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Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: February 29 08, 11:14 pm
by Cronos
Yes, Mother and Father: I know you do not. I don't live with you anymore: get OVER it.
Yes, I know I'm apparently going to be a "deadbeat" and am apparently going to "drink myself to death as you claim". *eye-roll icon here*
It sucks to have parents that don't drink when you yourself do partake on occasion.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: February 29 08, 11:18 pm
by GatewaySnayke
Yeah, I've drank once and it was last summer. I was barely even drunk and my mom acted like it didn't bother her, but I knew it was eating at her. Other people close to me also overreacted.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 11:25 am
by TheoSqua
My mom met me with a couple of my friends at a bar last week and she wanted a drink of my beer, which I didn't mind. When we were about to leave I asked her if she wanted any more of my beer before I chugged it and she said no. My buddy looked at me and was like "what gives? There's no way I could ever ask my mom if she wanted more of my beer before I chugged it, she would freak out." Mind you this was 7th beer, so I wasn't totally trashed.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 12:16 pm
by MrCrowesGarden
My mom and dad are both originally from New Orleans, so my drinking didn't bother them at all. I never did drink much in high school though, so it never was an issue anyways.
I always thought the coolest rite of passage ever was drinking a beer with my dad on my 21st.
When I'm with my gf's family, it's a different story. Her mom doesn't drink at all, and her dad's the kind of guy who usually has only one or two (whereas I can spend a night with my mom and dad and we go through about three or four pitchers). I usually follow her dad's cue--if he's drinking, I figure I can too.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 12:45 pm
by Spider John
My dad always drank, and my mom didn't mind, but I still felt weird about drinking around them.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 12:51 pm
by TimeForGuinness
I stopped feeling weird drinking around my parents at 14
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 12:53 pm
by docellis
TimeForGuinness wrote:I stopped feeling weird drinking around my parents at 14
16 or 17 for me.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 7:16 pm
by cardsfansince82
Drinking has been acceptable since age 17. I actually turn down alcohol a lot in my family. My mom and stepdad drink beer every night with dinner/afterwards, my dad and stepmom drink wine with dinner/afterwards and I am the one that is saying no thanks I'll just have water or tea half the time. But I'm the only one that ever drinks enough that I shouldn't be driving anywhere.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 7:29 pm
by Radbird
TimeForGuinness wrote:I stopped feeling weird drinking around my parents at 14
The Irish. It's a whole different culture.
Re: Parents that can't get over the fact that you drink.
Posted: March 1 08, 7:54 pm
by M1IRONMIKE
When you get arrested twice for drinking underage before you senior year in high school your parents take the what the hell am I gonna do with him approach. Their solution for me was induction into the armed forces!
Of course when you get arrested with your high schools starting catcher (jim) you tend to be looked at as their sons hippie troublemaker son by his parents.....I finally won them over though.....when I was shipped 5000 miles from home and posed no threat to their son!!!