Why do parents let their kids go to drinking parties (or even worse, host them!) in high school?

[Anonymous]

A lot of people think that drinking and screwing around in their teens was a highlight of their lives, so they don’t care if their kids are doing it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How are you going to stop it?

No unsupervised hangouts. Movies & and walking around the mall on a Friday night with mom & dad.

Oh they're going to love that . . .

Trying to be your child’s friend?
They need actual parents with the guts to say no.

Not pp but if hanging out with my kid on a Friday nights means they’re not out drinking who knows where, so be it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are you going to stop it?

No unsupervised hangouts. Movies & and walking around the mall on a Friday night with mom & dad.

Oh they're going to love that . . .

Trying to be your child’s friend?
They need actual parents with the guts to say no.

So that means stalking them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't even understand why kids even want to. I truly don't understand it. I made it through my teens years without drinking just fine.

Alcohol is fun. So is sex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are you going to stop it?

No unsupervised hangouts. Movies & and walking around the mall on a Friday night with mom & dad.

Oh they're going to love that . . .

Trying to be your child’s friend?
They need actual parents with the guts to say no.

So that means stalking them?

No. Why do you think that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people think that drinking and screwing around in their teens was a highlight of their lives, so they don’t care if their kids are doing it.

It’s moreso that kids go to college at 17/18, they’re suddenly out from under their mom’s thumb & go wild.

[Anonymous]

That’s how you develop good social skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't even understand why kids even want to. I truly don't understand it. I made it through my teens years without drinking just fine.

Alcohol is fun. So is sex.

Sad if kids don’t know how to have fun without it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are you going to stop it?

No unsupervised hangouts. Movies & and walking around the mall on a Friday night with mom & dad.

Bwhahahaha. Let us know how that works out for you. Your kid will be the one going crazy in college. If you let them out of the house to go that is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people think that drinking and screwing around in their teens was a highlight of their lives, so they don’t care if their kids are doing it.

It’s moreso that kids go to college at 17/18, they’re suddenly out from under their mom’s thumb & go wild.

That’s a myth.
Not evidence that kids who drink in HS are less “wild” than those who start in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people think that drinking and screwing around in their teens was a highlight of their lives, so they don’t care if their kids are doing it.

It’s moreso that kids go to college at 17/18, they’re suddenly out from under their mom’s thumb & go wild.

That’s a myth.
Not evidence that kids who drink in HS are less “wild” than those who start in college.

Lol no.

[Anonymous]

I’ve already decided that my kids aren’t getting their licenses until 18, and no cars, gas or insurance until they have full-time jobs. It’s not a money issue. That is how I was raised & I see no issue with it. Kids practice driving over the following the breaks & summers.

[Anonymous]

The parents hosting these parties are alcoholics themselves, and probably in denial that they are alcoholics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The parents hosting these parties are alcoholics themselves, and probably in denial that they are alcoholics.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve already decided that my kids aren’t getting their licenses until 18, and no cars, gas or insurance until they have full-time jobs. It’s not a money issue. That is how I was raised & I see no issue with it. Kids practice driving over the following the breaks & summers.

Same here.