Would you let your 16 year old have an alcoholic sleepover? (legal, teenagers)
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Say you have a 16 year old daughter. She claims that all of her friends drink alcohol at least occasionally and their parents are fine with it. They argue that allowing their children to have drinking parties but being there is the best route, because they are going to end up drinking anyway, and supervision is always better than non-supervision. Then she asks you to let her and her six female friends have a sleepover at your house, which will involve alcohol. Do you let her have the sleepover?
Say you have a 16 year old daughter. She claims that all of her friends drink alcohol at least occasionally and their parents are fine with it. They argue that allowing their children to have drinking parties but being there is the best route, because they are going to end up drinking anyway, and supervision is always better than non-supervision. Then she asks you to let her and her six female friends have a sleepover at your house, which will involve alcohol. Do you let her have the sleepover?
NO, not at all. I wouldn't mind my 16 y.o. having one drink with me and the family but not their friends in my house and definitely not at a sleepover at my house.
I get it...
My son is 14..and NEVER has he asked me this period..end of story..because he already knows..
I understand the "safety" issue" but really? 15?
My next door neighbor came to me and stated her son is 18 and he has friends over and they drink and she would rather allow them to do so rather than having them drive...but they ARE 18,,,
To me? I am the parent, my son has many friends..and there are laws against this,.. and on my side..I have no issue on closing down shop and heads rolling,..
As far as friends doing this? Umm..no, I know all my sons friends and their parents and the ones I dont? Are not his friends...
OMG...EDIT...you do know anything that occurs in your home or under your care is your responsibility? To the poster that stated they would not have an issue with their 16 year old haviung a drink in the home? WTF?????????????????????
This foundation was started after a high school student died at a sleepover with her friends. The owners of the home are being held responsible for her death. Their house, their alcohol, something to think about.
I'm from a country where drinking alcohol is legal at 16, and I would still not allow it.
At 18, maybe (a cocktail or two, not a "get drunk" party), but 16 is too young for anything but a watered glass of wine with Sunday dinner.
I think it's OK for a parent to serve alcohol to his own underaged child, within reason, but not to somebody else's child. And how would you know that the parents are OK with it? Teenagers lie all the time. You could also get into legal trouble for serving alcohol to a minor who is not your child. I'd stay away from this one.
No way would I allow this. This feeds into peer pressure and keeping up with the Joneses' mentality, in a really unhealthy and distorted way.
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