[Katie]

I find it hard to believe that a baby boomer is asking if it’s okay to contribute to the delinquency of a minor, if ‘it’s okay if they get drunk’. Wow, what’s going on here? What you’re talking about, letting minor children get drunk, is a crime. However, having a glass of wine with dinner is cultural and can be appropriate. But let’s back up a minute and assume that this is simply awkwardly asked. Children in France and Italy grow up drinking wine with meals. Perhaps this is what is meant? From what I’ve heard eventually the kids get to be teens, want to get drunk, so the parents let them get rip-snorting drunk — at home. The parents mix alcohol and make sure the kid gets incredibly drunk — not drunk enough to die, but drunk enough to feel HORRIBLE the next day. Usually that’s all it takes. And, significantly, there is less alcohol abuse in these societies. But if you are asking permission from society to let your kids run wild and you want to abdicate your parental responsibilities… I’d say think again.

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Name : Katie, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 37, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,