Do you lock your liquor/wine and beer away?
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Anonymous
| As the kids are becoming teens - just wondering what most people do? We always have wine and beer in fridge and a few bottles of liquor in a cabinet in the dining room...... |
Anonymous
| I was wondering the same thing. I was getting ready to purchase a fancy liquor cart for the house and I had to wonder if having all that booze out in the open with a teenager in the house was a great idea. We do have plenty of other wine and spirits in the house unsecured. My 16 year-old is not part of the party group and he and his friends are into gaming, horror movies, etc., but I do realize that can change quickly. I'm thinking unsecured until he gives me a reason to do otherwise. I'll stay vigilant. |
Anonymous
| What kind of kids did you raise? |
Anonymous
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yes and any drugs if we have them but we don't at the moment.
A good way to notice liquor missing and water put in to fool the parents, put a dot on the level it is currently. A spot your kid wouldn't look for. Never be fully trusting. Kids are sneaky shits. I had a neighbor friend that started drinking at age 11. She is currently a full blown alcoholic. How she's still alive surprises me. |
Anonymous
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I've told this story before on DCUM, but when we were teens, my parents had a "liquor cart" that held crystal bottles with little ceramic labels. "Gin" "Vodka" "Whiskey" "Bourbon".
Then my sister and her friends had a sleepover. The next day, the labels should have changed to read "Water" "Water" Watered-down Coke" and "Flat Dr Pepper." 
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Anonymous
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No. The kids have always been around alcohol. Their father owns bars and clubs. There's a fully-stocked bar in our family room. There's no mystery.
When the kids have parties, adults are home. One of them is in eye sight of the bar. Our kids know to come ask us for help if they can't control their friends. They know they have our permission to make us the bad guy if they need to with friends who want to drink. The most I've ever had to say is one line, like "Sorry guys, bar is closed," or "I know you just had a birthday, but I'm pretty sure you didn't turn 21" or "If you want to taste that, next time you're here with your parents get their permission and then I'll be happy to give you some." |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
Love this! |
Anonymous
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Not until you are given reason to.
Granted, me and DH are not heavy drinkers, so we rarely have more then a few beers and maybe a bottle of liquor or two in the house at the time. But seriously, can you guys not tell when liquor has been watered down? Its pretty obvious. |
Anonymous
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My boys are 17 and 12 and we don't lock anything up. My parents didn't either when I was a kid. Without some special circumstance it sounds a bit extreme.
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Anonymous
Very funny! 
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Anonymous
I decided to forgo a bar cart for this purpose. I love the way they look, but don't want to highlight alcohol or leave it in the open with teens in the house. My kids (19 and 16) are not partiers, but why go there? We do have wine and other alcohol unsecured, but it is behind cabinet doors, out of sight. Like you, I stay vigilant. |
Anonymous
| I just stopped buying alcohol. I was never a big drinker and starting drinking only when I was in restaurants. Of course, that only solves the problem of possibly drinking at home, but I felt it was a good idea to remove any temptation. |
Anonymous
I had to check the date to see if I posted this a while ago. We have boys, 12 and 17, and we don't lock anything either. |
Anonymous
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Never and would not even consider it. We have a lot of alcohol at home (from cheap beer to expensive single malts).
It is all along the same lines as giving a credit card or buying a car. Alcohol is not something special. |