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re: Do you allow your teenagers to drink?
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:26 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:26 pm to theantiquetiger
I've got an 18-yo marine.
Before he went to boot camp I let him pick a bottle from the bar and we shared that with his cousin.
I'm bringing the bottle when we go see him graduate.
Responsible drinking has to be taught
Before he went to boot camp I let him pick a bottle from the bar and we shared that with his cousin.
I'm bringing the bottle when we go see him graduate.
Responsible drinking has to be taught
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Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:39 pm to theantiquetiger
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They saying I’ve probably been feeding them alcohol since they were 13, thinking it funny.
Welcome to the OT and the internet.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:47 pm to GreenRockTiger
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explain
You’ve already decided. It’s not like theirs some secret mystery. You’ve just weighed the same issues and decided you are fine.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:50 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Shame and guilt still have a place, and they do work.
Not everyone is a piece of shite addict
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:50 pm to NoSaint
That doesn’t explain why it’s bad parenting.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:53 pm to theantiquetiger
Yes, but only at home under our supervision. I teach them how to responsibly drink. I don’t get drunk with them.
They can learn from you or learn from their friends.
They can learn from you or learn from their friends.
This post was edited on 8/10/24 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:55 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Funny thing is, both my daughters said the worse kids were the ones who their parents didn’t allow them to drink.
This is so true. When parents put unrealistic expectations on their kids, those kids tend to go wild in college. This has probably been observed by every poster here.
And parents, if you start sentences with, "Oh I know my child would never..." You're the problem, and you have the sneaky kid.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:55 pm to theantiquetiger
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We would buy our daughters their alcohol when they went out. Now granted, I’m talking about special occasions (prom, homecoming, etc).
I agree with most of what you said until I saw this. Thats just dumb
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:57 pm to theantiquetiger
I think it's trashy. You don't want to be on the other end if it goes sideways and your child becomes an alcoholic, gets a DUI, kills someone, etc. 
This post was edited on 8/10/24 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:59 pm to theantiquetiger
Nope. Neither my wife nor myself drink so our kids aren't interested in it.
Also, we don't drink soda and, shocker, our kids don't want it if we go out.
Also, we don't drink soda and, shocker, our kids don't want it if we go out.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:00 pm to GreenRockTiger
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That doesn’t explain why it’s bad parenting.
There's been quite alot of research(that you can look up) done on teens & alcohol that dispels alot the myths that are in this thread.
"Teenagers are gonna drink anyway"
"Its ok as long as they aren't driving"
"Responsible drinking must be taught"
"Europeans don't have the problems we do with alcohol"
I'm not really into telling people how to raise their kids, but imo it's irresponsible to encourage drinking & supply alcohol to teenagers.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:01 pm to theantiquetiger
We had parents that hosted homecoming after parties in high school that let their freshman get tanked at like 14-15
They were responsible though. Reached out to every parent of the kids there and asked if they were going to allow their kids to drink. If your parents said no, you weren't getting shite and if you managed to get something, they'd take it.
I personally didn't drink until 16. Parents didn't give me a drink until a week before my 18th birthday.
After we lost out of the basketball playoffs, my dad stopped and got me a tall boy on the way home
They were responsible though. Reached out to every parent of the kids there and asked if they were going to allow their kids to drink. If your parents said no, you weren't getting shite and if you managed to get something, they'd take it.
I personally didn't drink until 16. Parents didn't give me a drink until a week before my 18th birthday.
After we lost out of the basketball playoffs, my dad stopped and got me a tall boy on the way home
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:03 pm to Epic Cajun
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Shame and guilt still have a place, and they do work.
Not everyone is a piece of shite addict
Weird how you autistic fricks cant understand basic behaviorism.
I do hope you dont have kids. You have no idea how to control them.
This post was edited on 8/10/24 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:06 pm to theantiquetiger
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remembering being a teenager, we did some stupid shite.
If you were a teenager in the 80’s you did shite that was beyond stupid. Borderline hoodrat and stuff that would get you arrested today.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:06 pm to theantiquetiger
Mine doesn’t drink but will smoke a blunt, I got tired of bitching about it.
He doesn’t do
It around me but I find evidence of use often.
He doesn’t do
It around me but I find evidence of use often.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:08 pm to The Torch
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Mine doesn’t drink but will smoke a blunt, I got tired of bitching about it.
My grandaughter who is living with me now says she does smoke occasionally with friends.
I had a talk about moderation with her, and have to trust her to self manage. But i will never use with her.
Thats retarded. Grown ups wanting to be peers instead of parents.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:19 pm to theantiquetiger
I don’t have teens yet but maybe depends, but better than a zero tolerance policy and them finding out on their own, you’ve all seen the hazing stories with kids getting alcohol poisoning and the worst sometimes happening.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:19 pm to AlterDWI
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I'm not really into telling people how to raise their kids, but imo it's irresponsible to encourage drinking & supply alcohol to teenagers.
I don't think letting them drink is exactly the same as encouraging it. In South Louisiana, drinking is like a religion, and teenagers are very likely to partake. Alcohol is everywhere, from kids birthday parties to baby showers and Sunday brunch, not to mention tailgates.
I would personally rather mine drink with me to know how it feels and to normalize it (in the sense that it's not the shiny object). I have seen quite a few sheltered teenagers go completely bananas wild in college. Not interested in that happening to my kids.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:20 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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My grandaughter who is living with me now says she does smoke occasionally with friends. I had a talk about moderation with her, and have to trust her to self manage. But i will never use with her. Thats retarded. Grown ups wanting to be peers instead of parents.
Neither I nor my wife smoke weed, never have. We are not big drinkers, we don’t drink everyday (except during Covid, that’s all we did). I like my bourbon and martinis, but I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been drunk in 20 years.
My oldest said she tried weed once in college, my youngest says she’s never tried it.
When I say we bought their alcohol in high school, it was usually Truely or some kind of seltzer, occasionally a bottle of Tito’s. They were not leaving with the bottle of vodka, they would make their drink in a Stanley, with enough vodka to probably get them buzzed at most.
Some here say it’s trashy and would never do it, but that’s probably the same parents who have problem kids, sneaking alcohol, getting shitfaced.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:22 pm to HouseMom
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Alcohol is everywhere, from kids birthday parties to baby showers and Sunday brunch, not to mention tailgates.
Limited to South Louisiana and ghettos everywhere.
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