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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These kids were liked, loved and well treated by many. They had hoards of friends and stable families. They knew right from wrong. The point is that kids make bad decisions. How do we let them grow up and help guide them to be strong, [b]competent decision makers[/b]?[/quote]

I don't think you can be a competent decision maker when you're drunk.

I don't think adults serving you alcohol until you are shit-faced are competent decision makers either.

I don't think parents who ignore alcohol citations and still let you drive are competent decision makers.

Before your kid leaves for the evening, please ask...

Where are you going?
Who's driving?
Are they going to drink?
Call me if they drink.  I don't care what time it is.  I'll come get you.

This probably wasn't the first time the kids drove drunk, only the first time some of them ended up dead.  We'll be reading about another horrific crash in a few years and people saying they were good kids, good parents.  True, but you still end up with dead kids unless you hammer home the message not to drive drunk or get into a car with someone who was drinking.[/quote]

I'll go ahead and say the obvious:
Your kid is NOT a competent decision maker once he gets to his next party, and gets a drink.

When you tell your kid it's ok to "party," you should first give him the biggest hug, 'cause it may very well be your LAST hug.

There's NOTHING safe about your kid going to a party.

A party isn't a party without alcohol. The "good" kids said this.
You should believe it, before it's too late.
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Just try having a "party" at your house without drinking.
No one (cool) will come.
Try it!
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Chasing cool is stupid. Those who are cool in high school generally aren't so awesome after. Better to teach your kids to pick genuine friends.[/quote]

Agreed. You are 110% right.
And I must add here, being "judgmental" is required.
It's HOW you do it, that matters most.
If we don't teach the kids how to judge appropriately,
They'll become one more kid who will follow the troubled crowd.
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