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Adult-supervised drinking in young teens may lead to more alcohol use, consequences
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<blockquote data-quote="P-nut2004" data-source="post: 425943" data-attributes="member: 11740"><p>I have to agree with this article, I was raised by an alcoholic mom who started serving me mixed drinks at 11yo (she has also told me she would mix wine with grape juice to get me to sleep as a toddler), at about 12-13 she started giving them to friends who stayed over too. Usually they were daiquiris which made it super easy for us to feel like alcohol was fun & yummy. I remember the first time I got drunk & puked....I was 12, in 7th grade & my mom found it hilarious. I did not stop drinking frequently (by high school it was every weekend, after high school it wasn't even limited to weekends) until I had to stop because I got pregnant with C. Even after that I was still known to 'outdrink the guys' at any party etc....it has taken years for me to learn that you can enjoy alcohol without getting smashed, now I cant drink more than a few beers before I decide I'm tipsy & that's enough for me. I have also had more than my share of 'alcohol related consequences'. How I did not become a full blown alcoholic is beyond me. All of that being said, I don't think a celebratory half glass occasionally is going to cause this, I do think that parents who buy into the theory of 'teaching' a kid how to drink have it all wrong. My girls will not be allowed to drink anything alcoholic until they're atleast out of high school, if they do there will be severe consequences & at some point I will tell them my horror stories so they understand why its important to be responsible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P-nut2004, post: 425943, member: 11740"] I have to agree with this article, I was raised by an alcoholic mom who started serving me mixed drinks at 11yo (she has also told me she would mix wine with grape juice to get me to sleep as a toddler), at about 12-13 she started giving them to friends who stayed over too. Usually they were daiquiris which made it super easy for us to feel like alcohol was fun & yummy. I remember the first time I got drunk & puked....I was 12, in 7th grade & my mom found it hilarious. I did not stop drinking frequently (by high school it was every weekend, after high school it wasn't even limited to weekends) until I had to stop because I got pregnant with C. Even after that I was still known to 'outdrink the guys' at any party etc....it has taken years for me to learn that you can enjoy alcohol without getting smashed, now I cant drink more than a few beers before I decide I'm tipsy & that's enough for me. I have also had more than my share of 'alcohol related consequences'. How I did not become a full blown alcoholic is beyond me. All of that being said, I don't think a celebratory half glass occasionally is going to cause this, I do think that parents who buy into the theory of 'teaching' a kid how to drink have it all wrong. My girls will not be allowed to drink anything alcoholic until they're atleast out of high school, if they do there will be severe consequences & at some point I will tell them my horror stories so they understand why its important to be responsible. [/QUOTE]
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