I'm thinking of giving the kids more responsibility, so it's not all falling on me to do. They love it when we cook together (although I hate cooking) so maybe I'll start asking one to make a salad and one to ... I dunno. Gotta come up with something so they're occupied, helping out, and not pestering me.
Try taking it one day at a time. Did the wine really help you last night? What benefits did it give you? And what negatives came from it?
DH is stay at home dad and doesn't want me to assist during this time even though everyone is buzzing around. Kids are 5 and 8 so usually we just try to keep them upstairs and away after homework.
I'm not supposed to say anything here about benefits. The negative was that I felt bad about it afterward because my doctors are insisting I quit for health reasons. And if I have more than 1-2 I get very ugly as I have had gastric bypass surgery.