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[quote=Anonymous]The short question is how do you feel being at a gathering of families with tweens and teens and parents drinking alcohol and then driving? It makes me uncomfortable and I'm wondering how others feel or if there's a good way to handle it?

The long background is that my family has been part of a group where we alternate houses every other Saturday for board games. It used to be in the afternoon but with kids sports we've moved it to an evening or night get together. Pizza is served and desserts and drinks are potluck style. Usually soda is served and sometimes beers. A new family joined a couple months ago and they've been bringing signature cocktails and others have started bringing more wine. Basically it used to be a couple of the dads having beers and now most of the parents are drinking.

The other change is that the group started as a neighborhood thing where we all walked but a couple members moved farther out since covid and now more people are driving half the time. I understand most adults can handle a drink with a meal and be fine to drive. But now more alcohol is present and there have been a few cases (mainly with the new "fun" cocktail family) where someone seemed borderline to drive and wouldn't accept a ride.

I worry now that the kids, most in 6 to 8th grade are watching this and getting the wrong lessons. I really have liked the group, but is there a constructive way to bring up these concerns or better just to opt out? I started a conversation with one of the other moms but backed off when she replied "wasn't that last cocktail delicious? I have to get the recipe!" I feel like an idiot for backing away from the hard topics because if I can't do it how can I expect my kids to do it in a few years?

Can anyone relate? [/quote]

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