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[quote=Anonymous]"Our family rule is that we decide who is the driver before we get to an event, and that person has no more than one drink. We openly discuss this in front of our kids on the way to events."

I like this because it shows that there is a way to drink responsibly. Alcohol is not bad. Having one drink is very rarely going to make you a drunk driver. The problem is that some people never learned that you can have one drink and decide to just have mineral water after that since you're the one who is driving home. They think it's binge drinking or nothing at all. It's great to demonstrate to kids that they don't have to turn down one beer because they'll be driving three hours later. They can still socialize with the others but keep to their predetermined limit.

I know someone who makes a big deal about not driving at all if she's had even one drink. In her case, maybe that's good because she's unable to have just one light drink. She always seems to polish off a whole bottle of wine all on her own once she gets started drinking. But the message this sends to her teens can't be good. [/quote]

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