Training teens to alcohol (569 hits)
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Submitted by The Brad (View user info) at 2009-01-08 01:48:11 EST
Ok,I am going to pose this question to all you Uberites.(and you are probably the worst people to pose this to, but wtf, ya gotta get answers from somewhere.)
I have a nephew who is about to turn 16. I know that by the time i had turned 16, i had been drinking on a semi-regular basis.(Anytime i could get someone to buy me booze.)
I am sure my nephew has had at least a couple beers in his time, but i don't think he has had a full-on drunk.
My question is this; Should I allow my nephew to follow my path of random drinking and happiness, or should i supply him with a bottle of vodka and let him stay at my house while he drinks it? I know he will over-indulge and end up vomiting somewhere in my house... but isn't it better to have a family member watching over you while you get completely shit-faced? He knows i get drunk. He knows his dad, mom, stepmom, aunt and grandpa all get drunk.
I don't think it is a question of IF he will drink, it is a question of when he will find a person willing to buy for him.
Should I buy my nephew some horribly cheap vodka and let him drink it until he is guaranteed to have a horrible hangover?
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Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2009-01-08 12:59:02 EST (#)
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No. You should "off" yourself in order to prevent your stupidity from influencing his life.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2009-01-08 12:11:17 EST (#)
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Don't kid yourself. He's been getting drunk with his friends for at least a year, probably longer.
The first time I got super-drunk I was 15 and it was on gin. I wanted to die the next day, for sure, but the only thing it taught me about drinking was the beauty of moderation... which, now that I think about it, is a good thing for anyone (kid or grownup) to be acquainted with.
The worst hangover I ever had was from white rum. If you really want him to hurt, hook him up with some Bacardi.
Submitted by Fungah (user info) at 2009-01-08 11:50:18 EST (#)
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Buy him an eight ball of really awesome blow and a two-four of Heineken. Let him invite his friends over to your house. Video tape it all and post it on uber.
Submitted by Striperella (user info) at 2009-01-08 11:13:34 EST (#)
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Terrible idea. "I'm NEVER drinking again" Most of us have said it and at the time, meant it. A gnarly hangover brings us to our senses for about 14 hours. I do think at 16 he should be able to have a drink but getting him completely fucking wrecked as a means to cure his urge to drink in adult life is a waste of vodka....and time. That's like saying...to get you off the crack...I went and got you some crack...gee, I hope this works. Why don't YOU drink the whole bottle and let him see YOU puke or piss your pants.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2009-01-08 10:58:26 EST (#)
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getting him hammered as a means of teaching responsibility about alcohol?
yeah, great idea.
you should also teach him about the dangers of driving recklessly by slamming a car containing the two of you headlong into a bus.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2009-01-08 10:48:46 EST (#)
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This was my mom's approach when I was in high school, she felt better if we were all at my house drinking than out running around....as long as we had beer to share with her and I mean look how I turned out.
Submitted by sage104 (user info) at 2009-01-08 10:46:17 EST (#)
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Eh, I wonder about this myself.
I think that what I'll do when I decide to have children is let them drink wine with dinner beginning at a fairly young age (maybe like 8 or so). That way alcohol isn't the big deal it is to most teenagers. I will never be pissed at my kids for drinking underage at a party or whatever, but I WILL warn them that it is illegal and they'll get in trouble if they get caught.
I'll also instill in them the notion that it is absolutely horrible to drink and drive. If they are 15, at a party with friends, had too much to drink and need a ride home, hopefully they'll call me first knowing I wont get mad and would prefer that they call me rather than drive or get a ride with a drunk friend.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2009-01-08 09:00:45 EST (#)
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A. 16year olds will experiment on their own. Don't enable his drinking to be the cool uncle, you dope smoking fuck. He has his whole life to get drunk when he's old enough to know better.
B. It is a common misconception that Agaves are cacti. Agaves are closely related to the lily and amaryllis families, and are not related to cacti. (wikipedia copy/paste)
Submitted by SilvrWolf (user info) at 2009-01-08 05:38:19 EST (#)
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With vodka, he'll be over the hangover by noon. A blended whiskey will make him feel like shit all day. And no tequila! Never trust any liquor that comes from a cactus. Let him make that mistake on his own (later in life, preferably).
Submitted by TheBrad (user info) at 2009-01-08 05:28:14 EST (#)
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Submitted by SilvrWolf (user info) at 2009-01-08 01:06:59 PST (#)
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Get him hammered, but use a cheap Canadian whiskey. Not only will he get sick, the brutal hangover will teach him a valuable lesson.
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That was what i was going to do with cheap vodka. maybe i should go for really cheap tiquila.... but he might die.
Submitted by SilvrWolf (user info) at 2009-01-08 04:06:59 EST (#)
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Get him hammered, but use a cheap Canadian whiskey. Not only will he get sick, the brutal hangover will teach him a valuable lesson.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2009-01-08 03:47:14 EST (#)
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I dunno, I say get him hammered...
Submitted by TheBrad (user info) at 2009-01-08 02:36:01 EST (#)
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you can't prevent them from growing up, which is what you really want to do.
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Honestly, I am waiting for him to graduate high school. I think that is the point where i am allowed to get high with the little bastard.
I love watching the turds grow up. They aren't mine, but i get to watch them grow and send them back to their dad when they get too aggravating.
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2009-01-08 02:29:43 EST (#)
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you can't prevent them from growing up, which is what you really want to do. we all have to learn from our mistakes. there are whole organisations out there making kids vow to keep their virginity; it doesn't work.
i know you care, but you have to just be the cool guy who's there when they need to talk without judging. they'll need that more than anything, someone to go to who's straight with them.
Submitted by TheBrad (user info) at 2009-01-08 02:26:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by experima (user info) at 2009-01-07 23:10:56 PST (#)
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they sound like they're on that path, no matter what you try. Just like everyone, they're gonna have to make their own mistakes and learn from them. You're not responsible, unless you are the one who puts it in their mouths.
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That is exactly what my question is about! I know that my first hangover was the worst moment of my life. If I had someone there to tell me that this was what was going to happen to me every time i got severely drunk, i may not have become what I am today.
The first time i got Really drunk and hung over- I just got yelled at. If someone had explained the reason, i would have, well, crap. I hope I would have drank less, but now that i think about it, I got laid more when i was drunk as a teen. Maybe i should just supply him with condoms.
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2009-01-08 02:10:56 EST (#)
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they sound like they're on that path, no matter what you try. Just like everyone, they're gonna have to make their own mistakes and learn from them. You're not responsible, unless you are the one who puts it in their mouths.
Submitted by TheBrad (user info) at 2009-01-08 02:01:08 EST (#)
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Submitted by experima (user info) at 2009-01-07 22:55:57 PST (#)
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if he considers you his hero, then try to be the guy he wants you to be. or needs you to be.
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You have no friggin idea how hard i have worked to be a better person for my nephews. I try not to drink when my nephews are around, but they end up at my house on weekends and holidays, mostly with little to no warning. it is all i can do to keep them from my love of pot.
Honestly, i would rather introduce my nephew to pot than alcohol, if it didn't slow down his learning.
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2009-01-08 01:55:57 EST (#)
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if he considers you his hero, then try to be the guy he wants you to be. or needs you to be.
Submitted by TheBrad (user info) at 2009-01-08 01:53:42 EST (#)
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My brother (his dad) is considering the same question. My nephew kinda considers me his hero. I really wish he had thought someone else was cool, I think am a friggin train wreck.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2009-01-08 01:50:37 EST (#)
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No. Let him find his own. It builds character, and if he can't handle giving the odd, anonymous blowjob or knocking over some corner store, he doesn't deserve to get drunk.
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2009-01-08 01:50:33 EST (#)
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probably not a good idea. talk to him instead.