I know I copied my parents. I started drinking at 8, on watered down wine at dinner parties. I also drank home brew beer with my father occasionally.
I was taught, you don't drink to excess, you don't drink alone at home.
I very rarely drink at home, we bought a case of beer when we bought the house, there are probably at least half a dozen bottles left. A case of beer normally lasts us several months.
We occasionally drink a beer on a Friday night, with the house renovations, we sometimes drink a social beer at lunch, when the brothers are working on the house.
On the other hand, I have a friend, who is an alcoholic, he drinks half a case of beer every evening, pukes when he gets up, then goes to work.
His parents aren't big drinkers, neither is his sister. He had a bad relationship when he was younger, which pretty much destroyed him and he turned to the bottle.
