Honestly, this whole topic makes me 'lol'. You can't even see the difference between being arrested and being brought back home? Are you nuts?
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I need help, just got escorted home by the police
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Well said!!!!!
Just suck up what ever your parents dole out. Next time go a little slower with the booze
Couldn't agree more. The age limits are there for a reason. I'm saying this and I'm a 15 year old!
Life Lesson No. 1: if you can't accept the consequences of what you're about to do, you probably shouldn't do it. If you're that scared because the cops drove you home...you need to stop drinking. You'll be a lot more scared when you wake up and don't know where you are or how you got there.
You live in a country with NO minimum age to buy alcohol? I think every country in the western world has such a limit, and it does not equate to 'nothing' being 'allowed'.
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Check closely: if yours instead have a chitinous exoskeleton, or if spectrographic analysis shows an unusual spike in the silicon band, they are not good parents, and you should seriously consider legal emancipation.
I'd like to thank google for the ironic ad which was at the bottom of this thread.
"control binge drinking"
To the OP, be cool to your parents. There probably is a reason they are mad, think about why that is (yea, I know I am being preachy).
Plus, don't bite the hand that buys you stuff...
"control binge drinking"
To the OP, be cool to your parents. There probably is a reason they are mad, think about why that is (yea, I know I am being preachy).
Plus, don't bite the hand that buys you stuff...
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Not sure why you are saying that... they took a drunk kid home to make sure he got home safely. They would also be thinking there may be car somewhere, so they would have wanted to make sure he didn't get behind the wheel. No arrest, no record, etc.
Mr Lax....
You got off lucky.... not for the drinking part, but having a passed-out girl on your hands. I noticed you never mentioned what happened to her? You also never mentioned whether you were going to be driving or not.
Getting drunk, getting caught by the cops.... as long as you weren't driving then I say - have some fun - don't get caught. You got caught, now you gotta deal with the 'rents. Oh Well. You'll live. Next time you'll be more careful.
But... having a passed-out girl on your hands can lead to much more dire consequences. You'll probably be OK, but consider this scenario: She is getting heck from her parents for being drunk, and being really drunk with a couple of boys etc. And to cover her ass she claims you got her drunk on purpose with the intention of having your way with her. Now you've got a serious criminal charge against you - sexual assault. You are in a classic "he says - she says" situation. They can't prove you tried to get her drunk, but you can't prove you didn't. Just being accused of this is going to trash your reputation, even if she later on she retracts the accusation and you never go to court.
Sure, having a drink or two at your age is fun... but remember when things go wrong the consequences can catapult you into the adult world. Welcome to being grown up.
You got off lucky.... not for the drinking part, but having a passed-out girl on your hands. I noticed you never mentioned what happened to her? You also never mentioned whether you were going to be driving or not.
Getting drunk, getting caught by the cops.... as long as you weren't driving then I say - have some fun - don't get caught. You got caught, now you gotta deal with the 'rents. Oh Well. You'll live. Next time you'll be more careful.
But... having a passed-out girl on your hands can lead to much more dire consequences. You'll probably be OK, but consider this scenario: She is getting heck from her parents for being drunk, and being really drunk with a couple of boys etc. And to cover her ass she claims you got her drunk on purpose with the intention of having your way with her. Now you've got a serious criminal charge against you - sexual assault. You are in a classic "he says - she says" situation. They can't prove you tried to get her drunk, but you can't prove you didn't. Just being accused of this is going to trash your reputation, even if she later on she retracts the accusation and you never go to court.
Sure, having a drink or two at your age is fun... but remember when things go wrong the consequences can catapult you into the adult world. Welcome to being grown up.
Let's see... we have two guys and two girls that are underage and lots of alcohol. Nothing good can come out of that arrangement, unless you think the possibility of illegitimate children and abusing alcohol is okay. Seems to be a dead end road to go down.
The thing that strikes me the most is how the OP is justifying what happened, like he has it all under control and only a set of circumstances caused the problem. He clearly doesn't see that by association he is just as messed up as the worst offender because he isn't taking responsibility for his actions. He's like the guy who gets arrested while riding in the car with bank robbers. He didn't rob the bank, but he's running with the wrong crowd, so therefore, he's just as bad as them. Guilty by association. Choose your friends wisely or pay the consequences. If you want positive things in your life, hang out with positive motivated people.
And for those of you who excuse the behavior because that's what kids do... or because it's what you did when you were growing up, doesn't make it right. I did it too and survived- but in hindsight, I wish I would have focussed my energy into positive things instead of being a part of the party. It would have made the later years better and more full-filling instead of playing catch up for those wasted years and all those dead brain cells. I suppose there aren't that many people who giving the choice would go back to abusing their 16 year old bodies with booze and hanging out with loser "friends."
And finally to answer his question of what to do next? Learn from your mistake and change your attitude about life. The best way to get back in the graces of your parents is to SHOW you learned your lesson and prove to them you are picking a more positive direction in your life. Don't just say it, DO IT. Find new friends, get involved in school, join a club, pickup a new hobby. Much better than sitting around drinking and being a loser.
Wow, this is the advice you give to a 16 year old? Some role model you are. So, it's okay to break the law as long as you don't drive? You are missing the point as much as the OP has. My guess is that you are in no position to be giving out advice. And for the record, he's NOT a grown up so don't be in such a hurry to welcome him to that harsh reality.
The thing that strikes me the most is how the OP is justifying what happened, like he has it all under control and only a set of circumstances caused the problem. He clearly doesn't see that by association he is just as messed up as the worst offender because he isn't taking responsibility for his actions. He's like the guy who gets arrested while riding in the car with bank robbers. He didn't rob the bank, but he's running with the wrong crowd, so therefore, he's just as bad as them. Guilty by association. Choose your friends wisely or pay the consequences. If you want positive things in your life, hang out with positive motivated people.
And for those of you who excuse the behavior because that's what kids do... or because it's what you did when you were growing up, doesn't make it right. I did it too and survived- but in hindsight, I wish I would have focussed my energy into positive things instead of being a part of the party. It would have made the later years better and more full-filling instead of playing catch up for those wasted years and all those dead brain cells. I suppose there aren't that many people who giving the choice would go back to abusing their 16 year old bodies with booze and hanging out with loser "friends."
And finally to answer his question of what to do next? Learn from your mistake and change your attitude about life. The best way to get back in the graces of your parents is to SHOW you learned your lesson and prove to them you are picking a more positive direction in your life. Don't just say it, DO IT. Find new friends, get involved in school, join a club, pickup a new hobby. Much better than sitting around drinking and being a loser.
Wow, this is the advice you give to a 16 year old? Some role model you are. So, it's okay to break the law as long as you don't drive? You are missing the point as much as the OP has. My guess is that you are in no position to be giving out advice. And for the record, he's NOT a grown up so don't be in such a hurry to welcome him to that harsh reality.
You are not breaking the law by being an underage drinker, in a private residence. I specifically mentioned the other bits that are illegal, and excluded them from "... don't get caught..." advice. What is illegal is to serve children in a store, restaurant, etc. To buy liquor for children. To allow children to drink in public. etc. A parent is within their rights to give children a drink in their homes. Children are allowed (from the law's perspective) to raid the parent's liquor cabinet (unless the parents decide to press theft charges I suppose).
If he was my kid, as a parent, I would be much less forgiving. Its a parent's job to make and enforce the rules. But, it is the parent's role - and no one else's except for when the behaviour spills out of the home, unless the children are at risk. Drinking at 16, to see what it is like, does not put this kid at risk - based solely on what Mr Lax has told us. If he was showing up to school drunk and hung-over then I would call that "at risk".
Kids will only learn how to make adult decisions by making stupid mistakes. Protecting children from ever making mistakes does not do them any favours.
Please observe I also didn't give him any sympathy. And by " ... don't get caught ..." I'm meaning that when you are doing something risky, plan it out - have your backup plan. Do it safely. Do it smart. Don't go so far that someone needs help (in this case the passed out girl).
For the record, I have no children.
So you're not in trouble with the law, only your parents?
OMG!!!!
o noes! no texting for a month!
once you grow up you will realize there are better things to do. or you won't and then this will happen again, except mommy and daddy won't be there for you.
i speak from experience.
I was not allowed to drink out side of home when i was 16, the legal drinking age in australia is 18 but i was allowed to have one or two beers now and again BUT at home with my parents permission and supervision.
You'd also do well to check for any signs of parasitic infection, such as swollen nodes, small wounds near entrance points such as the neck, erratic behaviour, and loss of coordination and balance.
Actually, there's a good point. How much trouble can you be in if you still have internet access?
Granted, the last post by the OP was 10:30 this morning, so the gavel may have fallen more heavily in the interim.
Okay. So the punishment was severe enough i think. I'm grounded, no computer (Which i payed for), no phone (Which i pay for)... Indefinitely
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