So... I’m not saying that I’m like this, nor do I necessarily KNOW anybody like this, but... If I try really hard I can totally imagine how SOMETIMES, a beer or some wine before/while playing with your kids could make everything better.
For everybody involved.
If you sit back with your favorite drink, you, too, may be able to imagine the same.
I think for me for such a person, that it isn’t about the alcohol, per se, it’s about the trigger of “being off work”... more of a weekend mindset
(not to be confused with a weakened mindset).
It facilitates compartmentalizing “kids” time as distinct and separate from “work” time.
I should try it some time and I’ll let you know how it goes.