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Well, there I am, with a glass of wine next to me, typing a bit about quitting alcohol for 40 days. It is March 3rd and I now see…

Geez, I was bummed. When I think back, I still see everything spinning. Get three, pay one. I was about seventeen and went out with…

February 14, 1996. I still remember that day as if it were yesterday. The day of love. Also that year, at my then high school, in the middle of the…

Marlies and Brigitte both participated in the 30-day campaign in January. During that period they regularly sent each other a whatsapp message. For the website meerdanvijftig.nl they wrote to the…

Despite the fact that I grew up in a family where, for various reasons, people drank way too much and where I also became acquainted with the negative consequences of this, it broke down…

I will be honest. I sometimes secretly read the Libelle when I visit my parents. And I've been doing that for years. Preferably in the toilet. However…

As the daughter of an alcoholic, drinking has never been something I did completely without a warning voice in my head. There were always those questions: Is this too much?…

After more than three weeks of sobriety, I muse about an alcohol-free life after January. Shall I, Shall I not, Shall I, Shall I…. Normally I am not a doubter,…

“Announcing you're only having 1 beer is like jumping off an apartment building and saying you'll fall to the fourth floor,” this was one of many comments…

"It is a child of the father!" my father always says with a smile when I order my umpteenth glass of red wine in the restaurant. My father likes a strong drink…

Last summer I had a funny conversation with my two little cousins, ages six and eight. In the summer I always like to make cocktails as a cool snack at the barbecue.…

Unbelievable how life is geared to alcohol. Oddly enough, you only realize that when you take a look yourself. Went to a very nice party of a friend last night.…