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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

You THOUGHT you've known them since K.
If that's what they did to your kid at your house, no, they are NOT good kids.
Please stop calling them good kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

You THOUGHT you've known them since K.
If that's what they did to your kid at your house, no, they are NOT good kids.
Please stop calling them good kids.

You can still be a good kid and experiment. It is part of growing up. Yes, not all kids experiment, but it doesn't make you a bad kid if you experiment and it doesn't make you a bad parent if your kid experiments. I am not saying you condone drinking, but you don't know everything your kids is doing all of the time. It is part of growing up to not have mom and dad involved in every aspect of your life. It is human nature to break rules and test limits. Nobody on this earth is perfect and has never broken a single rule.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

You THOUGHT you've known them since K.
If that's what they did to your kid at your house, no, they are NOT good kids.
Please stop calling them good kids.

You can still be a good kid and experiment. It is part of growing up. Yes, not all kids experiment, but it doesn't make you a bad kid if you experiment and it doesn't make you a bad parent if your kid experiments. I am not saying you condone drinking, but you don't know everything your kids is doing all of the time. It is part of growing up to not have mom and dad involved in every aspect of your life. It is human nature to break rules and test limits. Nobody on this earth is perfect and has never broken a single rule.

Parents like you are a huge part of the problem. Juvenile detention centers are full of "good" kids who "experimented" but got caught. Neither are their parents rich enough, or stupid enough, to bail them out.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

Different poster here, but you should take your nonsense somewhere else. Thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

Nobody said any of that. Use the summer break to brush up on your debating skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

Thank you! You can't watch your children 24x7. You don't go to the grocery store... And if you do, you make you 17 yo go with you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

Nobody said any of that. Use the summer break to brush up on your debating skills.

Yes. That is what she said, she does not let her child watch a movie with friends without checking on them every few minutes and they can only watch tv on the same floor that she is sitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/police-say-teen-driver-in-wootton-high-school-crash-expected-to-survive/2015/06/29/7abac122-1e87-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html

As of today, "no charges have yet been filed, pending the completion of the final police report," just heard on WTOP. Are they thinking people might start answering the questions by police? Aren't people legally obligated to answer questions by law enforcement?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/police-say-teen-driver-in-wootton-high-school-crash-expected-to-survive/2015/06/29/7abac122-1e87-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html

As of today, "no charges have yet been filed, pending the completion of the final police report," just heard on WTOP. Are they thinking people might start answering the questions by police? Aren't people legally obligated to answer questions by law enforcement?

Might be waiting on toxicology reports, which can take several weeks. If memory serves, I think they need to charge everything together/at once on traffic cases, otherwise the defendant can just pay a more minor ticket and bar prosecution on additional charges down the line. Double jeopardy and all that.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

Thank you! You can't watch your children 24x7. You don't go to the grocery store... And if you do, you make you 17 yo go with you?

What is wrong with your reading comprehension? We are talking about supervision at a party. Not their every waking moment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/police-say-teen-driver-in-wootton-high-school-crash-expected-to-survive/2015/06/29/7abac122-1e87-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html

As of today, "no charges have yet been filed, pending the completion of the final police report," just heard on WTOP. Are they thinking people might start answering the questions by police? Aren't people legally obligated to answer questions by law enforcement?

Might be waiting on toxicology reports, which can take several weeks. If memory serves, I think they need to charge everything together/at once on traffic cases, otherwise the defendant can just pay a more minor ticket and bar prosecution on additional charges down the line. Double jeopardy and all that.

Thanks. What about the hosting parents?

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Anonymous wrote:Had a "dry" graduation party for my son. (He was not a cool kid). It was during the day on a Saturday. Only one parent called me to ask if there would be alcohol there.
Just because the kids are going to sneak and do stuff anyway doesn't mean we shouldn't try and have no-alcohol events.
I'm not willing to throw in the towel and just see what happens.

You're my idea of a good parent.

+1

Good for you PP. And, good for that other parent for calling to ask!

You do realize most of the parties with drugs and alcohol ... The parents did not supply it, it is hidden from the parents. It's not until somebody throws up that the parents realize there is a breach in security.

I hope you then told everyone to call their parents to be taken home. Did you? Or did they drive themselves, not know for sure if they had "too much" to drink?

*knowing

Except 1/2 the party went home, before you realize it.

Nobody should be hosting parties so big they don't know who's there. Nobody should be letting their kids hang out with "zero" supervision. If all this is happening, then parents are tacitly condoning it all. There's no way to hide heavy alcohol use unless the parents are drunk or stoned themselves.

You are clueless. 10 kids over to watch a movie, all are 17, you don't check on kids every 5 min. They sneak in vodka, do shots. 5 leave through the back door, your daughter realizes what is going onand comes to get you. You go downstairs and 1 kid is throwing up, 5 are gone. It happens as fast as that. PPLUS you have known all these kids since K... goood kids.

This must be a kid posting. I'm not clueless. I'm a responsible parent. Kids are in the family room, on the same level. If you aren't drinking yourself, you can smell alcohol (yes, including vodka) a mile away. Random checking, following by truly nixing inappropriate behavior, is a powerful deterrent. And I know many many parents like me, who do the same thing.

And there are many parents who don't supervise. Or who condone teen drinking. Kids tend to go "there" to party hard. Or they skip school and go to whatever house doesn't have parents and nosy neighbors. Not to my house.

Your kid is lucky to have a parent who isn't afraid to be the parent.

You really don't leave your 18 year old alone with his/her friends in your house and you stay in the same room with them???? Do you go to the movies with your 18 year old and his/her friends? Do you meet your 18 year old at school for lunch every day? Time to cut the cord!!!!!

Thank you! You can't watch your children 24x7. You don't go to the grocery store... And if you do, you make you 17 yo go with you?

What is wrong with your reading comprehension? We are talking about supervision at a party. Not their every waking moment.

No. We are talking about watching a movie, go back and read.

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We need to just ignore the above wayward poster.