Are you against parents allowing underage drinking parties?

[Anonymous]

Obviously.
I don't understand why you can't have a fun party without alcohol (for kids AND adults).

[Anonymous]

This is an old thread. "Alex and Calvin's Law" took effect October 1, 2016.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate "oaths". I think that is disgusting. Oaths remind me of Nazi Germany. Wrong way to handle the problem

You mean like the Pledge of Allegiance? Idiot.

[Anonymous]

Of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well most of these kids are also having sex, how about hosting a sex party?

Actually you are incorrect. One may think from social media, movies, etc.. that they are, but that stats show otherwise.

http://recapp.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.StatisticsDetail&PageID=555

Another stat that it doesn't show is that in 2015, 94% of freshman girls were still virgins and by senior year 55% were still virgins.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a47924/college-virgin-poll/

From freshman to seniors, 41 percent of women and 49 percent of men said they were not sexually active. And 39 percent said they were virgins.


So no, high school and college kids are not having nearly as much sex as you think they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an honest question that I am sure will get flamed for --- If I allow my Sophomore DD to have a larger group of kids over, say 40, and I hide all alcohol in my home, and walk through party every 20-30 minutes to make sure I do not see anything obvious -- including alcohol, do you think it is right to hold me responsible for kids drinking at the party? Where should 15-16 year-olds go on the weekend? I do not want my kids drinking, doing drugs or having sex. I would never buy alcohol for minors. But I do not think it should the adults fault including another parent that allows kids over their house. I don't want the gathering to be in some woods in Gaithersburg or parking lots in Bethesda. And I don't think the answer is no more get togethers. But I guess the law says I would be responsible.

You lost me at :"If I allows my sophomore to have a large group of kids over, say 40"

You are saying you can't be responsible for what all 40 kids are doing? How about you don't invite 40 kids over your house???? I mean really

And what are kids supposed to do you say? Hang out at the mall, movies, go bowling, laser tag, have sleepovers, have small groups over to watch movies/play card games. Go to sporting events, concerts, or other holiday events like Field of Screams. Please stop the excuse that kids have nothing to do. Drinking in a house doing nothing is lame. Losers do that.

+1 at our high school it is the popular group that is doing this. The parents don't want their kids to be out of the group which is why this will continue. it is not cool to go bowling, do laser tag etc.

[Anonymous]

I am not necessarily morally against it; I drank as a teen and wouldn't be very upset if my kids do. For practical reasons having to do with the legal situation, however, yes I'm against this practice and would not provide alcohol nor want any parents of my children's friends to do so.

[Anonymous]

Only if the bill applies to under 18s, not under 21s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not necessarily morally against it; I drank as a teen and wouldn't be very upset if my kids do. For practical reasons having to do with the legal situation, however, yes I'm against this practice and would not provide alcohol nor want any parents of my children's friends to do so.

This is pretty much exactly me too. I also prefer if my teen waits until more like 17 to start. 14 seems really young.

[Anonymous]

Who resurrected this thread from 2016?

Who is looking to label/blame other parents?

OF COURSE parents are against under age drinking!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an honest question that I am sure will get flamed for --- If I allow my Sophomore DD to have a larger group of kids over, say 40, and I hide all alcohol in my home, and walk through party every 20-30 minutes to make sure I do not see anything obvious -- including alcohol, do you think it is right to hold me responsible for kids drinking at the party? Where should 15-16 year-olds go on the weekend? I do not want my kids drinking, doing drugs or having sex. I would never buy alcohol for minors. But I do not think it should the adults fault including another parent that allows kids over their house. I don't want the gathering to be in some woods in Gaithersburg or parking lots in Bethesda. And I don't think the answer is no more get togethers. But I guess the law says I would be responsible.

You lost me at :"If I allows my sophomore to have a large group of kids over, say 40"

You are saying you can't be responsible for what all 40 kids are doing? How about you don't invite 40 kids over your house???? I mean really

And what are kids supposed to do you say? Hang out at the mall, movies, go bowling, laser tag, have sleepovers, have small groups over to watch movies/play card games. Go to sporting events, concerts, or other holiday events like Field of Screams. Please stop the excuse that kids have nothing to do. Drinking in a house doing nothing is lame. Losers do that.

Pretty much this. If you honestly don’t think your kids have anything else to do than sit around drinking, maybe you should address that problem rather than hosting parties for them that you acknowledge wouldn't be properly supervised.