tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378992491634762056.post1342688387880234573..comments2018-09-03T09:50:10.554-07:00Comments on This WILL Be On the (Parenting)Test: Drugs and Alcohol - What Would You Do?elteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16245148323328711725noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378992491634762056.post-24147295153853843802012-04-17T21:31:31.041-07:002012-04-17T21:31:31.041-07:00"Know what to do if their experimentation goe..."Know what to do if their experimentation goes too far." I hadn't thought of that side of the conversation. It's good to hear from both of you that it's not a given that there will be terrible problems.elteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245148323328711725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378992491634762056.post-15520132556461877452012-04-17T13:14:27.353-07:002012-04-17T13:14:27.353-07:00I'd agree that it might come down to personali...I'd agree that it might come down to personality. I never felt the need to drink to fit in or rebel - I was just never a "bad kid". But once I got to university I did drink and usually to excess - again, not to fit in or anything, but because alcohol was doing what it does - reducing inhibitions and making things seem more fun - and the more I drank, the better it got. Part of this could be because I've also always been a bit of a wall flower and drinking helps me break down some of those barriers that I normally put up. I think I only got sick 3 times, so nothing crazy - and I've only ever been hung over once (good constitution I guess). <br /><br />But all that being said - I have no idea if any of that would have changed had I been allowed to drink when I was younger. I'm guessing no. I have friends that were allowed to drink in their teens in front of their parents - but when with friends, they would still drink to get drunk.<br /><br />I think you just need to keep teaching your kids stuff you normally do - the consequences of their behaviours, what to do in case something bad happens, and that you are there for them if they ever get into a situation they find uncomfortable. Kids experiment and I think at the end of the day - they just need to know what to do if their experimentation goes too far.SCGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414594899231549343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378992491634762056.post-79263016678761449272012-04-16T20:20:36.284-07:002012-04-16T20:20:36.284-07:00I've never really been drunk and have never ev...I've never really been drunk and have never even had a hangover. Alcohol held very little appeal as a teen or even in my 20s. I don't know if it had to do with my parents allowing us to have a drink or two at parities as teens, but drinking never felt like rebelling. Plus, after attending high school or college parties completely sober, you realize how ridiculous drunk people act. Of the four siblings, only the crazy brother drank at high school/college parties. So maybe our parent's method worked or maybe it all comes down to personality. Three of us are rule followers and one is a rule breaker.Charity Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505574436791037344noreply@blogger.com