Why Our Children Drink
Addeo
1975
Both my children thought it appropriate that I post such a title. I think they meant to insult me! What awful children! Perhaps the sequel, “Why parents drink” should be in order. (Humorless reader alert: I am kidding!) But I digress! I think it is the dated material and ugly cover. To think, someone sent it to the bindery in the late 80’s. Again this lovely book is from a medium public library-not an archive or university collection. It is a weeder, folks!
Mary
12 responses so far ↓
wyogranny // September 13, 2009 at 9:16 pm |
Maybe they’ve been to a meeting!
The Beautiful Kind // September 13, 2009 at 11:21 pm |
I don’t know why children drink, but I sure do know why parents drink! Guess I need to read this book.
jamisings // September 14, 2009 at 1:08 am |
I have to admit I am dying of curiosity as to what’s inside as to reasons kids drink. I mean, do they cover molestation? Or did they like to pretend such a thing never happened back then?
Sean Fleming // September 14, 2009 at 10:38 am |
The bindery. Ah, yes. Many a time my colleagues and I’ve mused about that. Book is falling apart and dated BEFORE it got rebound, how did rebind make it better?? How many of you’ve encountered the equally bemusing notes by staff in front of book, “moldy, smelly stain noted, july 1991″ or “pages 10-62 missing, april 1986″ and book still on shelves and in circulation?
Tiffany // September 14, 2009 at 12:53 pm |
We had one returned this morning titled “When Someone in the Family Drinks Too Much.”
It’s a children’s picture book complete with alcoholic bears.
We couldn’t decide if it was funny, sad or both (ok, probably both)!
Kate // September 14, 2009 at 8:21 pm |
I recently weeded “I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much” by Judith Vigna, which is possibly the most depressing children’s book I’ve ever seen.
If you’re not familiar with the author, she also wrote such gems as, “My Big Sister Takes Drugs” and “She’s Not My Real Mother.” Happy times with Judith Vigna.
Mehitabel // September 15, 2009 at 7:24 pm
OMG, I had to check our catalogue for other classic Judith Vigna titles. You left off “When Eric’s Mom Fought Cancer” and “Nobody Wants a Nuclear War”.
librarianchat // September 14, 2009 at 8:51 pm |
So they dont dehydrate
Steve Cadwell // September 15, 2009 at 1:26 pm |
The classic book on alcoholism in this genre is, “Daddy Drinks Too Much Because You Are A Bad Girl.”
LoveMyMom // October 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm |
Who needs a book? Some answers to the question, from experiences of “people I knew:”
1) the legal age in Wisconsin, conveniently a half-hour road trip away, was 18 at the time
2) exciting, engaging youth activities didn’t exactly abound in tiny, isolated northwoods towns
3) Coveted Mountain Dew in the pantry at home? Nope. Cases of Red White and Blue in the pantry? Absolutely.
4) certainly not to emulate crusty, boorish Uncle Larry (thus we avoided blackberry brandy)
BlondeLeadingThe Blonde // October 27, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
Because they too want to join “Alcoholics Unanimous”…
Lifeguard // November 15, 2009 at 3:30 pm |
Back in 1975, children were drinking to help sustain their buzz from the weed they just got through smoking. This really doesn’t call for a whole book unless the author had been smoking weed and couldn’t decide on an answer!