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[quote=Anonymous]Beer was provided by parents or older siblings at a home at a widely attended HS after party for a private school’s homecoming.  I understand that happens frequently- parents thinking they are “controlling” the underaged drinking.   I wish these parents and others like them would realize the harm they are doing for these kids, particularly their own.  Adults offering alcohol at these parties gives the kids a nod to break all sorts of rules (hard alcohol, drugs) that exist for a reason, to protect their developing brains that ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING ANY ALCOHOL.  The “nod” to underage beer / white claw at parties gives these kids the signal that maybe the brain development argument is bunk and so why not try hard truly dangerous stuff, the stuff that is more impactful?   And then you have real, irreversible problems.  And all because you decide to give out beer in your home.

If you are a parent who gives alcohol to underage kids or who turns away while underage drinking is happening in your home, please STOP.  You might be temporarily helping your kids social standing but in the long run you could have a child’s death on your hands.  (Not being dramatic.  This just happened in a wealthy community outside of the DMV.  It is obviously devastating.)
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