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[quote=Anonymous]This 16yo is going to continue drinking, despite what she tells her mother. If her friends and her boyfriend are drinking regularly when it's just 2 or 3 of them, the daughter is drinking right along with them.

And keeping large bottles refilled with vodka? This is hardcore, secretive, serious drinking behavior. The empty cans means they are drinking right under mom's nose because they knew mom would never be suspicious of 2 girls getting together to "study", or her boyfriend coming over to watch a movie.

If my mom had caught me doing this stuff and handled it like OP did, my gosh, I would be relieved and laughing to myself and with my friends that mom is so low-key worried.

1st rule would be no sleepovers, no friends in bedroom, no Prom at 16 (she can go next year) and urine or breath tests daily for the next 4 months until I can re-assess the situation. And no unsupervised access to money. If she works, entire paycheck gets deposited and we review purchases weekly. No buying a shirt then returning it for cash.

The main question I would have is WHO is buying alcohol for a 16yo. She either has friends with an older sibling, which says a lot about the parenting in that house, or she is somehow around 21 yo people enough to pay them off for buying for her - very dangerous for many other reasons as well.

Whatever your plan, you probably should triple your reaction meter.

I would feel a little different if she was heading to college in a few months as an 18yo "adult", but at 16? This is your last chance to have an impact.

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