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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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......[/quote]

We did not, but our school gave the parents a drug/alcohol talk last fall, and the speaker said we should lock it away now, before they notice it.  They said it's the #1 place kids get alcohol--they don't buy it, they take it from your or other kids' parents' cabinets.

Yes of course there is always a way for them to get alcohol, but if you lock it up, you give your kids a way out if a friend is pressuring them to get them your alcohol.  "Sorry, I don't know where the key is; I know, my mom is such a b**** to lock it up!"

Anyways, after hearing that talk, we asked our handyman to put a door with a lock behind the cabinet door; it took him all about 1 hour to do it, and you don't see it unless you open the cabinet.  It's a locked door behind the cabinet door.  My teen saw it and was furious--"you don't trust me!" and I just said, "hey, it's to give you a way out if anyone ever pressures you to get some booze for them," and she understood and laid off me.

Then it turned out to be so convenient, we put our OTC and Rx medications in there.  And when going on a little trip, I put my checkbook and loose cash in there.  Oh, and some of my favorite chocolate that I can't seem to resist when they are in the pantry.  The extra step of going to get the key is just enough of an inconvenience to stop me from eating them.  I have to admit, that cabinet is turning out to be really handy![/quote]

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