Annie's Mailbox®, May 17
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: My daughter is in high school and splits her time between my house and my ex-wife's. She often attends parties and sleepovers, and I've hosted many myself. Recently my house has become unpopular. Why? Because I don't serve alcohol. My daughter has been to parties where the parents provide a bar for the kids that includes beer, wine and mixed drinks. Neither my ex nor the other parents see anything wrong with it. "We might as well provide a safe place," goes the argument. ...
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Posted by: Pat
Comment: #1
Sat May 16, 2009 10:52 PM
LW1: I am appalled at the behavior of the parents who provide alcohol to not only their own children but to other people's children at their homes. The lw can try talking to his wife about it. He should arm himself with news articles of the problems teens have from drinking. As I said, he can try but I rather doubt his ex is going to change her views. He should of course be doing what he can to educate his daughter about this issue as well. If the ex provides alcohol to one more teen party or allows the daughter to attend such a party, the lw should call the police. There are laws against providing alcohol to teens for a reason. Sure, he doesn't want to upset these people. When his daughter or one of her friends ends up dead or seriously ill from the alcohol, he'll be wishing he had made that call. Just call me an old fuddy dud. "The Other Pat"
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Posted by: Pat
Comment: #2
Sat May 16, 2009 11:02 PM
LW2: And if the boss says he left his ATM card at home and can her use hers, then what? She should just say she left hers at home too or she's uncertain about her account balance for the card. Really, it wouldn't hurt the guy to miss lunch one day. It would be a good lesson. This is another area in which people should not be enablers. I wonder if this guy's mom had to make sure he had his lunch money when he left for school each day and brought it to school for him on days he forgot. It's time for him to grow up. "the Other Pat"
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Posted by: Judy Guralchuk
Comment: #3
Sun May 17, 2009 11:55 AM
Such a lame answer you gave Worried Dad, who's ex-wife doesn't see any harm in serving alcoholic beverages to teens. Teens get hooked on alcohol and become alcoholics for life! They drive drunk and kill innocent people. They don't do well in school. Alcohol permanently destroys brain cells. Children ruin their futures before they start them. Tell Worried Dad to report each parent that serves alcoholic beverages to children, to police, without hestitation. They must be stopped dead in their tracks, punished accordingly, because all the talking to the guilty parents will do no good. From someone that's been there. From broken mom
(Please do not use my real name)
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Posted by: moon
Comment: #4
Sun May 17, 2009 7:09 PM
Re: Judy Guralchuk Are you the author?
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