<p>While I agree that there is some impulsive behavior from kids (and yes, maybe boys more often) and their brains aren’t fully developed (which is, IMO, the best argument for keeping the drinking age where it is -although it makes little difference whether or not they choose to drink), I do think as a generation we’re as much to blame about their needing more time to grow up. I am not making comment specifically to Thrill at all, because on some level I might agree with her. But it seems to me that in a generation of helicopter parenting and continuous contact via electronic whatever (phone, computer, etc), we don’t necessarily allow our kids to mature out there in the “big bad world.” Not sure how you govern “letting go”, but it sure would help.</p>