Kingdom of Knuffel

I did not know that about overdosing after quitting for a while!
It does make sense though, but I had never thought about it that way.


Our ancestors passed us many things. Some are bad, others are good.
They had those sickness you inherited from them. They had them and still thrived - that's why you exist.
So they must have had other qualities -such as a great resilience- which made the sickness bearable, and you may have inherited them too!

The fire looks pretty! And yeah, I know usually not all alcohol disappears, but I usually let my kids eat anything that might contain some. Same with tiramisu, I often leave out the alcohol, but I do add the coffee. They like it, I might turn them into coffee addicts early on, but well..

I honestly don't like the 0,0% alcohol hype, it's half accepted to give that to kids, I usually don't. :>

Many people, not all, like liquorice, that's why I need to import sometime. :)

I don't think that children eating something with a little amount of alcohol makes any real difference.
Yeah, you may pour a glass of wine into a stew, and let's say half of the alcohol remains. Then the stew is shared by 6 people. Each person is roughly consuming the equivalent to 1/12 glasses of wine, which is quite irrelevant!

I was quite careful during pregnancy, and I assume that anyone who wants to stay 100% free of alcohol for whatever reason may be picky, but other than that I think common sense is enough.
Same with coffee, sugar and everything else.

When I was a kid and got a fever, it was commonly said that a glass of hot milk with a splash of brandy was great. My mom did that too.
But it was a splash of alcohol twice a year, hardly an impact on my routines.
(I generally think people used to have much more common sense than we have now...)



@Moi:
I really think you should check the orchid/dandelion children theory.
It mainly goes saying that some qualities (which by themselves are neither positive nor negative) such as sensitiveness, in rough enviroments may be an issue (for orchids do not thrive without the proper care) but in supportive enviroments lead to innovation and talent (for properly-cared orchids are a rare and beutiful flower).
People who do not have such qualities are more like dandelions: they grow anywhere, thrive no matter the climate, but on the other hand they are the same kind of thing everywhere.

I don't know.
It's only caffeine, I would say you can drink it from your teens, maybe?
I would not give it to an small child, because they need to sleep more. But once you start sleeping 8-9 hours a day I think it would be ok to drink some coffee.

Not to brag, but I literally just found a banana peel on the ground. I know, I'm pretty rich now.

Hahaha, you have a weird sense of humor, don't you? I love that.

Welcome to my hangout, Tertiary Intellingence.
Such a long nickname, how should we call you? TI?

Sure, I don't mind nicknames. Thanks for inviting me to post. It's nice to have an invitation so I don't feel like I'm intruding.