My daughter was in band for a while. You're right, those concerts are tough to get through completely sober. Parenting is difficult business and I used to use wine to help get me through tough evenings. My kids are little older now, and I feel some relief from the constant flow of activities - my kids are not terribly outgoing and stay home a lot - so it's a little easier. And I do try to limit my evening activities to prevent burnout - like not attend every event, not join every parent organization, etc. Just figure I have to "pace myself" because no one is going to do it for me.