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... especially if they don't want their daughters to drink themselves to oblivion and wind up getting filmed while being gang-raped by a bunch of horny, drunk teenage boys, who also need to be on a tight leash until they develop the common sense not to engage in that sort of behavior.
I'm not a parent but my friend lets her daughter drink as long as they don't go anywhere but also let her friend drink. Someone she hadn't met before and doesn't know the parents. My friend and her cousins told her she shouldn't especially not knowing her parents. She doesn't think it's a big deal.
Heck to the NO....
My own children might snag a sip of something, but no way would I let someone else's kid drink under my watch.
my neighbor was doing this, allowing the son to have parties, well I would have beer cans on my lawn, cigarette butts by the handful, even a tampon and other trash, I dealt with his drunk friends driving on my lawn, pissing on my lawn, fed up I asked the dad to tone down the parties and he freaked out, that being said I haven't spoke to him since, so I would say bad idea, especially if you do not want problems with neighbors.
Next time call the police. Let them deal with the underaged drinking.
None of that matters. It doesn't matter if it's beer, wine or hard liquor. It's all intoxicating.
It only takes once for a fatal DUI to happen. It doesn't matter what time of day.
Of course all of those things matter. Context is everything.
This puritanical attitude toward alcohol doesn't prevent abuse
any more than a puritanical attitude toward sex prevents teen pregnancy.
All that works is education.
I think if you bring up your child correctly and in a responsible committed stable two parent household, your teenagers will not worship drinking or even care that much about it. I think the horse is already out of the barn if you're worrying about whether to allow a 16-year-old to drink. A properly raised 16-year-old will have a general contempt for any mind altering substance. That is the key, not withholding the alcohol after they are already damaged and seeking to escape life.
It is comical that you believe this.
My father will tell you, I was the 2 year old that would down his beer the moment he was distracted. At two I was far from "already damaged and seeking to escape life". I actually liked the taste of beer. I still do today at 38 years old.
Of course all of those things matter. Context is everything.
This puritanical attitude toward alcohol doesn't prevent abuse
any more than a puritanical attitude toward sex prevents teen pregnancy.
All that works is education.
Has nithing to do with a puritanical attitude but of an awareness of the legal ramifications in the event of any sort of problem, as well as the fact that making parental decisions for minor children that are not yours opens up another can of worms.
I'm not a parent but my friend lets her daughter drink as long as they don't go anywhere but also let her friend drink. Someone she hadn't met before and doesn't know the parents. My friend and her cousins told her she shouldn't especially not knowing her parents. She doesn't think it's a big deal.
NO
The only people who can allow someone underage to drink are either their parents, legal guardians, or their spouse. That's the way it is in most states.
I may get flamed for this, but my wife and I have been guilty of letting our son (he is 17) and his friends have a beer or two on a couple of occasions (Thanksgiving at our house and a slumber party). We knew their parents, and they were not allowed to leave the house that night. We know it was probably not the right thing to do, but it was a very controlled environment and these were "good" kids. My somewhat conservative mother allowed me and some close buds to have a beer or two on some occasions when I was a teenager back in the 80s with no detrimental effect.
Last edited by Remington Steel; 03-26-2017 at 03:44 AM..
I never let anyone else's kids have alcohol at my house. I was way too paranoid about that sort of thing and since I'm not really a drinker myself it never even came up.
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