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I agree, however by the time kids enter high school, whether the child consumes alcohol or not is
totally up to him/her, if the parents like it or not. Its how it is these days. |
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WELL MY SISTER IS 18 and to tell you what she will go and drink whether you say yes or no so its
best to say yes and give them some limits than say no and den them go drink with no limits don't you
think |
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People are mature enough by 18; I'd even go as far as 16, for some people. |
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If you can go to war, you can have a beer. |
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I remember having a couple of drinks on my prom night, as did all of my other classmates. Mind you,
I never lived in the US, where regulations are still in force that prohibit anyone under 21 years of
age from having a drink. This is really rather ridiculous, considering that 18 year olds are seen as
mature enough to move out of their family home, start living on their own, they can drive a car,
vote in elections, take on full-time employment, pay taxes, get married and have children. An 18
year old is treated like an adult in every way, save when it comes to alcohol. This seems to be a
remnant of the prohibitionist era and it makes absolutely no sense to have such rules. Granted, some
18 year olds may not be mature enough to handle alcohol, but then again, many much older adults are
just as irresponsible. In fact, you are unlikely to come across many 18 year old alcoholics in those
countries that do not have such stringent regulations.
If, however, the minimum age requirement continues to exist, then parents and teachers should take
the matter into their own hands and just let 18 year old students enjoy a few drinks on their prom
night. This is a once in a lifetime event, and one of the most memorable moments for most graduating
high school students, so there is nothing wrong with relaxing the rules and welcoming these kids
into adulthood. |
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The legal age for consumption of alcohol in the UK is 18., I'm not saying bad things don't happen,
but the majority of drinkers are well behaved and responsible drinkers. What your saying is to
moderate one or two units per student in a controlled environment. I can't see how that could be
such a bad thing. |
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Ok, but who is providing the liquor? If one of the teens is ill or manages to get a set of keys and
drives drunk, killing themselves or another person, are you willing to lose your home and all that
you own over it AND do jail time? If a parent wants to allow their own child a taste of alcohol at
home, that is up to them, but when you supply others' kids, watch out. Some parents may not approve
that their kid is at your home drinking. It's not a good situation. |
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I trust NO ONE with a party and alcohol. Whether they're 18 or 78. Why do you feel you have to drink
to have fun. It's a delusion |
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There should not be proms. It is bad for kids morals.and besides it's dumb. |
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Because WHY??? |
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At 18 your child is basically an adult. A legal adult. Any trouble they get into is their own
problem. As a parent I don't know that I would agree but I wouldn't disagree. There are so many bad
things that happen to unexperienced teenage drivers when drinking. But, my answer would be to go
ahead and let them as long as they were responsible about it. It is better that than the teen going
behind your back and doing it anyways. |
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So basically you are asking the parents, whose main jobs are to teach and protect their children, To
allow their children to develop habits that will eventually most likely kill them early. Sure i
don't care its less competition for me when i take over the world. We need to teach our children to
not drink not to teach them they can drink on special occasions. Drinking has never caused a good
thing except for maybe a bit more money for the economy. Bad things drinking has caused are: Early
deaths, broken families, abusive people, and fetal baby, aka blue baby, syndrome. |
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25 Jun 2008 16:36
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