Ask a Real Bad Mommy!

I was delighted to receive the following letter. Never knew I was in the advice column business, but I'm always willing to try something new, especially when it involves being treated like someone who knows stuff.
 

Dear RBM,

Are you a bad parent if you have a glass of Chardonnay once or twice a week in the evening to relax from your day? I have done this once in a while and now I am being accused of being a bad parent!!! I am 40 years old and have 4 kids. I have been raising children for 23 years with no problems yet. I must be doing something right!
 

Dear Not-so-bad Mommy,

You tell whoever is badmouthing you that Baddest of the Bad says lay off! All the mommies I know soothe their souls with a nice glass of old grapes now and then! Good grief! If you were slipping the kids a little something at the end of the day, okay, yes, that would be wrong. If you were pouring the Chardonnay over your Rice Krispies (or theirs), I'd be concerned. As it is, I think we should all be a lot more worried about my chocolate habit than your occasional glass of vino. Specifically, we should be worried that I keep running out, and our worry should take the form of sending me new supplies. But I digress.

--The Baddest of the Bad