Our 'Song To Chew' this week, is NO EXCUSE T'USE BOOZE from my “Stayin' Over” album.  There are an estimated 5.3 million kids under the age of 17 in this country who have a serious drinking problem.  When I wrote this song, 'Honky Boy Pete' popped into my mind, told he was a 'recovering alcoholic' and he wanted to talk to the kids, if I didn't mind.  He explains some of the down-side things that happen when kids and other people drink booze to medicate their painful feelings.  One out of four kids in the U.S. currently live in alcoholic homes, and less than one out of ten gets any information about how to cope with pressures that exist in these homes.  There aren't simple answers to fix things for these kids, but I know that when kids feel 'loved', they find it easier to like themselves.  Unhappy kids who use alcohol to medicate painful feelings, are following examples set by unhappy adults.  Most grown-ups admit that drinking "booze" is not a healthy habit, and yet millions of us still choose to drink alcoholic beverages rather than pick up a glass of water.  As Honky Boy says, "Sometimes life’s a drag, an’ it’s tough t’be a kid, but you’ll make it fine without drugs an’ booze, lots of other people did!" I’m Peter Alsop.  Thanks for stopping by.  I’ll be back next week with another ‘Song to Chew’.  Bye for now! 
 
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