Alcohol

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

When you are old enough to drink you can join the adults in dancing on the tables and karaoke when the little ones have gone to bed.....lol!

Hey! I don't need to be drunk to dance on tables or sing bad kareoke! Nor does DS need to be abed, he loves dancing on tables/worktops and my kareoke LOL. I also would not provide alcohol for a teen party, but then I wouldn't for any party I was giving (except a dinner party).

BTW, your child turns 15 on Monday. For his/her birthday, s/he wants to see a 15-rated film on the Saturday night at the cinema - 2 days before s/he turns 15. Do you allow this? By arguing "it is the law" (as I will), that's the same as with alcohol. But if you allow this, how can you disallow alcohol 2 days before the 18th birthday? What magically changes overnight aside from a number?

BTW, I found this on aussie drinking laws:

It is illegal to buy, drink or possess alcohol if under 18 but states allow drinking or possessing alcohol on private premises for people under the age of 18 (under the supervision of an adult[s]). Minors may be on licensed premises accompanied by a parent or guardian (but not purchase alcohol) and parents can provide alcohol with a meal on licensed premises.

So giving an under-18 a bit of alcohol may not be illegal, as previously stated.

[Lulu]

True about those laws Ryn. I can't believe it's ok for someone else to give my underage child alcohol. That's why I feel the need to make it quite clear to other parents.

And ha ha - my daughter DID want to go see an 15+ movie a day or two before and I made her wait . .