I was raised in a pretty strict home with a ridiculously overprotective mother. In 6th grade when I was allowed to join the musical theater program and stay for the after school practices, it was like the break through of my life.
I never once went out on the weekend with a friend from school. I never once had a friend from school over at my house, nor was I allowed at their house. Up until I was 19 years old, if I wanted to go anywhere, it was implied that my older sister was to be along as well. Even now, I live at home and at 21, it is still implied that I follow all the rules. My mother and I are in a deadlock right now because I want to streak my hair blue (or pink, or burgundy…) and she doesn't think a good Christian girl should... (eye roll)
I tell you all of that so that maybe you may understand my shock at this. The article (from the Sun Sentinel) details the arrest of a couple for allowing 14 teens to consume alcohol at their house. Granted, my own take on what is normally accepted within teens is a little skewed, but seriously? I think it’s a little much
The couple cites this tired excuse: they would rather have the youths drinking beer at their home than on the street. Is that even valid reasoning? It’s the same thinking behind, “Well if you are going to have sex, at least be safe.” Self-admittedly, my upbringing was a little of an extreme but whatever happened to, NO sex, NO drinking, NO smoking and that was it. It seems like such a cop out that parental authority these days consists of “don’t do it…. But if you do, be safe or do it around me.”
This especially rings true since the article says the youngest child was 14. The woman who was arrested also “smell[ed] of alcohol,” so I find it hard to beleive that she had the best interest of the children deep in her heart. And if you are a parent of one of these kids, how livid are you? “Hey mom, going to Billy’s house. His mom will be there.” And she’ll be wasted and handing out beers.
I ask that you read this and leave some comments. Maybe it’s not as big a deal as I see it.
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Yes, I understand your shock now. My parents can be strike sometimes. And I do not like it. It feels as if the parents do not trust me enough. In this mother case, perhaps she is an alcoholic...so having her children drinking from such a young age isn't a good thing. However, it is better to have kids drinking at home under their parents' supervision than drinking in the streets. I agree with that philosophy because I might do it to my child too (if I will ever have one). But shielding the kids, they will become curious and drink their ass off when they get the chance. Take Germany for example. Over there, teens at the age of 16 can drink legally. Yet, they have less problems with alcohol than people in America. Why? It's because they learn how to handle it ever since there were little, drinking is not a big deal for them.
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