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Not weird at all, OP! You sound fun and not on a high horse like many ppl. I would have had one!
I've seen wine or canned hard seltzers at afternoon parties for kid class bdays. We had mimosas at a brunch time party for my 1yo, though the invitee list was our friends (and their kids). Definitely makes it a bit more festive for adults. No one is going to get drunk in the morning while watching their kid and chatting with class parents and then drive home. So many PPs sound ridiculous. |
Yeah, I read. Did you? Nobody is talking about getting wasted. It's zero tolerance for teens. It's not zero tolerance for adults. One drink is fine, even according to the law. Why PP is talking about people getting shit faced is bizarre. Having a mimosa at a party isn't going to put anyone in DUI territory. |
I don’t drink much but I would probably have a mimosa. When in Rome! |
Uh, I didn’t have to read, I was the one at the party watching every adult drink full beers. Not splashes of champagne. Try *not* drinking and driving with/in front of your kids. It’s really not that hard. |
What does your random party have to do with other people having a mimosa at a 2 hour party? It's not all black and white. Maybe save your lecture for your degenerate crowd? |
Fun people would like it. some people need a reason to complain. |
Different poster, but I think you're missing the point. Teenagers do think in black and white terms very frequently. So if they know the rule is "absolutely do not get behind the wheel if you've had any alcohol or ride in a car with someone who has," yet they've seen you do it for years at random barbeques and parties, they won't take that rule seriously. So sure, have a mimosa at the kindergarten party because the kids won't know the difference, but by late elementary school they know what you're doing and internalizing it. |
Try watching your own kid and not other parents. |
Or you could explain to kids about how long it takes to metabolize a drink, and that's why we have wine with dinner before going to see a play, but if we're stopping for a quick burger, we don't get a beer. I remember my mind being blown in second grade when a friend explained that if you get drunk, you will sober up eventually. For some reason I thought it was permanent. |
Then maybe don't make such blanket black and white statements that aren't very logical? |
I don't need alcohol or drugs to make me relax. I am a very happy and content person who doesn't need to prove anything to you. Drunks like you think you have to be uptight and not any fun if you aren't drinking. But I assure you this is not the case. I enjoy life without addictive substances. And I will live longer! Peace. You will need it |
You sound so desperate and pathetic. You're not very convincing with that stick up your backside. |
Wait, so now I'm not supposed have a beer at an afternoon BBQ because I will drive home in a couple of hours? Some of you have very odd notions of how alcohol interacts with the human body. |
Like I said I don't need nor desire to convince you. You are obviously an angry drunk not a happy one. Be well, my friend and I mean that sincerely. Anger inside will only harm yourself. |