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post #46 of 53
12/3/09 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by ifashiongirl View Post
i don;t think it is a good choice to give wine to a child.... it is harmful for them
so pls don;t

[citation needed]

Also, in regards to the story of driving home drunk and crashing as a kid... My parents saw that situation coming. I never had a curfew and was always allowed to stay over at anyone's house without explanation. They said to me straight up:

"If you are somewhere and need a ride home and have been drinking, don't drive or get into a car with anyone else. We will pick you up, even if it's 4am, and ask absolutely no questions and hand out no punishment. This is a promise."

I never needed to take them up on their offer... But it was always good to know, while other kids were shaking in their boots about being caught, I just relaxed and had a good time.
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post #47 of 53
12/3/09 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Dakota rube View Post
Seriously, though, someone above put it best: if you make a big deal out of alcohol with your kids, it is going to be a big deal. I've offered my kids a taste of whatever I am drinking. Sometimes they sample, sometimes they haven't. I offered the two underage RubeBabes mimosas on Thanksgiving and the both declined.

My brother never drank in front of family when he was 17-18, even though it was condoned and and even though he was offered drinks by my extended family. When with his friends, though, he got wasted and even had some legal troubles later in life due to drinking.

What I mean is, refusing to drink in front of family does not signify anything. Just to let you know.
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post #48 of 53
12/3/09 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by Dakota rube View Post
Just stopping by to quote this.

Seriously, though, someone above put it best: if you make a big deal out of alcohol with your kids, it is going to be a big deal. I've offered my kids a taste of whatever I am drinking. Sometimes they sample, sometimes they haven't. I offered the two underage RubeBabes mimosas on Thanksgiving and the both declined.

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My brother never drank in front of family when he was 17-18, even though it was condoned and and even though he was offered drinks by my extended family. When with his friends, though, he got wasted and even had some legal troubles later in life due to drinking.

What I mean is, refusing to drink in front of family does not signify anything. Just to let you know.

OR, another explanation could be that they were waiting for you to break out the hard stuff. Bring on the egg nog and bourbon, hold the egg nog.
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post #49 of 53
12/3/09 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by tor View Post
I frequently got sips of wine or swigs of beer as a child, even from the age of 8. My parents always said they just wanted me to be comfortable with drinking so that I wouldn't go too crazy later on in life. It's funny though, until I was a junior in high school, they wouldn't let me have my own glass or bottle.

Now that I'm in college, I don't even ask when I'm at home. My brother and I made all sorts of flavored vodka this summer...fucking great.

sounds like you're already overboard

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Originally Posted by Mauro View Post
Mia ( my daughter 6yrs) will not even touch a sip of booze. For some reason she know its wrong.
However when she is around 14 she will be a loud to have a glass of wine at dinner and that's it.
I think if you teach kids early about moderation and the pros and cons they will end up doing the right thing. Then by the time she is 16, 18 ,21 she won't be one of those knuckle head kids get hammered all the time.
For the record I was straight edge until 23 I didn't really start drinking socially until about 25.

there are no net benefits so you'd be teaching a lie
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post #50 of 53
12/3/09 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by shahanshah View Post
sounds like you're already overboard
I don't know what I said that makes you think this, but I assure you I'm not. While my brother and I made flavored vodka, neither of us got drunk off it. We simply made it to have a project, and because we both enjoy relaxing with a drink in hand. I hardly see any problem with this, especially for a senior in college and a sophomore in college. I'm not going to say that early exposure to alcohol is good for all children, but it definitely removed the taboo on alcohol in my house. In fact, I never got drunk until I came to college. And even then, I never drink that much. As a sophomore in college, I rarely drink and even more rarely get drunk. I think that this is very much related to my parents' nonchalance about casual, moderate drinking, and for that I am thankful.
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post #51 of 53
12/3/09 at 10:31pm
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Originally Posted by Mr T View Post
Sure, maybe it will keep them out of my meth.

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post #52 of 53
12/5/09 at 2:17am
When we were quite young my parents would give us a liqueur glass with a little wine and a lot of water, as we got older the wine/water ratio improved.
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post #53 of 53
12/6/09 at 8:48pm
Ever since I was 12 or so I was allowed a glass of wine with sunday dinner and two glasses of champagne if there was a special occasion. I got drunk once, after some of my Russian friends asked me to drink with them. Bad mistake.
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