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Perhaps it was designed that way, but I find the first post to be shortsighted and dangerous. It will only lead to binge drinking, which is bad regardless of age. Mixed with irresponsible youngsters, it's a recipe for disaster.
Last year in a Chicago suburb, there was a prom or graduation party thrown by a kid who's parents took this exact stance. They purchased all the alcohol and tried to confiscate all the keys. They missed one set, and two kids died in a car wreck at the foot of their driveway. Those parents are now in jail - and I think they belong there.
That said, Max has already tried beer (not on purpose - he grabbed a bottle while my back was turned), and I don't plan on stigmatizing alcohol for him. If he wants to try sips when he's in grade school (and by "sip", I mean exactly that - a single sip), that's fine. He'll have wine at his first communion, I'm sure, and given my in-laws, will have the occassional glass of wine by the time he's in high school. And I'm fine with that. I'd rather it not be a big mystery when he gets to the point that all his friends are figuring out how to game the system to buy it.
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