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MarathonKnitter
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NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
i let my son TASTE (read: two sips) champagne last night.
he's 12
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Posted 1/1/08 4:25 PM  |
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Beth
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
no- I was always allowed to have a sip
I hated it (I don't now) but I never felt the need to sneak it- b/c I knew it wasn't a big deal
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| Posted 1/1/08 4:26 PM |
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evnme
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
not at all!
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| Posted 1/1/08 4:27 PM |
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donegal419
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
no, you're not a bad mother.
ETA: in fact, it's the kids who never saw alcohol or were never given a little taste or never saw adults enjoy alchol responsibliy are the ones that go crazy in HS and college with drinking. I think if it's supervised and appropriate, it's ok.
Message edited 1/1/2008 4:29:01 PM.
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GoldenRod
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
That's probably a lot less alcohol than cough medicine.....
I don't see anything wrong with it.
DW knew a family where the 8 yo DS would cruise the tables at a party, and empty everyone's glasses.... THAT was bad parenting! The kid was toasted at every party! 
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| Posted 1/1/08 4:44 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
Posted by GoldenRod
That's probably a lot less alcohol than cough medicine.....
I don't see anything wrong with it.
DW knew a family where the 8 yo DS would cruise the tables at a party, and empty everyone's glasses.... THAT was bad parenting! The kid was toasted at every party!
wow! that IS bad parenting.
i feel better, now
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| Posted 1/1/08 4:46 PM |
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DebG
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
I don't think you are a bad mom for that.
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| Posted 1/1/08 4:47 PM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
No way. A whole glass, maybe, but two sips. Not at all!!! 
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| Posted 1/1/08 4:51 PM |
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
Didn't we all have a sip of our dad's beer when we were younger? Nothing wrong with a taste.
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:05 PM |
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HoneyBadger
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
Yes, you are a bad mother!!
 
I'm sorry, I just had to say it!!!
No, by a long shot you are not a bad mother! It's not like you gave him a bottle of the stuff and said here you go kid, happy new year!!
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:28 PM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
I think you are a great mother to do that, I fully believe that exposure to alcohol when your children are growing up is a good thing. Look at the French...the kids all drink wine from a young age (not like full glasses...) but I think your having a healthy attitude towards booze will show your kids how to have a good attitude towards it.
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:32 PM |
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watersdeb04
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
I agree with what everyone else is saying. The best place for a child to learn how to drink is in the home so that they can handle alcohol appropriately and responsibly when given the opportunity to have it.
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:37 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
No, not at all. Children in european countries regularly sip wine at dinner. And those countries don't have teenage drinking like we do here.
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:40 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
Not at all.
I was allowed to have wine with dinner from the time I was about 9 or so.
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:43 PM |
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conigs25
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
gosh NO!!!!!!! Thats so exciting for a kid. Hes 12,not 2. And it was NYE!!!!
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:50 PM |
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MrsO
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
not at all - when we were children we were always able to sip to get a taste (beer or wine)
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| Posted 1/1/08 5:57 PM |
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Christine
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
I don't think it's a big deal. I rememeber begging my father for sips of beer and being served a small amount of wine on special occasions. I think being less forbidden makes it less exciting as you get older.
But I saw thing on the news that I think it was Nassau country, signed a law that it was illegal to serve minors alcohol in your home.
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| Posted 1/1/08 6:01 PM |
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stephaniea
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
I let each of my kids taste my Mai Tai last night. They are 14, 12 and 9. I knew they wouldn't like it. They couldn't understand how I liked them.
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| Posted 1/1/08 6:09 PM |
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checka
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
Posted by Beth1210
no- I was always allowed to have a sip
I hated it (I don't now) but I never felt the need to sneak it- b/c I knew it wasn't a big deal
Same here except I still don't really like the taste now. I don't think you're a bad mother.
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| Posted 1/1/08 6:09 PM |
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JennasMom
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
No not a bad mother at all, my DS has had sips of beer, wine and pina colada's and at least for now hates the taste
Message edited 1/1/2008 6:49:29 PM.
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Tany
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
i think a sip is perfectly normal.
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headoverheels
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
if you are a bad mother then you should have called CPS on my mom and dad - they let me have the last sip of beer from my dad's after-work coors when i was 3 years old 
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Beth
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Beth
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
Posted by Christine
But I saw thing on the news that I think it was Nassau country, signed a law that it was illegal to serve minors alcohol in your home.
this applies more to getting a keg for a graduation party- then giving you own kid a sip of of something
the sad thing is- if we lived in europe- we would not even question this
this country is getting way too up tight for me
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| Posted 1/1/08 7:55 PM |
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CAMCaps
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Re: NOT PARENTING: am i a bad mother??
I think that is fine. At my wedding, my 13 year old sister had a few sips of champagne as well.
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