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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom of a 16 year old and a 12.5 year old dd here:

I’m with you, OP. No way I’d be on board with the mocktails. And just because other parents are okay with it does not make you uptight or wrong.

You do your parenting. Let them do theirs. [/quote]

So what does OP do?  Call the host parents and tell them where they were wrong?  Forbid DD from going over to that friend's house?  Advise DD next time "call me immediately if anything like this is going down?"

Honestly wondering for the parents who may be upset about something like this.

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PP you quoted here: First, let me clarify. I wouldn’t be “upset.” Just not on board. I don’t share the same approach to what a fun drink at a party for teens might look like. I don’t think the host parent had bad intentions or is irresponsible. We just have a different take. In terms of what i would do in response, it would depend on the relationship. If this was a one time event where my kid was invited, but not necessarily “tight” with the host kid outside of school, I’d let it go. If it were a kid that dd visited in her home, I would probably steer the visits to occur at our home. Honestly, I’m not sure and a lot would really depend on what the relationship between my kid and the host kid was. The question in the original post was whether OP was alone in being upset. Again, I’m not on board either with the mocktails. For me it’s a data point regarding my kid’s relationship with the host family. [/quote]

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