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SerenBaker · 05-02-2007

This came up for us a couple of weeks ago: my daughter and some friends were drinking and if I catch the idiot who bought them booze, I'll do some serious damage, let me tell you. My daughter is 14 and she was the second OLDEST one in the group of about 6 or 7 kids. She's seriously grounded and we've been having some serious talks, you can believe. ARG.

Kaizen · 05-02-2007

Wow thats pretty dangerous, I have taken sips of alcohol out of my mothers cup before but never anything as serious as that. Hope you find the jerk.

QuietLunatic · 05-02-2007

You wonder what goes through the mind of someone buying alcohol for a group of kids that young. Too bad the cops didn't catch him.

Kaizen · 05-02-2007

Anyone who gives alcohol or any illegal substance to children should be locked up. Not only can you permanently harm them but you can also ruin their lives.

Lloyd Brown · 05-02-2007

I bet if you talk to your local hospital you can find a victim of drunk driving they can visit. Or better yet, go to a county hospital that has a rehab center for alcoholism. That should scare the hell out of them.

Kaizen · 05-02-2007

There was this email passing around the internet of this woman who was seriously messed up from a drunk driver, she lost her fingers, eye lids everything. THAT would scare them.

SerenBaker · 05-03-2007

The thing is: she knows better! She admits it was a stupid choice to make, but I don't think she realizes how much it has compromised my trust in her and her ability to say "no" in the face of peer pressure. Then you wonder what else she'd give in to. You keep hoping it'll get easier, but *sigh*.

Lloyd Brown · 05-03-2007

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Originally Posted by SerenBaker

The thing is: she knows better! She admits it was a stupid choice to make, but I don't think she realizes how much it has compromised my trust in her and her ability to say "no" in the face of peer pressure. Then you wonder what else she'd give in to. You keep hoping it'll get easier, but *sigh*.

We always "knew better," right? The fear of God is what it takes sometimes. I mean, that is the only reason I haven't killed anyone yet.

SerenBaker · 05-08-2007

Now she tells me most of her friends drink and she doesn't want to give them up because she likes who they are inside. I think we need to find a good counselor, and I think I know who to call. Prayers and good vibes gratefully accepted.

Jewel · 05-08-2007

Finding a counselor would probably be a good idea, but it's going to be hard to get her away from her friends. One thing to remember is that a lot of good kids make bad choices. This doesn't make them bad kids. When your daughter gets to high school, you may find that a large percentage of kids there drink. Dealing with it at such a young age will hopefully get it out of her before then.

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SerenBaker Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 50	Teens and Drinking This came up for us a couple of weeks ago: my daughter and some friends were drinking and if I catch the idiot who bought them booze, I'll do some serious damage, let me tell you. My daughter is 14 and she was the second OLDEST one in the group of about 6 or 7 kids. She's seriously grounded and we've been having some serious talks, you can believe. ARG.

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05-02-2007	#2 (permalink)
Kaizen Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 55	Wow thats pretty dangerous, I have taken sips of alcohol out of my mothers cup before but never anything as serious as that. Hope you find the jerk.

05-02-2007	#3 (permalink)
QuietLunatic Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 66	You wonder what goes through the mind of someone buying alcohol for a group of kids that young. Too bad the cops didn't catch him.

05-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
Kaizen Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 55	Anyone who gives alcohol or any illegal substance to children should be locked up. Not only can you permanently harm them but you can also ruin their lives.

05-02-2007	#5 (permalink)
Lloyd Brown Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 518	I bet if you talk to your local hospital you can find a victim of drunk driving they can visit. Or better yet, go to a county hospital that has a rehab center for alcoholism. That should scare the hell out of them.

05-02-2007	#6 (permalink)
Kaizen Consumer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 55	There was this email passing around the internet of this woman who was seriously messed up from a drunk driver, she lost her fingers, eye lids everything. THAT would scare them.

05-03-2007	#7 (permalink)
SerenBaker Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 50	The thing is: she knows better! She admits it was a stupid choice to make, but I don't think she realizes how much it has compromised my trust in her and her ability to say "no" in the face of peer pressure. Then you wonder what else she'd give in to. You keep hoping it'll get easier, but sigh.

05-08-2007	#9 (permalink)
SerenBaker Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 50	Now she tells me most of her friends drink and she doesn't want to give them up because she likes who they are inside. I think we need to find a good counselor, and I think I know who to call. Prayers and good vibes gratefully accepted.

05-08-2007	#10 (permalink)
Jewel Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 26	Finding a counselor would probably be a good idea, but it's going to be hard to get her away from her friends. One thing to remember is that a lot of good kids make bad choices. This doesn't make them bad kids. When your daughter gets to high school, you may find that a large percentage of kids there drink. Dealing with it at such a young age will hopefully get it out of her before then.