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Originally Posted by Daniel_
I gave my daughter (age 9) a glass of wine with our Sunday lunch. It was a thimble full of sparkling rose with a top up of soda water (basically just enough wine to give colour to the water), but I see nothing odd about that - it's how I was brought up, and I hope that by the time she's looking out for herself in social situations, she has enough experience of what alcohol is for and how it works to not end up as a drunken slut puking in the street.
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You can already do that over here, either for educational purpose or religious purpose.
Your child, not anyone else's child. Getting them drunk is another story.
Drinking: 21 Younger if parent is present to teach you how to drink responsibly (such as Daniel above)
Consent: 18
Marriage: 25 (I was actually leaning more towards age 30)
Live your life a bit first, seriously. Go to school. Get a job. Play the field. Get to know yourself. Learn how to support yourself.
Voting: 18
Driving: permit at 16, license at 18. License at 17 if you have completed a driving course and have a job.
Military enlistment: 21
Young adults need time to see there is life other than the military. Joining the military should be an informed choice, not something done because they were so young they weren't sure what else to do (many of my classmates did that).