When you were growing up, did your parents routinely have "before dinner drinks"?

My parents did not, although they sometimes had them when we went to a restaurant.
My wife's parents did this at just about every dinner.

This sometimes led to an awkward conflict of expectations at extended family gatherings.

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SatyrService · M

ANY American over 40 or so? maybe 50? would say yes to that
our parednts gernatsion especaiiy the War years people
drank what NOW would be seen as exsessive
that said? many of the were pretty good at handling it

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@SatyrService I am 71, and my parents did not.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@SatyrService I'm 47, and my parents never did that.