Do you tell the parents (even if you do not know them or their kid)...

[Anonymous]

Yes tell them - you would want to know. You have done the right thing and they should thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Obviously. I am shocked at the number of supposed "parents" who are sitting there and saying to mind your business. This is your business: their kid threw a party. Your kid was at said party, was given alcohol (which is illegal) and pot(also illegal, even if the potheads up in our government now wish that wasn't the case), this has affected your child, and so to let this continue would be to ensure a location for juvenile delinquency continues to run as a party house.

If you don't report it, you will be supporting a public nuisense. If I was in your position, I would have called the cops immediately upon learning about this party, and immediately afterwards been talking to the "parents" that seem to think their kid is mature enough to stay home alone when they clearly just want to drink and get high.

If the situation was flipped, would you want to be notified? I would, certainly. It would be rough, but I would need to know, and I would even say that not reporting it is child neglect. Because should this been my teenage son throwing the party, you bet your ass I would want to know so I knew to put him into rehab for alcohol/drug addiction, and give him the severe punishment needed to help reform delinquents.

I am a parent but I also remember being a high school kid -- did you never attend a party at someone's house where there was alcohol and/or pot when you were in high school? And have you never gone to a party at a kid's house when the parents were out-of-town?! Come on - it was practically a right of passage when I was 16.

This is not the crime of the century.

NP here but actually I didn't attend any parties like that when I was in HS. Yeah, I was such an unpopular dork. Partied and dated like crazy in college though!

I did attend parties like this in HS back in the 80s. I'd have been mortally offended if anyone called me or anyone else a "deliquent". That word I associate with drop outs who deal drugs on the street corners of cities, not suburban kids in a well off neighborhood having a party ffs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obviously. I am shocked at the number of supposed "parents" who are sitting there and saying to mind your business. This is your business: their kid threw a party. Your kid was at said party, was given alcohol (which is illegal) and pot(also illegal, even if the potheads up in our government now wish that wasn't the case), this has affected your child, and so to let this continue would be to ensure a location for juvenile delinquency continues to run as a party house.

If you don't report it, you will be supporting a public nuisense. If I was in your position, I would have called the cops immediately upon learning about this party, and immediately afterwards been talking to the "parents" that seem to think their kid is mature enough to stay home alone when they clearly just want to drink and get high.

If the situation was flipped, would you want to be notified? I would, certainly. It would be rough, but I would need to know, and I would even say that not reporting it is child neglect. Because should this been my teenage son throwing the party, you bet your ass I would want to know so I knew to put him into rehab for alcohol/drug addiction, and give him the severe punishment needed to help reform delinquents.

I would strongly suggest being selfish and thinking of your own child before doing this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obviously. I am shocked at the number of supposed "parents" who are sitting there and saying to mind your business. This is your business: their kid threw a party. Your kid was at said party, was given alcohol (which is illegal) and pot(also illegal, even if the potheads up in our government now wish that wasn't the case), this has affected your child, and so to let this continue would be to ensure a location for juvenile delinquency continues to run as a party house.

If you don't report it, you will be supporting a public nuisense. If I was in your position, I would have called the cops immediately upon learning about this party, and immediately afterwards been talking to the "parents" that seem to think their kid is mature enough to stay home alone when they clearly just want to drink and get high.

If the situation was flipped, would you want to be notified? I would, certainly. It would be rough, but I would need to know, and I would even say that not reporting it is child neglect. Because should this been my teenage son throwing the party, you bet your ass I would want to know so I knew to put him into rehab for alcohol/drug addiction, and give him the severe punishment needed to help reform delinquents.

This is such a fake post -- who would put their kid in rehab for throwing a party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Obviously. I am shocked at the number of supposed "parents" who are sitting there and saying to mind your business. This is your business: their kid threw a party. Your kid was at said party, was given alcohol (which is illegal) and pot(also illegal, even if the potheads up in our government now wish that wasn't the case), this has affected your child, and so to let this continue would be to ensure a location for juvenile delinquency continues to run as a party house.

If you don't report it, you will be supporting a public nuisense. If I was in your position, I would have called the cops immediately upon learning about this party, and immediately afterwards been talking to the "parents" that seem to think their kid is mature enough to stay home alone when they clearly just want to drink and get high.

If the situation was flipped, would you want to be notified? I would, certainly. It would be rough, but I would need to know, and I would even say that not reporting it is child neglect. Because should this been my teenage son throwing the party, you bet your ass I would want to know so I knew to put him into rehab for alcohol/drug addiction, and give him the severe punishment needed to help reform delinquents.

I would strongly suggest being selfish and thinking of your own child before doing this.

I don't even know that it's being selfish to think of your own child in a situation like this. Drinking, driving, DUI or riding with a friend who is DUI, being at a drinking party with no adult supervision, etc.....that's a lot of ground to cover with your own kid in my own opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't tell other parents anything anymore. I did a few times, and it never ended well.

A suicide threat would be my only exception. Other than that, I MYOB.

Can you elaborate?

Because I am am still trying to figure out what good reasons these PPs have to NOT tell parents. I'm curious the potential outcome for parents, other than, 'thank you for telling us our kids threw a party. We obviously did not give them persmission.'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Obviously. I am shocked at the number of supposed "parents" who are sitting there and saying to mind your business. This is your business: their kid threw a party. Your kid was at said party, was given alcohol (which is illegal) and pot(also illegal, even if the potheads up in our government now wish that wasn't the case), this has affected your child, and so to let this continue would be to ensure a location for juvenile delinquency continues to run as a party house.

If you don't report it, you will be supporting a public nuisense. If I was in your position, I would have called the cops immediately upon learning about this party, and immediately afterwards been talking to the "parents" that seem to think their kid is mature enough to stay home alone when they clearly just want to drink and get high.

If the situation was flipped, would you want to be notified? I would, certainly. It would be rough, but I would need to know, and I would even say that not reporting it is child neglect. Because should this been my teenage son throwing the party, you bet your ass I would want to know so I knew to put him into rehab for alcohol/drug addiction, and give him the severe punishment needed to help reform delinquents.

I am a parent but I also remember being a high school kid -- did you never attend a party at someone's house where there was alcohol and/or pot when you were in high school? And have you never gone to a party at a kid's house when the parents were out-of-town?! Come on - it was practically a right of passage when I was 16.

This is not the crime of the century.

Yes... But that doesn't make it
1) legal or
2) smart

Come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't tell other parents anything anymore. I did a few times, and it never ended well.

A suicide threat would be my only exception. Other than that, I MYOB.

Can you elaborate?

Because I am am still trying to figure out what good reasons these PPs have to NOT tell parents. I'm curious the potential outcome for parents, other than, 'thank you for telling us our kids threw a party. We obviously did not give them persmission.'

Not the quoted PP, but I know a few parents who would be less than thankful. A response of "How about you mind your own effing business?" comes to mind.

OP deal with your own child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't tell other parents anything anymore. I did a few times, and it never ended well.

A suicide threat would be my only exception. Other than that, I MYOB.

Can you elaborate?

Because I am am still trying to figure out what good reasons these PPs have to NOT tell parents. I'm curious the potential outcome for parents, other than, 'thank you for telling us our kids threw a party. We obviously did not give them persmission.'

My main reason would be that it would be negative socially for my own child. I would use this opportunity to help my child grow and gain trust in me and our relationship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:... that their teenager had a party at their house last night when they were out of town?

I would only if its a good friend who knows my intentions are coming from the best and most caring place. Its risky to do that without knowing these people well though I personally would want to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... that their teenager had a party at their house last night when they were out of town?

I would only if its a good friend who knows my intentions are coming from the best and most caring place. Its risky to do that without knowing these people well though I personally would want to know.

IME, it's far worse when they're good friends.

Bottom line, OP: No one wants bad news about their kid.