I partied like a rock star in high school. This was the late 80's. There was only one parent who allowed us to drink at his house. Hell, he even drank with us. He was also a raging alcoholic. At the time we thought it was so great but it was so pathetic.

Anonymous wrote:We are parents that let our son drink with his friends. The parents we know are ok with it and agree. We don’t let anyone leave unless in an uber or with a parent. To each their own. Stop judging.

Gross

Given what we now know about the risks of alcohol and how "moderation" is not actually better than abstinence and how alcohol is a risk factor for cancer, dementia, etc. wouldn't we all want to be part of a cultural shift (one that may already be happening) that shorten the number of years in a person's lifetime that they expose themselves to neurotoxins? Wouldn't we want to mitigate whatever risk factors we can by helping kids delay the choice to drink? (And of course as adults they can choose to drink with a full understanding of the risks and health consequences.) Are the parents providing alcohol also in favor of cigarette smoking? Heroin use? Alcohol is addictive and damaging and I think these parents are still thinking it's fun, innocuous, inevitable, etc. The culture still needs to shift. Until then, these parents who glorify alcohol (and maybe even "moderate" drinking for themselves) will continue to see drinking as either a positive or an inevitable part of growing up. I don't believe it has to be. I stopped drinking well in advance of my kids becoming teens because I wanted my actions to align with my message: no amount of alcohol is safe. They may still drink or experiment but it won't be because I was not clear and consistent in words and actions. Sadly, many parents still use and misuse alcohol themselves so can't get to this place.

Anonymous wrote:We are parents that let our son drink with his friends. The parents we know are ok with it and agree. We don’t let anyone leave unless in an uber or with a parent. To each their own. Stop judging.

I'm very comfortable judging illegal behavior.

Parents who do this are desperate for their kids to be popular.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Umh, what????

The ones who tell at everyone thinking it makes a difference.

You go back to yelling, and everyone will go back to doing their thing. Good luck. It must be hard: even when you think you’ve gotten the last word, it’s because everyone else has left the conversation.

1) Learn how to spell, please.
2) Who was yelling?
3) You don't need to come back and double down on how dumb you are. We already know. Providing alcohol to kids is moronic and illegal behavior and a grown man/woman should not have to be reminded of this.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Why are you posting on DCUM, my dear?

Zing! Now people are listening to you. The parents providing alcohol will suddenly care what you’re saying. They’re going to stop now.

So you've chosen to go on an online forum, the purpose of which is to let people rant anonymously, but instead of ranting anonymously about something, you have decided to rant anonymously about people who are ranting anonymously about something. This is so meta that I am actually impressed.

Go ahead and ponder that as the rest of us leave the forum. Bye!

You know you can't look away!

Anyway, back to the point. If someone allows this in their own home and takes care to make sure nobody is totally trashed, nobody is sexually assaulted, and everyone gets home safely in an Uber (though this is not great either, because we all know there are cases where drunk people were assaulted by drivers who took advantage of the situation), then I guess I think these "more careful" parents are better than the other parents who turn a blind eye and let chaos ensue so kids indulge unwittingly in date rape, or get into car accidents. But I'm still going to judge you unless you have the consent of the parents of all the kids you serve alcohol to. I definitely know adults with alcoholism that started in their teens, and it was enabled by other parents.

I mean to write, "indulge in or unwittingly become victims of date rape."

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Why are you posting on DCUM, my dear?

Zing! Now people are listening to you. The parents providing alcohol will suddenly care what you’re saying. They’re going to stop now.

So you've chosen to go on an online forum, the purpose of which is to let people rant anonymously, but instead of ranting anonymously about something, you have decided to rant anonymously about people who are ranting anonymously about something. This is so meta that I am actually impressed.

Go ahead and ponder that as the rest of us leave the forum. Bye!

You know you can't look away!

Anyway, back to the point. If someone allows this in their own home and takes care to make sure nobody is totally trashed, nobody is sexually assaulted, and everyone gets home safely in an Uber (though this is not great either, because we all know there are cases where drunk people were assaulted by drivers who took advantage of the situation), then I guess I think these "more careful" parents are better than the other parents who turn a blind eye and let chaos ensue so kids indulge unwittingly in date rape, or get into car accidents. But I'm still going to judge you unless you have the consent of the parents of all the kids you serve alcohol to. I definitely know adults with alcoholism that started in their teens, and it was enabled by other parents.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Why are you posting on DCUM, my dear?

Zing! Now people are listening to you. The parents providing alcohol will suddenly care what you’re saying. They’re going to stop now.

So you've chosen to go on an online forum, the purpose of which is to let people rant anonymously, but instead of ranting anonymously about something, you have decided to rant anonymously about people who are ranting anonymously about something. This is so meta that I am actually impressed.

Go ahead and ponder that as the rest of us leave the forum. Bye!

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Why are you posting on DCUM, my dear?

Zing! Now people are listening to you. The parents providing alcohol will suddenly care what you’re saying. They’re going to stop now.

So you've chosen to go on an online forum, the purpose of which is to let people rant anonymously, but instead of ranting anonymously about something, you have decided to rant anonymously about people who are ranting anonymously about something. This is so meta that I am actually impressed.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Why are you posting on DCUM, my dear?

Zing! Now people are listening to you. The parents providing alcohol will suddenly care what you’re saying. They’re going to stop now.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Umh, what????

The ones who tell at everyone thinking it makes a difference.

You go back to yelling, and everyone will go back to doing their thing. Good luck. It must be hard: even when you think you’ve gotten the last word, it’s because everyone else has left the conversation.

Lol, this is perhaps the most unselfaware post I've read here in a while.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Why are you posting on DCUM, my dear?

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Stop providing alcohols to children. It’s against the law.

So are child predators. But who yells on DCUM and thinks they’re changing anyone?

I don’t provide alcohols to children. But the anti-alcohol parents on these threads are morons.

Umh, what????

The ones who tell at everyone thinking it makes a difference.

You go back to yelling, and everyone will go back to doing their thing. Good luck. It must be hard: even when you think you’ve gotten the last word, it’s because everyone else has left the conversation.

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Anonymous wrote:So when your daughter told you that she was going to a party at a classmate’s house, you didn’t think the kids would be drinking? You need to live in the real world. Talk to your kid so they make good choices. We didn’t allow ours to even go to parties until 10th grade. They talk to us openly about what happens at the parties, including kids getting drunk. Parties are part of growing up. Kids can learn to party responsibly.

I know kids sneak out and go to parties with alcohol. They have underdeveloped frontal lobes and make bad choices. The parents who host these parties, on the other hand, should really know better.

So yell at your kids for sneaking out. We also warn our kids about adult predators and grooming. Their frontal lobes aren’t so underdeveloped they can’t be held accountable for making bad choices.

Of course good parents do this. Good parents also report predators and adult groomers who should know better.