I came home drunk one night and had to have my mother let me in the house. It was my 18th birthday and we had a big party at my friend’s house and we all got trashed. She let me in the house and didn’t say a word to me. The next morning I woke up and thought everything was cool seeing as how she didn’t say anything to me the night before, then I got the shock of my life. She sat me down on my bed and asked me what I had been drinking and we had an hour long discussion about the dangers of drinking too much and how alcoholism runs in my family. She gave me an ultimatum. I could pack my shit and leave or go to a few A.A. meetings to see how bad it gets for some people. At the time I hated her for it but now I think its one of the best things I ever did. I am a hell of a lot more responsible now when I drink and rarely ever get blind drunk. I think it would be helpful for all underage kids caught drinking to sit in on a few of those meetings because it puts it all in perspective. Sorry for the long post.
