What do you think about parents who let their teens drink alcohol at home/under their supervision? (Page 2)
Click "Show More" for your mentions
Most Helpful Opinion(mho) Rate.
Learn more
Learn more
We're glad to see you liked this post.
You can also add your opinion below!
What Girls & Guys Said
Opinion
81Opinion
Some say better to let them drink under supervision than on their own at a party. Sad as it seems I would say the prior. At least there will be no unwanted pregnancy as everyone knows a drunk girl has a 90% chance of getting pregnant at a party where booze is consumed.
Yeah its fine. My parents let me. Its way safer than to go figure out how to drink on your own at the magic age of 21. Its just an arbitrary number politicians decided as a catchall for adulthood. there's a lot of trouble it can land you in better to learn with family that can teach you and watch out for you.
These parents are some new-age idiots. If you've ever known children of these "cool" parents their little premature brains always get fried on drugs and alcohol and they wind up being the most massive dumbasses ever. They actually speak like they're retarded, slurring their words and mispronouncing anything above a 6th grade reading level.
It's almost as if drugs and alcohol are bad for you.
If they’re allowing other teens to without their parents approval as well that’s super irresponsible. If it’s just their own teens then it’s a practical way to introduce them to safer drinking practices if the teen was likely to do it anyways.
I think that's good parenting.
Know what you can control and what you can't. If you fobid/shame, they will lie to you and keep secrets.
Instead, be open and understanding, let them know you understand they can talk to you about things.
this is common around here where I live... and way more often than not, it works for the better, makes younger people way more responsible about drinking
I think it shouldn’t be tolerated. In fact, I wouldn’t allow any underage drinking in my house and I would also recommend that they don’t drink ever. A great alternative to alcohol is the awesome apple cider, oh and mango cider, that makes the world go more round than a perfect sphere.
My parents dont really let me especially not my dad but idc. Im not a big drinker anyway
My parents let me drink when I turned 13. It's perfectly legal. I wasn't getting drunk I'd just have a couple drinks at a party or on new years. Never got properly drunk until my 19th birthday
My parents gave me the choice to have a glass of wine or champagne during holidays only. But not without intense education about what it does to your brain and body before reaching my 20s so I took one sip at 18 and never touched it again until 21.
I would be that parent. I think informing teens and guiding them is better than forbidding it and having them probably go do it anyway in an unsafe environment.
In somde states it is legal for minors to consume alcohol at home with their parent present. Only the child of the parent or guardian is allowed to consume. They cannot have other over drinking.
Not a good idea. I feel like if I hadn’t been given alcohol as a child, I would be less comfortable with it than I am and would probably even be afraid to drink. That might have been a good thing.
Well that was my upbringing and surely it's completely normal. Teaching moderation is far more beneficial in denying something and then risking someone rebelling and not learning the lessons of moderation.
Most parents I know are like that. We used to have parties with alcohol supervised by parents. I'll definitely be that parent too.
Smart move, introducing them to something they WILL experience under controlled conditions.
First time I drank alcohol, well, there's no need to go into that, but I wish someone had given me a prep course.
I approve. Better safe at home and supervised with trusted people, than out with friends who may hurt them when they're drunk.
Alcohol is mostly overrated and parents allowing them to do so at home seems fine to me.
I did. It takes the excitement out if it... i can do it at home, no point doing it in car parks or sneaking round drinking their spirits.
My parents did this with alcohol/cigarettes and weed but I was way too nerdy and shy as a child to ever try that stuff