Hi,
DD (just turned 14) been invited to a party at another girl's house from 7-12pm. Annoying that I have to go and collect at midnight but oh well. I said DD can go. DD only sees this girl at school and occasionally out of school as they don't really share joint friends.
However, yesterday, when I ask DD if her parents are going to be there, DD says yes, and a lot of their family from away but they've said the girls can drink a little cider if their parents don't mind......bearing in mind some of the friends will still be 13 and the birthday girl herself will only just be 14 on that day. SureLt introducing a quarter of a glass of wine topped up with lemonade or a shandy is a more usual way to introduce kids to alcohol? That was what my parents allowed at Xmas. Cider.....slightly different and stronger.
Me and DH were a bit and DD has now said she doesn't want to go....her own choosing, not from us first.....although we are glad. I said, after having a bit of a think, perhaps the parents have decided to offer a small amount whilst they're at home for a special occasion as a way of introducing the kids to it .....before they start going off to other peoples' parties and finding themselves facing vast quantities of alcohol with no parental supervision. Or perhaps the child herself has thought of it and the parents don't know?
Just seemed a bit weird.
Any thoughts?
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Verbena37 · 09/02/2016 15:21
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