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re: What are the parameters for teenagers drinking
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:14 pm to momentoftruth87
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:14 pm to momentoftruth87
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rules at my parents house was - anyone who has one drink hands over keys and you’re not leaving.
Exact same rule my dad(RIP) had.
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Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:19 pm to sumtimeitbeslikedat
quote:
I don’t drink and I don’t allow my kids to do it. I’ve stressed the dangers of drug and alcohol use and the importance of staying away from alcohol and I will never condone or promote drinking in any form. The same was for me when I was growing up. And while I was by no means perfect, and I know my kids aren’t, I knew and they know the standard is to not touch that stuff. To each their own, but in this family “personal responsibility” is not in moderation, but is in staying away from that stuff completely.
You are going to get downvotes but I agree.
I think this thread shows the great divide in the state between North and South Louisiana.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:19 pm to Gee Grenouille
Been there brother, it was tough here as all the parents let their kids drink
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:22 pm to Gee Grenouille
I'd have brought my own 
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:24 pm to TDsngumbo
quote:I see a lot of our local kids not drinking at all. Now the private school high school kids, they get after it. And most of the parents from there provide it. It is insane to me.
get what he’s saying and doing. Really, I do. Kids will drink no matter what and he wants to be able to provide a controlled environment for his to do so
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:48 pm to Gee Grenouille
Good lord, when did I leave TD and get on Reddit. What a bunch of pretentious douches here today.
Like another poster said, it really depends on their ages. And I would have a conversation with all of their parents beforehand to gauge their feelings and lay out my ROE. Upon arrival, all keys (if they drove) are locked in my room. I'll be the judge of who/when they can drive anywhere.
Drinking ROE:
13-15: Absolutely not.
16: ONLY under my direct supervision in my direct presence. I'm handing out the drinks, don't touch my ice chest. Behind my back and its over, also gets an immediate parent phone call. Zero tolerance policy, and no one is getting belligerent.
17-18: Also under my supervision. You ain't walking around all willy-nilly underage with a beer in hand, but by all means have a good time. No one leaving the premises, that includes on foot, Uber, random chicks cars, etc. Beer ice chest stays locked in my room overnight. 1st unruly drunken offense and you're done for the day. 2nd gets a parent call.
19-20: Have fun. Be responsible. Zero tolerance belligerent policy. Nobody leaving without my knowledge/approval.
Like another poster said, it really depends on their ages. And I would have a conversation with all of their parents beforehand to gauge their feelings and lay out my ROE. Upon arrival, all keys (if they drove) are locked in my room. I'll be the judge of who/when they can drive anywhere.
Drinking ROE:
13-15: Absolutely not.
16: ONLY under my direct supervision in my direct presence. I'm handing out the drinks, don't touch my ice chest. Behind my back and its over, also gets an immediate parent phone call. Zero tolerance policy, and no one is getting belligerent.
17-18: Also under my supervision. You ain't walking around all willy-nilly underage with a beer in hand, but by all means have a good time. No one leaving the premises, that includes on foot, Uber, random chicks cars, etc. Beer ice chest stays locked in my room overnight. 1st unruly drunken offense and you're done for the day. 2nd gets a parent call.
19-20: Have fun. Be responsible. Zero tolerance belligerent policy. Nobody leaving without my knowledge/approval.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:49 pm to Gee Grenouille
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Took a beach trip and brought several of Juniors friends. Got a few 12 packs so I’d have some beers on hand to drink. Woke up first day and was down a few beers. They’re all teenagers, didn’t make a big deal of it and they never left the room. The obvious answer is absolutely not due to the risks. What are you baws rules for teenagers drinking at your house or on a trip?
I found that once my kid began to drink, I felt it safer for it to be done around me.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 1:52 pm to tigerfoot
Kids are going to be kids. You need to be the adult. Don’t have the horror of knowing you contributed to some kid getting killed or maimed due to your breaking a law.
Let them slip around and do their own dirty work. It’s on them then.
Regardless of how you think other parents wouldn’t push the issue, let one of their kids get hurt because of your allowing underage drinking and see how fast they lawyer up and involve law enforcement.
Let them slip around and do their own dirty work. It’s on them then.
Regardless of how you think other parents wouldn’t push the issue, let one of their kids get hurt because of your allowing underage drinking and see how fast they lawyer up and involve law enforcement.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 2:17 pm to FreeState
quote:You replied to me, but I am 100% not going to be the cool place to hang out and drink behind your parents back. Like I said, you have a wide range of what goes on around here, most of the kids we are close to dont drink. They go to parties and very little alcohol is being used.
Regardless of how you think other parents wouldn’t push the issue, let one of their kids get hurt because of your allowing underage drinking and see how fast they lawyer up and involve law enforcement.
There are other groups and it makes your jaw hit the ground.
The vape thing concerns me more than drinking at this point in time.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 2:21 pm to Gee Grenouille
If its just a few beers at the condo who cares (drinking in public would be totally different and a hard no)
If they were hitting hard liquor and getting out of control it would be a bit of a different story
If they were hitting hard liquor and getting out of control it would be a bit of a different story
This post was edited on 6/10/23 at 6:32 am
Posted on 6/9/23 at 2:24 pm to Gee Grenouille
Rules of my house are I better get a text from your parents approving and no driving on my watch.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 2:26 pm to dyslexiateechur
My dad always told me he'd kick the crap out of me and kick me out of the house if he caught me drinking.
Of course every male on my paternal side outside of my father and I were raging alcoholics who beat their wife and kids.
Of course every male on my paternal side outside of my father and I were raging alcoholics who beat their wife and kids.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 2:30 pm to Pelican fan99
where I’m at an underage kid can drink in a restaurant as long as their parent(s) are present
Posted on 6/9/23 at 3:22 pm to Gee Grenouille
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What are the parameters for teenagers drinking
there is no set age because each kid has a little different maturity levels. but they need to experience it before leaving for college (or just moving out).
i can tell you that when i started LSU, 1991, the majority of the fights involved people that had never touched alcohol and had no clue how to deal with drinking.
i offer my two kids drinks regularly at home or at the camp. they have been told many times that:
-your friends can drink here, but if you drink, you do not leave.
-there are NO secrets. i am letting the parents know what is going on and if they want to hang out for a while and then leave...fine by me.
-you will pay for what you drink. i am not santa.
-if you miss work, homework, home responsibilities, or practice because of a hangover, i will make your life miserable. my dad had an inverse ratio of when he heard me come home, to how early he woke me up. ugh.
-if you or your friend acts like a total arse when sauced, they are done.
all that to say, my son has taken a few beers once with his friends. daughter has never taken her own drink. lucky, i guess.
EDIT: if your kid is open with you to the point of asking to have booze at a party, no matter the ultimate decision....that is a WIN!
This post was edited on 6/9/23 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 6/9/23 at 3:28 pm to Gee Grenouille
Parental education.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 3:35 pm to momentoftruth87
quote:
My kids are too young still but rules at my parents house was - anyone who has one drink hands over keys and you’re not leaving.
Same.
And you can't play with fire
(That was instituted later one after my friends and I decided to make a large bonfire while drunk at 2 AM) ETA:
They would not provide the alcohol to other kids, no matter what and if the other kid is having a few beers at my house that they brought for themselves, their parents will be told (and have given permission). And they are sleeping at my house or my dad would bring them home.
This post was edited on 6/9/23 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 6/9/23 at 3:36 pm to Gee Grenouille
The best thing to do is to destigmatize it for them. As in let them have a little beer growing up. A taste here or there when not even a teen, then maybe a beer once in a blue moon thereafter.
Personally speaking the best thing that ever happened was accidentally having too much one time (1 1/2) when I was with my Dad on a fishing/camping trip. I puked my guts out and didn't have a taste for it until I was damn near 20.
That said, kids are going to follow their inbred inclinations. If you have alcholism in the family genes you really need to try to preach limits, mind over matter and willpower so they don't end up like Uncle So-and-So.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 3:38 pm to Gee Grenouille
You don’t have the right to allow other people’s kids to drink. That is strictly the decision for their parents to make.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 3:44 pm to Mizz-SEC
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The best thing to do is to destigmatize it for them.
This.
My parents let me have small glasses of wine with dinner starting at 14/15 if I wanted and I would rarely take them up on it. My dad would crack a beer for me after mowing the lawn on a hot day when I was 16/17 and we'd sit there not talking and staring at the grass. I went to college knowing how to handle myself and the kids with strict parents absolutely lost their shite.
Posted on 6/9/23 at 4:19 pm to Mizz-SEC
Same here. My dad would let me have a beer or 2 at the house when I was in high school after mowing the yard or something. This was maybe 15-16. By the time I was a Junior and most definitely a Senior we were already buying beer and such on fake ID’s. I’m 50 btw from Monroe. However one time at duck camp when I was about 16 he let me pretty much drink all of my uncles left over Bud Lights from the previous weekends hunt. I bet I drink 8 or so and was completely wasted. I puked my guts up and I hate Bud Light with a passion for that to this day. What a visionary my pops was lol.
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