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AIBU to think you don't give bacardi to 12 year olds?

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TalkingInTheKitchenAtParties · 08/03/2024 13:53

AIBU to think that you don't give bacardi to 12 year olds? Their grandmother thinks that it is perfectly normal to do this and that it is completely acceptable and normal for her generation to do.

We visited my parents house at the weekend for lunch. Whilst I was feeding my youngest in a different room my mother decided to give my 12 year old the equivalent of 3 shots of neat bacardi (both my eldest daughters were in the room and I have since asked them separately to show me how much was in the glass). My 12 year old hadn't asked for it and wasn't even aware of what she was drinking.

As soon as I found out I went to talk to my mother who found it funny, claimed that she couldn't see that there was an issue, said I was over reacting, that it's a completely normal thing for her generation to do, laughing and rolling her eyes at me and not letting me speak. We ended up leaving. Our leaving was met by my mother shouting, storming off and slamming doors. My eldest was frightened by her grandmothers behaviour. I remained calm throughout, tbh i think I was in shock at what had happened. I have not heard from either my mother or father since Saturday. Whenever there is a falling out it is up to me to apologise regardless of who is at fault. I will not be apologising this time. This is different. This is my child she has hurt. I cannot see how I can ever trust her to look after my children again if she sees it as perfectly normal to give my child alcohol behind my back. Surely this isn't normal grandparent behaviour as she claims!

OP posts:
Babsexxx · 09/03/2024 08:47

Bludy hell no it’s not! but at Christmas gatherings (back in the 90’s) my Nan used to hand out the snowballs and the bar cardi breezers At that age to us so maybe generation thing.

Plus I think this generation is much more less interested in alcohol my son is coming 12 and dh had a bottle of shandy in the fridge and my ds has tasted a beer before poured himself a glass of shandy dehydrated in the summer only thing cold and fizzy in the fridge glugged it down then recognised a familiar taste clicked it tasted like beer he ran to me in floods of tears panicking thinking he was pissed 🤣 I felt terrible for him was on Google proving shandy wasn’t alcohol etc we can laugh now but he was genuinely in a bad way over it!

Auburngal · 09/03/2024 08:58

In mainland Europe, its norm for children to be given a little alcohol with their meals.

TalkingInTheKitchen · 09/03/2024 10:10

Auburngal · 09/03/2024 08:58

In mainland Europe, its norm for children to be given a little alcohol with their meals.

It is indeed. But that is rather different to 80ml of straight bacadi given without consent by either the child drinking it or their parent knowing.

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