Just kidding. Actually, I'm afraid in a few years I'm going to have to seriously ponder this and I really don't know where I stand.
See, the drinking involves teenagers. And since mine will be a teenager this year, I'm afraid this very dilemma will be coming up.
This weekend we were at a Halloween party. The people throwing the party have a teenage daughter that just graduated high school. At the party she was drinking. Alcohol. In front of her parents. Even with her parents.
I don't know how I feel about this. My gut reaction is that it's wrong. And that the parents shouldn't allow it.
But, I remember being a teenager. And if I didn't do it at home I was certainly going to do it somewhere. And I probably wouldn't be safe about it if I was somewhere else.
I just don't know. I don't want to give my kids the impression that it's ok to break the law, but I do want to make sure they're safe. And making sure they drink at home and don't leave would ensure their safety.
When I hear stories of parents arrested for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in these situations I'm sympathetic. Because I know that they were doing what they thought was right. But, I don't know if they are right.
What do you think?
All I know is that I don't ever want to hear the words, "Mom, come do a shot with me!"
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