Comments on: Teens Drink, ‘Cool’ Parents Pay the Price

By: Gray

Gray — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:31:20 +0000

“Most of you are missing the point. What right do YOU have to tell ME how to raise my child? Anyone that supports this law is in effect telling me how to raise my child.”

No, it is saying that YOU don’t have the right to circumvent OTHER parents and how they raise their children. Nothing in the “social host” laws say anything about serving your own kids whatever you want to serve them.

When you serve alcohol to another parent’s child, you are dictating to that parent, (in a most cowardly manner) that they should allow their children to drink.

By: Darcy

Darcy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:33:13 +0000

OMG I am a teen and know that parents who throw underage parties for their teens are just lazy and dont want to take the time to discipline their kids and teach them that it is wrong to drink. Parents who throw parties are giving their kids and kids friends the right to act careless and irresponsible. just dumb!

By: k-dogg

k-dogg — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:46:41 +0000

k, well im a 16 and ill tell you all now that no matter what my parents or any other adults tell me, im still gunna end up drinking at some partyor trying to score with some drunk chick. The funny part is that my rents have no idea what i do on weekend nights and i just have to say that im sleeping over at some friends house and ive bought me a night.Anyways i guess wat im trying to say is that teens are gunno get alchy, so you may as well let them because at least then their supervised.and when other parents supervise their teens party, even if they dont let alchy in, somehow itll get in.

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:57:33 +0000

To all the Parents in America!
Teach your teenage children’s how to drink alcohol responsibly. Most college students in the USA do not know how to drink alcohol responsibly, either do the soldiers stationed overseas!
You send your teenage children’s in harm’s way by letting them have a drivers license, while driving education is not even mandatory in the good old USA. What about sending your teenage children’s into warzones! You trust them with all that and much more. But you won’t trust them with a Beer? Folks wake up and do your homework.

By: Pajamas Media » Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Drink

Pajamas Media » Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Drink — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:13:35 +0000

[...] be on this issue, perhaps I am more opinionated than I previously thought. Some of my earlier PJM articles touched on teen drinking, and I was called out for having a prurient attitude about alcohol. [...]

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:01:45 +0000

why should a law decided my life? its my life, i have every right to do with it as i please, age shouldnt have to decide maturity level.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:43:04 +0000

I think that Desire’s post should put an end to the insane defense of parents who provide alcohol to minors. Bad things can happen and they do! My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family, Desire. May your beautiful boy rest in peace.

By: Desire`

Desire` — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:53:22 +0000

My son was at a house where the “adult” (a pediatrician) allows minors to drink and drug. She claims it is to keep them “safe.” He left the party with two other teenagers. Luckily, he dropped them off before he drove off the road and hit a tree. He died May 8, 2008, a day before his 18th birthday. He had a blood alcohol of .17, which matched his age. I do not drink nor do I allow my kids to drink. The doctor still thinks it is ok to let kids party at her house…

By: Jacknut

Jacknut — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:35:08 +0000

My parents were the coolest parents in school. My friends used to visit them even after I moved away. Why? Because it was crystal clear they were parents and we were the kids and that line was never to be crossed.

By: sixfingers

sixfingers — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:52:22 +0000

Teenagers are going to drink.
I would rather have the teens at my house than out on the street driving drunk.
How many teens are killed each year from driving drunk?
Think people think