<p>“are you teaching your children to drink responsibly through your actions or are you just teaching them that in our society as adults alcohol is OK?”</p>
<p>I don’t drink. I don’t believe in telling somebody how to behave if you don’t behave that way yourself. I have never taken an illegal drug either and I have barely used legal drugs in my life.</p>
<p>My kids know this. My kids know what I think about drinking. At one time, my dad had a drinking problem, but my kids never saw that.</p>
<p>Anyway, I was talking to one of my kids when he was in high school
and I was told that out of 350 kids, 3 don’t drink. I am looked at as a square. I get along great with my kids’ friends, but I am the guy who doesn’t drink. My kids used to go to parties at parents’ houses when they were in high school and there was drinking and sex going on at
these parties. The parents were at these parties at times. I am friends of these parents. I could only do so much…</p>
<p>Some kids, who are friends of my kids, I have known for 20 years. They are health freaks with amazing bodies. Incredible bodies. They are so
careful with what food they eat. Then they go out and binge drink. :)</p>
<p>My kids drink. They like to drink. I hope things work out for my kids. And if drinking becomes a problem, I hope I don’t live to see the problem.</p>
<p>I of course support the idea that parents should model healthy behavior for their children when it comes to alcohol. In my mind, the concept of moderation is key. But then again, the parents that binge drink themselves or do not model responsible behavior, are not likely to be the ones complaining about fraternities and sororities. From where I sit, this is just a common sense issue - hazing and heavy binge drinking should not in any way be supported by our university system. I don’t know, it seems lately in our world that the wrong side is again prevailing.</p>
<p>In my mind, and perhaps I’m a bit of a nihilist, you are never going to stop underage drinking unless you put some sort of strong, mind-altering chemicals in their milk as children that will prevent them from becoming what ALL adolescents eventually become, which is irresponsible dummies who will do anything that’s perceived as cool and that is discouraged by their parents. Even if the drinking age is lowered – which I think maybe it should be – “keg culture” will always be a major part of college life, unless we all become more Puritanical, which I don’t see happening. I mean, think about it, many students’ social lives simply revolve around alcohol, which is unfortunate but that’s what it is. Yes it’s sad that cases like these happen, but MOST college students that are drinking are doing it responsibly, or at least not to the point where they end up in the hospital.</p>