Message 23221 of 39188 in General Discussion

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Was wandering around the web disorientated when I stumbled upon this forum. 
Very interesting reading.

Am just curious as to the age of your stepdaughter, and whether or not she has 
drunk often before. I know that I was 14 when I first got drunk, I was with my 
dad, my big sister and her boyfriend for a work function for my dad. He was 
mingling so my sister and her boyfriend were slipping me beers behind his 
back. Once he realised he also bought me alcohol as well. I feel comforted 
knowing that I was in the company of people I know and trust for my first 
experience with alcohol so that the situation would never get out of control.

I know that there may be a lot of people out there who might find this 
outrageous, but first a few facts. Being 14 and never having drank before 
(besides a few sips of beer or port for curiosity sake) it only took 3 beers 
to get me drunk, also please know that I am not now nor have i ever been an 
alcoholic in fact the last drink I had was months ago, so my father allowing 
me to drink didn't damage me but it let me know safely what the effects of 
alcohol can be.

While I don't know if allowing your stepdaughter to get completely hammered is 
the brightest idea, I feel that exposing young adults to adult environments 
can help save them from doing dangerous life risking stunts when they are old 
enough and convinced of their own immortality as an older teenagers.

I would be interested in knowing how your experiment goes.

And by the by, a long island iced tea is probably the strongest thing I have 
ever had. Many find it to be an aquired taste, but I have always enjoyed it.