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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

From ‘Sex in the City' mothering to abstinence — how one one woman inspired others to stop


She is arguably one of the best-known sober mothers in North America. Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, author of Naptime is the New Happy Hour and Sippy Cups are not for Chardonnay, made her name with a popular online column “Make Mine a Double: Tales of Twins and Tequila.”

Then, without warning, she quit drinking. Only three months into sobriety, she was profiled in the New York Times Sunday Styles section with the following headline: “A Heroine of Cocktail Moms Sobers Up.” Wilder-Taylor had announced her news on her popular mommy blog, Babyonbored with this simple statement: “I drink too much. It became a nightly compulsion and I'm outing myself to you. . . . I quit on Friday.” > > > > Read More