On Jul 13, 1:26=A0am, mom0f4boys <momsh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> During a recent vacation at a family cottage, our oldest son (15)
> dipped into the bar and drank enough gin to make himself vomit. =A0It is
> a cottage on the lake, and the kids are sort of 'let loose' at night
> to play games or have a campfire or hang out in one of the
> outbuildings. =A0Our son had two friends along, and when they said
> 'goodnight' around 11PM, we figured they would just hang out and
> talk. =A0Instead, they snagged a bottle of booze and drank most of it.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 This is the first time this has ever happened..... he
isn=
't a
> kid who is always 'out with friends' at all hours, and he is a smart
> kid. =A0I'm thinking this was just the plain old 'let's try this' kind
> of thing that alot of kids do.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0He did try to lie about it. =A0He vomited, and the
nex=
t day he
> asked me for tips on cleaning vomit out of cloth. =A0When I questioned
> him, he said he found 'old cookies' in the cabinet and they made him
> sick. =A0It was such a lame lie that I think he wanted us to know the
> truth.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 My husband and I both spoke to him (separately), but
=
pretty
> much we are treating it as adolescent =A0foolishness.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0I think we are handling it ok, but I am curious
ab=
out the
> way any of you guys would have responded.
First, I don't think alcohol consumption is an evil. I think it's
something kids should learn about, as something to do in moderation.
That a drink is something to appreciate and enjoy, but if you have too
much, you get sick ;)
As a kid, my parents never hesitated to let us try alcohol, so it was
never some forbidden fruit. Still, one time I had too much and got
sick....I didn't even try to lie, my dad took one look at me and knew.
He told me he'd spare the lecture, that the hangover would be enough
to teach me a lesson. He was right.
Now, that said, I would have a discussion about drinking too much, and
the risks of alcoholism and dependency, not to mention driving
problems, but I'm likely to handle it as you are doing, should it ever
arise.
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