What better way to educate people than to show them the realities of life?
You hide things behind closed doors and it comes back to BITE you.
Squirtsmom - It is an awful, tragic thing that happened to you, and i cannot possibly understand how that feels, but people cannot consider everything they post, because everything has potential to offend someone, and there would be no forum if this was the case.
I for one will tell my kids every gory detail of getting drunk, what can happen, how you feel, what it's like to have a hangover.
I want my kids to be able to come to me, and tell me what they are doing without the fear of it being a dirty secret. I will teach them responsibilty.
I have seen THE most responsible, well mannered, educated kids. Kids who NEVER end up a sick covered HEAP, or in a gutter, or pissing themselves, or having blackouts from booze when the time comes for them to start drinking.. (usually for most kids in secret in a park!!!)
No - these aren't children of religious folk.... Nor rich folk.... Nor people preaching the evils of drink...
These are children of people who party. I don't mean reckless all night parties, I am talking people who gather for a few days, and have a community, and party.
These kids have seen drink, and I swear, probably are more responsible than me and you put together... (they do NOT drink - but their attitudes are open and frank and they UNDERSTAND stuff). When their time comes, they won't be sneaking off with a bottle of cider and hiding in a park getting sh1t-faced like the kids of people who preach how AWFUL it is... nooo - they know what alcohol is, they know what it does - and it's not that big a deal to them. They have no interest nor desire in experimenting and near killing themselves.
Reading this I already KNOW people will be shocked? Horror??
Well - lets tame it down a bit.
In europe alcohol is something which is often given to children... it is open and honest, and people respect it, and it is part of every day life for them... And what comes with that is understanding and responsibility.
You see what I am saying? I hope....
Give the younger people on here a little MORE respect, and don't assume they are brainless morons that follow the adults.
You'd be suprised how responsible they actually are.
Demonise something which, lets face it, ALOT of adults do, is going to make it MUCH more attractive, and interesting, and worthy of experimenting with.
You hide things behind closed doors and it comes back to BITE you.
Squirtsmom - It is an awful, tragic thing that happened to you, and i cannot possibly understand how that feels, but people cannot consider everything they post, because everything has potential to offend someone, and there would be no forum if this was the case.
I for one will tell my kids every gory detail of getting drunk, what can happen, how you feel, what it's like to have a hangover.
I want my kids to be able to come to me, and tell me what they are doing without the fear of it being a dirty secret. I will teach them responsibilty.
I have seen THE most responsible, well mannered, educated kids. Kids who NEVER end up a sick covered HEAP, or in a gutter, or pissing themselves, or having blackouts from booze when the time comes for them to start drinking.. (usually for most kids in secret in a park!!!)
No - these aren't children of religious folk.... Nor rich folk.... Nor people preaching the evils of drink...
These are children of people who party. I don't mean reckless all night parties, I am talking people who gather for a few days, and have a community, and party.
These kids have seen drink, and I swear, probably are more responsible than me and you put together... (they do NOT drink - but their attitudes are open and frank and they UNDERSTAND stuff). When their time comes, they won't be sneaking off with a bottle of cider and hiding in a park getting sh1t-faced like the kids of people who preach how AWFUL it is... nooo - they know what alcohol is, they know what it does - and it's not that big a deal to them. They have no interest nor desire in experimenting and near killing themselves.
Reading this I already KNOW people will be shocked? Horror??
Well - lets tame it down a bit.
In europe alcohol is something which is often given to children... it is open and honest, and people respect it, and it is part of every day life for them... And what comes with that is understanding and responsibility.
You see what I am saying? I hope....
Give the younger people on here a little MORE respect, and don't assume they are brainless morons that follow the adults.
You'd be suprised how responsible they actually are.
Demonise something which, lets face it, ALOT of adults do, is going to make it MUCH more attractive, and interesting, and worthy of experimenting with.
That is a horrible thing to happen to anyone, and I can't even imagine how you feel.