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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4meAndyou · F

No. My parents only drank alcoholic beverages when they were entertaining friends who drank. They served drinks with hors d'oeuvres, and made sure there was plenty to eat.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@4meAndyou It was the same at our house. And now that I think about it, I seem to recall that they would only have one bottle. If guests wanted something other than whiskey, they were out of luck!

4meAndyou · F

@DrWatson My parents kept various alcoholic beverages in stock...but my mother always HID them where a casual observer would never see them.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@4meAndyou Years ago, when my sister and her boyfriend visited my parents and announced their engagement, my father said that the occasion called for a drink.

The Seagrams bottle had a thick layer of dust! 😂

4meAndyou · F

@DrWatson AGED whiskey...🤣🤣🤣