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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 230074" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p>Oh, man, things are really tightening up for parents and responsible adults here in Connecticut. New laws have gone into effect that go after the homeowner where the alcohol was served to underage kids, regardless of whether the adult was present and aware that it was going on.</p><p> </p><p>sometimes it's relatively harmless and laughable, as when a group of Dartmouth students, loosened up on Jagermeister and beer, stripped off their clothing and ran buck-naked through a nearby public park at midnight. Little damage except to the eyes of the unsuspecting neighbors.</p><p> </p><p>Less amusing is the 19 yr old son of a neighbor killed instantly when the drunk kid driving hit a utility pole on their way home after a kegger in a home the next town over. The parents of the dead boy are suing the kid behind the wheel and the parents who owned the home where the party took place (while the parents were out of town). Unfortunately, you just can't take a chance and leave even college-age kids home alone these days.</p><p> </p><p>I found out that when I was out of town visiting my brother two months ago, my oldest difficult child found a key to my house (she and sibs were staying with dad) and sent out an open invite to people she barely knew on Myspace that there's a crib available for a party. Fortunately, all I had to deal with was puke on the rug, dirty dishes, sticky spills on the kitchen floor, and oh, yeah, all my wedding jewelry was missing. But no one got hurt, thank God. </p><p> </p><p>I've changed the locks. I also will never again assume that their dad is able to supervise them when I'm away. Neither of the older two came home that night and dad didn't know where they were. Nice, huh?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 230074, member: 5941"] Oh, man, things are really tightening up for parents and responsible adults here in Connecticut. New laws have gone into effect that go after the homeowner where the alcohol was served to underage kids, regardless of whether the adult was present and aware that it was going on. sometimes it's relatively harmless and laughable, as when a group of Dartmouth students, loosened up on Jagermeister and beer, stripped off their clothing and ran buck-naked through a nearby public park at midnight. Little damage except to the eyes of the unsuspecting neighbors. Less amusing is the 19 yr old son of a neighbor killed instantly when the drunk kid driving hit a utility pole on their way home after a kegger in a home the next town over. The parents of the dead boy are suing the kid behind the wheel and the parents who owned the home where the party took place (while the parents were out of town). Unfortunately, you just can't take a chance and leave even college-age kids home alone these days. I found out that when I was out of town visiting my brother two months ago, my oldest difficult child found a key to my house (she and sibs were staying with dad) and sent out an open invite to people she barely knew on Myspace that there's a crib available for a party. Fortunately, all I had to deal with was puke on the rug, dirty dishes, sticky spills on the kitchen floor, and oh, yeah, all my wedding jewelry was missing. But no one got hurt, thank God. I've changed the locks. I also will never again assume that their dad is able to supervise them when I'm away. Neither of the older two came home that night and dad didn't know where they were. Nice, huh? [/QUOTE]
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