I haven't yet. Not all concerned about my 15 year old. The 12 year old will be another story!

My parents had a stash of gifted liquor in our dark 1700's basement growing up. Nobody went down there except me when I wanted to snag a bottle.

We didn't and my now adult kids admit to taking it and adding water on occasion. We never really noticed because we don't drink much. Jokes on the younger kid - he was stealing already watered down vodka. These were both "good" kids and on a short leash. But in retrospect we should have been more careful.

Not yet but we have been considering it.
I'm not too worried about my kids but I don't want to put them in a situation where they have to police other kids.

Kid is 16
Beer is in the fridge
Liquor is in the pantry

We don't lock up anything, I trust they won't and I also know I'd be the first to smell it or know they were intoxicated. We don't have a basement, there's nowhere to hide in our mid century bungalow.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents of teens and tweens, where do you store alcohol? do you lock it up? Keep close tabs on your quantities? Starting what age?

We had a big party scheduled for March 2020 and then barely touched anything through the pandemic so still have a big stash of hard alcohol. It occurs to me that I should start giving away before my kids or their friends start to show interest.

I don’t have liquor cabinets. So no I don’t. Is this a real thing? Who are you needing to lock it from?

In other words, I don’t drink liquor so there no liquor in the house except for maybe an occasional bottle of wine once or so a year.

You’re really asking if liquor cabinets are a real thing because you don’t drink liquor? Moron.

You literally drink so much liquor/alcohol that you require a special cabinet for it? Drunkard.

A real drunk doesn’t need any storage because they go through it too quickly.

I really hope you’re foreign from a Muslim country and not just as stupid as you seem.

They are not mutually exclusive. Why do people move here but insist on living in a cultural bubble? Utah Mormons are also pretty insufferable in this regard--they drink tons of soda but arent allowed to have coffee, tea or alcohol.

My grandparents entertained a lot and had a small locked liquor cabinet. I think some posters here are imagining a wine cellar or large armoir full of booze. Most people's "cabinet" is just a shelf.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents of teens and tweens, where do you store alcohol? do you lock it up? Keep close tabs on your quantities? Starting what age?

We had a big party scheduled for March 2020 and then barely touched anything through the pandemic so still have a big stash of hard alcohol. It occurs to me that I should start giving away before my kids or their friends start to show interest.

I don’t have liquor cabinets. So no I don’t. Is this a real thing? Who are you needing to lock it from?

In other words, I don’t drink liquor so there no liquor in the house except for maybe an occasional bottle of wine once or so a year.

You’re really asking if liquor cabinets are a real thing because you don’t drink liquor? Moron.

You literally drink so much liquor/alcohol that you require a special cabinet for it? Drunkard.

A real drunk doesn’t need any storage because they go through it too quickly.

I really hope you’re foreign from a Muslim country and not just as stupid as you seem.

Anonymous wrote:You literally drink so much liquor/alcohol that you require a special cabinet for it? Drunkard.

Well, I do put all of my dishes in one cabinet, all of the spices in another cabinet, so, yes, I have a cabinet where I store alcohol. It's called organizing, not requiring a 'special cabinet'. Idiot.

Anonymous wrote:This thread has someone saying their kids have fake IDs but they dont steal from home??? 😂 Hilarious.

Mother of the year.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents of teens and tweens, where do you store alcohol? do you lock it up? Keep close tabs on your quantities? Starting what age?

We had a big party scheduled for March 2020 and then barely touched anything through the pandemic so still have a big stash of hard alcohol. It occurs to me that I should start giving away before my kids or their friends start to show interest.

I don’t have liquor cabinets. So no I don’t. Is this a real thing? Who are you needing to lock it from?

In other words, I don’t drink liquor so there no liquor in the house except for maybe an occasional bottle of wine once or so a year.

You’re really asking if liquor cabinets are a real thing because you don’t drink liquor? Moron.

You literally drink so much liquor/alcohol that you require a special cabinet for it? Drunkard.

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Anonymous wrote:No. If they want liquor, they can get it. There are certain liquor stores that don’t card. I am teaching my kids that alcohol is a part of life to be enjoyed in moderation, not some terrible thing that needs to be kept under lock anx key.

This was how I felt too, until...

My kid who I didn't think was interested in alcohol yet and a small group of friends took a full bottle and did a bunch of shots.

Some of them ended up dangerously drunk. At 14.

I encourage all of you to lock it early, then it's not a new thing after an incident like this. Your other option is to never let your kid be in the house alone.

No. This is ridiculous. Like saying you should lock up the bleach in case the kids drink that. The trick is to raise them so they don’t steal your liquor, not so they can’t steal your liquor. Erecting a physical barrier between your teenagers and something you don’t want them to get is a simplistic solution and won’t stop them getting their hands on booze if they really want it.

The barrier slows down impulsive teens. It's worth it. Yes, they will find another way if they are determined. Groups of young, impulsive teens need guardrails. Between peer pressure and new curiosity, like others are saying, I don't want the temptation there or the consequences of other peoples' kids accessing liquor in my home.

Don't think that I haven't also parented and had all the hard conversations.

This thread has someone saying their kids have fake IDs but they dont steal from home??? 😂 Hilarious.

We have a bottle lying around somewhere. It's probably turned into vinegar by now.

Kids have tasted champagne, wine and beer in our home country and don't like the taste of alcohol. Which doesn't surprise me because their father and I don't really like alcohol either, with some exceptions.

We keep some in a closet. Never occurred to me to lock it up. Kids never have touched it.

I guess the answer depends on your kid’s personality and likelihood to explore alcohol.

I never took alcohol from my parents either. It didn’t taste good to me.

Dh and I really only drink beer or wine so we don't really have anything in the house regularly because if we get a bottle of wine or 6 pack of beer for a Friday night for example, we will drink it or just have a beer or 2 left.

One time I took vodka and replaced the rest with water. A few weeks later my mom had her best friend over and they made drinks. The best friend took a sip and said "wow this tastes like water" and my mom shot me dagger eyes and said "It probably IS water!" That was the first time I had ever taken anything and I was a straight A, introverted nerd, but my mom wasn't as dumb as my teenage brain thought