Teen parties during lockdown

[cola2019]

This is the 3rd night in the row that my 14 yr old DD's instagram has been full of lives at house parties. Full on parties of 20 plus kids all together in a house. Alcohol involved too all with parents consent. Am I niave??? 1. We are in lockdown 2. They are 14 FFS!!

There seems to be a trend i've noticed of teenagers from that age and up floughting the rules, particularly since lockdown restrictions have been relaxed. I've seen them gathering in large groups outside, clearly all mates so not from the same household and they aren't social distancing. It seems they think they won't be affected by the virus but forget about their parents, siblings, even grandparents if they live with them. Even teenagers have died from this virus, and no one can be sure they are 100% healthy.

But parents seem to be allowing it and ferrying their kids here there and everywhere to allow these parties to happen. I am a but shocked I must admit!!

Wouldn't let mine go to a large party
My 15 yo has been meeting a friend outside for walk etc but hopefully social distancing ) he says he is ) and when I've seen him he appears to
My 17 year old has said his friend may be having a few friends round in garden weather pending for a drink soon but would be no more than 6 and that I wouldn't mind
But even in normal times I would t let 14 year old go to house parties and drink , oldest allowed at 16 for school prom and he's been to a few since pew lockdown but still limited amounts ( although I realise not strictly legal either )

I don’t understand these parents. I think they sound incredibly irresponsible. My 15 y o loves parties but has strictly adhered to the rules. It’s not you cola2019. It’s them.

Good for them. It's a shit lockdown trashing their future. I imagine their parents feel the same.
I wouldn't be keen on my 14 year old going to a large party with drink before lockdown so we're not starting now, but I couldn't care less what others get up to
You do you and let others make their own choices

I get the you do you, NoHardSell, but it is very hard to explain that to your own children. I often hear "everyone else is doing it" (not usually true when I dig deeper), but that doesn't make it right. It's a time to think of society as a whole and parents can help by setting good examples.

I'm shocked. I have a 14 yr old. She's perfectly capable of understanding what we're going through and why. She misses her friends desperately but neither she or I would contemplate a party of any kind. It is so irresponsible of the parents who are enabling it.