control his drinking during occasions when it's just not 'appropriate'. You should really try talking to him about his habit. Most likely he is unhappy about certain aspects of his life (Mid-life crisis?) and he uses alcohol as a coping mechanism.

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  • Avant-Garde

    At least he doesn't drink all week. Drinking that much in one day isn't good, but it's miraculous that the next day he doesn't have a hangover! It's also good That he isn't a bum and still goes to work. Perhaps, his life is stressful? Have you ever tried talking to him about this?

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  • rock-chick

    hi im (insert husbands name) and im an alcoholic

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  • IMissMary

    I thought I was an alcoholic...wow

    I drink about a bottle of wine about 2-3 times a week. Usually I'll drink starting in the morning 9 or 10 and be done by noon. Once its gone, that's it.

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  • drugsrbadmkay

    Not normal. You need to lay down the law. Tell him he either gets alcoholism counseling and goes on the wagon, or the marriage is over.

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  • idntknwy

    My ex is just like that..he function a little bettet when he is fckd up.
    But i smoke while he drink so we good..

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  • Gardenia

    Not normal.

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  • TheStonedOne

    Introduce him to cannabis? I know what you're thinking, but it does not 'mess him up' and will actually help him connect with your children more in my opinion. Also LSD has been known to help cure alcoholism, to see what is wrong in their life and decide ways to fix and end their habits. Again, you probably think I'm a stoner preaching drugs upon all, but they can be beneficial if used in a responsible manner, they aren't all terrible! I believe alcohol is mainly a terrible drug, look what it does to individuals. It makes them belligerent, think on a much lower level, and impairs their coordination and judgement. Moderate doses of cannabis and LSD do neither. Have a great day and good luck to you, your husband, and your family. Cheers!

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  • Sounds like a normal case of alcoholism.

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  • TurboDiesel

    He's a "functioning alcoholic" and he needs to get help before something real bad happens. Additionally, he will teach your kids to become alcoholics, by default. Monkey see, monkey do. Don't believe me? Fine, do nothing about his drinking problem and time will prove me right.

    He may not necessarily have to stop drinking altogether, but he's gotta cut wayyyy back... Drinking and going to work will get him fired, possibly killed one day. Drinking to get drunk all the time means that something is making him unhappy enough where he is using the bottle as a scape-goat. Drinking regularly is destroying his liver and will ultimately shorten his life-span and send him to an early grave.

    Tell him I say quit drinking so much you fuckin' dumbass!
    It's not just HIS life that he's slowly destroying, it's his wife and children's lives too!

    From a former functioning high school and college alcoholic who now rarely drinks but on occassion. (ME.)

    Don't necessarily have to believe all of the B.S. that they feed you... you can still have a drink every now and then, but you MUST have the self-control to stop. Not everyone can do that after they've been an alchy, and so most just never touch the stuff again. Guess it's safe to say that I'm one of the "exceptions to the rule".

    P.S. PLEASE tell him DON'T EVER DRINK AND DRIVE. Take the keys away from him and hide them. If he threatens you or beats you, call the cops and have him arrested. We've all been there at some point in time. Remember this... the life you may save will be everyone else's around you, not just your own.

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  • Dirtysanchez

    Is he related to me sounds like a samoan......
    Talofa fellow uso!!!

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  • beastie

    He's probably had a shitty working week and wants to relax.

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  • Gloiuli

    And it's a mystery to me too that he doesn't wake up hung over. Ive seen this man binge drink for days and not vomit once...he does go to work and once in awhile he'll miss work due to drinking. I think it's issues he needs to deal with.

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  • Gloiuli

    Binge drinking is not normal its unhealthy....and dirty Sanchez your not allowed to comment! Yes I have tried talking about it to him I tried approaching him in many different ways. Im just worried about his health and other people when he's dui.

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    • Dirtysanchez

      Sure it is they said so

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  • joybird

    If he's always done this since you two got married I'm surprised you went on to have more children with him. He has yet to grow up and realise he has an example to set to his children, and so have you, as long as you allow it he will continue to do it.

    Send him home to his momma if he wants to behave like that.

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