Would you mind if your 15 year old drank?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 beers at 15 is ok

It's actually not. You don't get to pick and choose what is legal. If you want your children to respect and follow the law, you have to respect and follow the law.

100 Percent agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No but I’m French and routinely had a small glass of wine with dinner at that age...

Isn't that great? I guess that OP and others here can just tell that to the cops who bring in their kids for underage drinking at a party. "But officer, some French lady on the Internet drank wine with dinner at that age in the late '90s, so obviously this is all fine!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 beers at 15 is ok

It's actually not. You don't get to pick and choose what is legal. If you want your children to respect and follow the law, you have to respect and follow the law.

100 Percent agree.

Except it’s legal for your team to drink two beers in your house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No but I’m French and routinely had a small glass of wine with dinner at that age...

Isn't that great? I guess that OP and others here can just tell that to the cops who bring in their kids for underage drinking at a party. "But officer, some French lady on the Internet drank wine with dinner at that age in the late '90s, so obviously this is all fine!"

Hey dim wit it’s legal to give your child beer and wine in your house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is so scary to me that there are parents out here who even think this is a question. SMH.

I'll bite-- why is it so scary to you. Do you think everyone who has a beer at 15 end up with unhealthy approach to alcohol? Or that everyone who has a beer at 15 suffer lifelong health consequences?

Is it or is it not OK to break the law, moron? Oh it is? Oh but just THIS law?

Hope your kids enjoy jail, suspension, losing a job, and all the other natural, predictable consequences of breaking the law and the rules of schools and businesses.

Do you actually think that a 15-year-old who is “drinking beer is going to jail?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is so scary to me that there are parents out here who even think this is a question. SMH.

I'll bite-- why is it so scary to you. Do you think everyone who has a beer at 15 end up with unhealthy approach to alcohol? Or that everyone who has a beer at 15 suffer lifelong health consequences?

Is it or is it not OK to break the law, moron? Oh it is? Oh but just THIS law?

Hope your kids enjoy jail, suspension, losing a job, and all the other natural, predictable consequences of breaking the law and the rules of schools and businesses.

I appreciate the thoughtful responses but I think this is hysterical.

Tell it to the judge when your 17- or 18-year-old gets a DUI.

We had a lot of parents like you when I was on the swim team. My parents were the "uncool" ones. Here are actual things that happened to some of my teammmates:

1) One did, in fact, get a DUI when she was a freshman at Michigan State, age 19. Lost a swimming scholarship.
2) One lost the team captain position when my coach heard she drank at a party. A high school consequence, sure. Low-stakes, sure. But a natural consequence of her dumb behavior.
3) One started abusing drugs while in high school and went down the full, predictable druggie path. Two babies with two different dads; she has never had custody, her parents raise them. She's been in and out of jail. Never held down a decent job. Rehab, lose a job at Pizza Hut or some such, rinse, repeat.
4) My friend got in too deep with some of the guys on the boys team and kind of became...known as a slut. She has a fine life now, but that can't be fun to look back on.

There were other teammates who drank and got away with it and no big consequences, sure. Maybe your kids will be like those kids, fine. Maybe not.

You must be a child of an alcoholic because you’re completely hysterical

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I would but both my kids drank at 15.

I didn’t freak out or punish them.

It’s part of our American HS culture and we discussed it and monitored it.

I don't buy that it's part of every Americans HS culture. The kids who are allowed to just go out to whatever and "be home byxxx" without having to say what they are doing is still a minority. They are.thr kids allowed to party. I wasn't, neither were my friends until basically after senior year spring break, even then the reigns were pretty tight until graduation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No but I’m French and routinely had a small glass of wine with dinner at that age...

Isn't that great? I guess that OP and others here can just tell that to the cops who bring in their kids for underage drinking at a party. "But officer, some French lady on the Internet drank wine with dinner at that age in the late '90s, so obviously this is all fine!"

I fully think drinking as a compliment to food is a different beast than drinking to get drunk or buzzed. And I do both. But one is much better at 15 IMO, you aren't partying with your parents over a duck and rose pairing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No but I’m French and routinely had a small glass of wine with dinner at that age...

Isn't that great? I guess that OP and others here can just tell that to the cops who bring in their kids for underage drinking at a party. "But officer, some French lady on the Internet drank wine with dinner at that age in the late '90s, so obviously this is all fine!"

I fully think drinking as a compliment to food is a different beast than drinking to get drunk or buzzed. And I do both. But one is much better at 15 IMO, you aren't partying with your parents over a duck and rose pairing.

The conversation is about two beers... not shotgunning a six pack

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is so scary to me that there are parents out here who even think this is a question. SMH.

I'll bite-- why is it so scary to you. Do you think everyone who has a beer at 15 end up with unhealthy approach to alcohol? Or that everyone who has a beer at 15 suffer lifelong health consequences?

Is it or is it not OK to break the law, moron? Oh it is? Oh but just THIS law?

Hope your kids enjoy jail, suspension, losing a job, and all the other natural, predictable consequences of breaking the law and the rules of schools and businesses.

I appreciate the thoughtful responses but I think this is hysterical.

Tell it to the judge when your 17- or 18-year-old gets a DUI.

We had a lot of parents like you when I was on the swim team. My parents were the "uncool" ones. Here are actual things that happened to some of my teammmates:

1) One did, in fact, get a DUI when she was a freshman at Michigan State, age 19. Lost a swimming scholarship.
2) One lost the team captain position when my coach heard she drank at a party. A high school consequence, sure. Low-stakes, sure. But a natural consequence of her dumb behavior.
3) One started abusing drugs while in high school and went down the full, predictable druggie path. Two babies with two different dads; she has never had custody, her parents raise them. She's been in and out of jail. Never held down a decent job. Rehab, lose a job at Pizza Hut or some such, rinse, repeat.
4) My friend got in too deep with some of the guys on the boys team and kind of became...known as a slut. She has a fine life now, but that can't be fun to look back on.

There were other teammates who drank and got away with it and no big consequences, sure. Maybe your kids will be like those kids, fine. Maybe not.

You must be a child of an alcoholic because you’re completely hysterical

Every single one of those things actually happened to people I was on the swim team with in high school.

And as I mentioned, yes, of course there were some kids who drank and there were no real consequences. But sure, go down the path of losing scholarships, DUIs and drug abuse and good luck.

Because you don't get to act like you can predict what will happen for YOUR kid. You don't get to declare that you will have a no-consequence kid vs. a kid who gets a DUI.

Best of luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 beers at 15 is ok

It's actually not. You don't get to pick and choose what is legal. If you want your children to respect and follow the law, you have to respect and follow the law.

100 Percent agree.

Except it’s legal for your team to drink two beers in your house

If you think that is the worst your kid could do, wake up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 beers at 15 is ok

It's actually not. You don't get to pick and choose what is legal. If you want your children to respect and follow the law, you have to respect and follow the law.

100 Percent agree.

Except it’s legal for your team to drink two beers in your house

There are 8 states that allow this. It does not allow for someone else to provide alcohol at their house. So, a parent who provides alcohol to underage kids at a party, get together or beach week can be citied. Will they get in that much trouble, not in MD as mostly they get off with a small fine. Unfortunately, that's when someone dies at the hands of a drunk driver.

That said, the law is 21 so explain to your teen why they have to follow other laws but not that one???

This is should be a no brainer. Oh wait, none of the bad stuff will ever happen to my kid. My kid won't drive drunk that one time. My kid won't get alcohol poisoning. My kid .......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes I would but both my kids drank at 15.

I didn’t freak out or punish them.

It’s part of our American HS culture and we discussed it and monitored it.

I don't buy that it's part of every Americans HS culture. The kids who are allowed to just go out to whatever and "be home byxxx" without having to say what they are doing is still a minority. They are.thr kids allowed to party. I wasn't, neither were my friends until basically after senior year spring break, even then the reigns were pretty tight until graduation

I’m not exactly sure where you got “Party” from ...the person asked about two beers. If your kid had two beers most likely at 15 the kid stole two beers from somewhere and they drank it in their basement just to see what it was like.

Yes drinking is part of high school American culture. Kids are faced with not going to parties every single weekend because there’s alcohol and drugs there. I didn’t saying my kids go to those parties but I do imagine that sometime during their high school career they’re going to try a beer and maybe two

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2 beers at 15 is ok[/quote]

It's actually not. You don't get to pick and choose what is legal. If you want your children to respect and follow the law, you have to respect and follow the law. [/quote]

100 Percent agree. [/quote]

Except it’s legal for your team to drink two beers in your house[/quote]

There are 8 states that allow this. It does not allow for someone else to provide alcohol at their house. So, a parent who provides alcohol to underage kids at a party, get together or beach week can be citied. Will they get in that much trouble, not in MD as mostly they get off with a small fine. Unfortunately, that's when someone dies at the hands of a drunk driver.

That said, the law is 21 so explain to your teen why they have to follow other laws but not that one???

This is should be a no brainer. Oh wait, none of the bad stuff will ever happen to my kid. My kid won't drive drunk that one time. My kid won't get alcohol poisoning. My kid .......[/quote]

Where does it say an op’s npost is it OK to serve two beers to someone else’s kid? It doesn’t the question is would you freak out if your kid had two beers, would you be OK with it, would you not be OK with it but you would react calmly.

I love how all your responses are that this kid is now going to get in a car drive and crash into somebody a 15-year-old doesn’t even have a license. Nobody is saying it’s OK to drink and drive ...someone asked would it be OK if your kid drank two beers. Also the response is no I wouldn’t be OK with it but I also wouldn’t freak out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes I would but both my kids drank at 15.

I didn’t freak out or punish them.

It’s part of our American HS culture and we discussed it and monitored it.

I don't buy that it's part of every Americans HS culture. The kids who are allowed to just go out to whatever and "be home byxxx" without having to say what they are doing is still a minority. They are.thr kids allowed to party. I wasn't, neither were my friends until basically after senior year spring break, even then the reigns were pretty tight until graduation

I’m not exactly sure where you got “Party” from ...the person asked about two beers. If your kid had two beers most likely at 15 the kid stole two beers from somewhere and they drank it in their basement just to see what it was like.

Yes drinking is part of high school American culture. Kids are faced with not going to parties every single weekend because there’s alcohol and drugs there. I didn’t saying my kids go to those parties but I do imagine that sometime during their high school career they’re going to try a beer and maybe two

NP. You are so dumb to think that "just beer" is truly gonna be just beer. I am so laughing at you. If you don't get that just beers leads to just beers and then shots and then just beers, shots and pot you are a complete moron.