Can't believe what I am reading...

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Some people think that it's ok to give a child alcohol (as long as over the age of 5)

What the actual fuck?

It's funny how many people don't truly comprehend the by volume bit of ABV

A small measure of Baileys will contain less alcohol than a small glass of babycham.

Pretty shocked by how many deem this to be acceptable.

An 8 year old getting a glass of alcohol (regardless of size) is shocking. A sip to try fair enough but this I find quite repulsive.

Why?

This thread could win the "most rubbish sockpuppeting of 2014 award".

Hombre - I was trying to find out yesterday how large a bottle is Babycham is to make that point but could I find that information online? Nope!

Why I find it repulsive?

Why would anyone find the need to give such a young child alcohol? Introduction to alcohol at an appropriate age is sensible but to an 8 year old? Absolutely not.

This is my opinion only and I seem to be in the minority which I will accept.

200ml

www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=258444966

Hobnob, I was thinking the same.

:)

Happytalk babycham are 200ml bottles.
Vote yes what do you deem to be a suitable age to introduce any alcohol both a sip or a small glass

Why would anyone find the need to give such a young child alcohol?

Is there an echo in here? Because she asked for it, it's not illegal and I didn't mind her having it, VoteYes.

Vote yes what do you deem to be a suitable age to introduce any alcohol both a sip or a small glass

14 and not a day before IMO

I think 11/12 is ok for the odd sip, 13/14 for an odd glass of wine/beer whatever. I draw the line of whole bottle of spirits being brought up to children's bedrooms (take note MIL!!)

jacks365 I think that a sip is dependent on parents, I was allowed a sip (not a small glass, one sip) of wine/guiness at a young age but it was something that tasted alcoholic, not a sweet drink that a child would enjoy, I find that in itself quite irresponsible.

An introduction to a responsible relationship with alcohol in my opinion is dependent on the individuals in question but I am more inclined to think that 12/13 for a small glass of alcohol diluted is more appropriate than 8 years old.

Ok Lt it's clearly a matter of opinion which we disagree on.

For those saying baileys is sweet and doesn't taste of alcohol I can tell you that my 16yo very much disagrees because she hates the alcohol aftertaste it has but she also didn't like the very nice presecco we had with our Christmas dinner, just means more for me.

I'm not saying I gave mine any very young I just don't have an issue with parents choosing for themselves and mine have been able to join in from about 11 if they chose to. Oddly enough they didn't want.

lteve would you like me to find you a wall to beat your head against?

It's a bit like Groundhog Day

No, people are allowed to disagree. Maybe they haven't seen the post where it points something out, and have somehow missed it. (It is 13 pages long at typing this so easily done.)
Just because it's Groundhog Day to YOU doesn't mean it is to everyone else.
More than one person is allowed to think it's a disgusting thing to do.
Children do NOT need measures of Baileys. Just because it's so called legal, doesn''t mean it's right.
At the age of 8, the liver is immature and does not need alcohol clogging it up just because they "asked for it."
this coming from someone who as an adult loves a drink or two or three or four

Pretty shocked by how many deem this to be acceptable.

An 8 year old getting a glass of alcohol (regardless of size) is shocking. A sip to try fair enough but this I find quite repulsive.

Thank God, a voice of sanity on the thread!

Oops emoticon fail that was supposed to be a lol

MakingEveryDayCount

Glad I'm not alone in thinking this.

Thanks for explaining that making

It was not a reference to anyone disagreeing, for what it's worth the first alcohol to pass my child's lips was 14 days before his 15th birthday and it was a snowball. I personally wouldn't give a child a drink of pure beer, wine, baileys, or spirits

My comments were regarding the fact that lteve has said why she gave her child baileys quite a few times now, and I honestly thought that mumsnet etiquette meant that it was good form to read the thread

YAWN!!!! Nobody is getting toddlers plastered every weekend are they?
Just an inflammatory post for a Saturday night.

Sorry my reply sounds really apologetic....it wasn't meant to

If you can find anywhere where I have said that she is right and everyone else is wrong or that I think that no one should disagree do let me know

hobnobsaremyfave Sat 04-Jan-14 20:22:45
This thread could win the "most rubbish sockpuppeting of 2014 award".

Easily.

Even with 361 days to go