More Moms Drinking and Driving
For our family segment, we take a look at a recent government report that shows a 30 percent increase in the number of women arrested for drinking and driving in the past ten years. This report comes out amidst a vigorous discussion in the blogosphere about mothers who drink. Are mothers more stressed out than they used to be, or has the feminist movement made it more socially acceptable to drink than a couple of generations ago?
To discuss this we speak to Lisa Belkin, writer of the New York Times’ MotherLode blog; and Tara Trower, assistant features editor at the Austin American Statesman and writer for the Statesman’s Mama Drama blog.
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