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We're French and our kids have had sips ever since they were little.

However:

1. Never a glass, or even a small glass. Alcohol is not good for anyone's health.

2. Now they're teens and our oldest is allowed to drink for real in France (not here, because he's not 21 yet), they don't drink. They've tasted lots of things, they didn't like it, so they politely refuse.

I don't quite understand the intense debates this generates on DCUM. I hope real world Americans don't care that much. It's like the intense debate around prepping for the Cogat on the AAP thread. DCUM parents are very high-strung about certain topics!

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This is the USA, not France.  You’d never find me on a French chat board criticizing the French.  And I bet if I did the French wouldn’t like it one bit and would be sure to let me know.  [/quote]

Right. And in the USA we are a melting pot of different cultures and customs. YOURS is yours. Mine is mine. And we'd allow this as we always have going back to when I was little.

I think you're just being defensive about being called high-strung. But if the shoe fits . . . maybe a drink would calm you down. But not a little one in your case. [/quote]

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