HS Party with Alcohol... Death

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the parents were home-- the article said that when the cops went to the house, there were still partiers on the front lawn and the parents were home. Wow.

Why weren't they charged??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please teach your kids to say no, to advocate for their friends, and to call an adult or Uber when needed.

Why not *you* say no?
You're still the parent.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please teach your kids to say no, to advocate for their friends, and to call an adult or Uber when needed.

And wear seatbelts!

Are you nuts? Who cares about any of that when you're having fun drinking?

[Anonymous]

What needs to stop are the parents who are allowign their children to drink at home because it is "safer". In fact, in past threads, several DCUMers have stated they agree with this and don't think teens drinkin in the basement, with adults home, is a big deal.

It was for those four boys and their families.

I've heard they were invited, I've heard they crashed a sleepover, I've heard it was a huge party, but every story states the father was home and was fully aware the kids were drinking.

Hopefully this will be a lesson to the parents who want to be "cool" and knock some sense into them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please teach your kids to say no, to advocate for their friends, and to call an adult or Uber when needed.

Why not *you* say no?
You're still the parent.

Because I do that, you do that, we all DO THAT. But kids do dumb things and they need to have the skills and confidence to extricate themselves from these situations. Screaming no will not make underage drinking go away or be any less alluring. It will still be there whether you want it to be or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the parents were home-- the article said that when the cops went to the house, there were still partiers on the front lawn and the parents were home. Wow.

Why weren't they charged??

They are about to be.

[Anonymous]

Why is it significant that the beer was chilled?

[Anonymous]

Did any of the kids wear seatbelts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did any of the kids wear seatbelts?

From what I understood the two in the front did.
According to my teens, most "never wear seatbelts in the backseat"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is it significant that the beer was chilled?

Still drinking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did any of the kids wear seatbelts?

Yes. The two who survived.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did any of the kids wear seatbelts?

From what I understood the two in the front did.
According to my teens, most "never wear seatbelts in the backseat"

The two that survived?

[Anonymous]

If the passenger in the front seat survived with only minor injuries and the crash was as crazy as described above (with the passengers killed instantly), obviously the passenger and driver had seat belts on. Otherwise, there's no question they would be dead too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did any of the kids wear seatbelts?

From what I understood the two in the front did.
According to my teens, most "never wear seatbelts in the backseat"

Have your children said why most teenagers never wear seatbelts in the backseat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did any of the kids wear seatbelts?

From what I understood the two in the front did.
According to my teens, most "never wear seatbelts in the backseat"

Have your children said why most teenagers never wear seatbelts in the backseat?

It's really weird to me. I have teens and recently, when I am driving, I notice the kids in the back do not have seat belts. I make them buckle, but I say... You are not 3 years old buckle, I should not have to tell you that, then they unbuckle while I am driving. I really don't get it.