Crosspost "There's a huge gender-based double standard around alcohol & family" from /r/unpopularopinion:

As a dad, I'll be the first to say that my wife is a hero when it comes to dealing with our middle school kids. Our kids are great, but being unexpectedly thrust into school at home is enough to stress anybody out.

Having said that, it's amazing how full my social media is of women talking about "needing" wine to get through the quarantine with their kids. Or how today they've moved from wine to vodka. In my experience, it's not just one or two women, but many women talking/joking about how there's no way they could stock up on enough wine to keep their sanity through this quarantine.

As a man, if I were publicly saying/joking that I would definitely need beer in order to keep my sanity around my kids, I think the reaction would be different. When a mom "needs" wine, it's treated as understandable and funny, but when a dad needs beer/bourbon/etc., he has a problem.

I personally don't drink, though I don't have anything against it. I think anybody who "needs" alcohol to get through the day has a problem, but I really think it's interesting how I feel like it's more okay for women to "joke" about it.

Posted by toby_varland | 31 March 2020 | Link