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pincushions

We have a thing in our area called a ROCK-N-ROMP.

It is FREAKING AWESOME.

Live local bands (starts around 3) in a safe family area and they serve booze or you can BYOB. All kinds of music. Last time it was Jazz, shoegazer and rock at our local garden museum. 1 day a month at local areas. There is a $5 donation for adults

Now some people are freaking out about the booze/BYOB part. I have been to 3 of these things and have never seen anything out of the ordinary as far as too much drinking. Just adults having a good relaxing time and kids running around. This is really catered to the hipster crowd but really has got such a great turn out that more and more types of people and families have started coming.

People are asking to "take away the booze for a more family friendly environment".

WDYT? Do you think it is "bad" to have alcohol at something like this?

I think those people can go on and not come if they feel it isn't "friendly". No booze are not required to have a good time, but it really is like a "back yard BBQ" environment.

and yes I have booze in front of my kids, not a lot but a glass of wine with dinner 2x a week.

MelandJeff

Well, the ones with the stick up their asses can just stay home. As long as it is done responsibly and there have not been issues, whats the problem?

I hate people who are like "ooooh, booze is the devil, the root of alllll evil" Well, booze is my friend, and I go where it goes. We are a team, booze and I.

I can all but guarantee that if you take away the booze? The attendance will drop dramatically.

Goose51504

IMO, kids are only fun to be around if there's booze involved. So, put me in the "biotches for booze" category.

amiamish

We have something like that in our town too, every Friday evening for a month or two. It's great! I don't mind people drinking around DS, as long as they are in control-he has no idea what beer is! Our city has a "drinking station" though, if you want to drink you have to be within this roped off area and nobody under age 21 is allowed in. I wouldn't care if they were allowed to walk around with it though. I would rather teach my child that you CAN drink and have a good time with out getting out of control. (Something my parents don't believe.)

MoRoseT

I see nothing wrong with it! Agree 100% with Goose.

We have never had a birthday party for our kids where booze wasn't involved. lol

~Kat~

I would have no problem at all with something like that! Sounds like fun! DH and I don't really drink, but I see no problem with it. As long as everyone is being responsible and it isn't turning in to a big drunkfest, I see no reason to take away the alcohol.

pincushions

Goose51504:

IMO, kids are only fun to be around if there's booze involved. So, put me in the "biotches for booze" category.

 

I will save you a chair and a beer koozie!

 

skippy2310

No, I agree with you, if they know it's served and don't like it, then they don't have to come.

 

sooosie

I hate it when the holier than thou contingent tries to rain on these parades.  Kids don't know wtf booze is - as long as no one is getting wasted and tripping over the children I see nothing wrong with these types of things.

Zenya

Goose51504:

IMO, kids are only fun to be around if there's booze involved. So, put me in the "biotches for booze" category.

Agree.

Funny b/c my son's bday is coming up and I was writing an email to the invitees about it and couldn't find a way to say THERE WILL BE BOOZE.  THIS WILL NOT BE LAME without coming off like an alcoholic.  

To me, a celebration is for the whole family!  Adults enjoying a couple of drinks is perfectly normal.  Rather that than them looking at their watches/blackberries waiting to leave because it's boring.

We as a society have become WAY too child centered, IMO.  When I was growing up you  just went as a family and had fun.  No rules. 

AngelaSue

People are lame. I agree with Mel, the attendance will probably drop if they take away the booze/BYOB. If people don't like it, then don't go. Save yourself the trouble. We have fires almost every weekend in the summer with friends, and there is always beer/misc liquor when we get together. None of us get wasted by any means, but we do drink in front of our kids. Tsk tsk I know.

femmegem

I'm not much of a drinker, but I see nothing wrong with others drinking at that kind of event.

breezee_bean

booze for b*tches here, too!

beanzer

I'm with this line of thought..."biotches for booze" .

bubu

I must have missed the memo that says you have to totally disappear as a person when you have kids.  Are adults not allowed to attempt to have any fun when kids are around?  I'm not a drinker so it wouldn't bother me to go and not drink but if others want to drink and it's friendly I don't see what the problem is.  I guess we have to live like nuns and priests (minus the kid touching) when children are present.

jlw2505

Sounds fine to me as long as people are responsbile and you can't control everyone but from what you say, I would have no issue with it.  No different than this past weekend when we got together with a few other couples at someones house and we were having wine and beer while the kids played.  All was fine and safe.