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BugLuv · May 2010

Would you let your child take a sip of your drink if they wanted to know what it was. (Only talking about your child not others)

I tasted beer and wine when I was around 12 bc my parents let me. And I didn't like the taste at that time so I had no further interest in it.

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amhough · May 2010

I voted yes, but I wanted to qualify it by saying, it depends on their age, as a teen ager, yes, at nine or ten or eleven, no. But I think being around it in healthy way is how kids learn to be responsible imbibers.

eaa18 · May 2010

Yeah, when they are older, one sip is not going to hurt them, and like you said, its not going to taste good to them, so they most likely wont do it again for a while (hopefully)

juliane2004 · May 2010

No. I don't drink, so I would definitely not encourage my child to do so.

BugLuv · May 2010

amhough:
I voted yes, but I wanted to qualify it by saying, it depends on their age, as a teen ager, yes, at nine or ten or eleven, no. But I think being around it in healthy way is how kids learn to be responsible imbibers.

ITA, except I don't know what that last word is LOL! drinkers??

BugLuv · May 2010

juliane2004:
No. I don't drink, so I would definitely not encourage my child to do so.

ITA agree with that too. If you and your DH aren't drinkers there would be no reason to expose them to it.

I do have a friend who isn't a drinker and won't have the talk about what alcohol is and why it can be dangerous OR fine in some situations. I don't agree with that. (not saying that is you - just saying!)

Mrs.Kent · May 2010

I think in your case at age 12, it's not that big of a deal. My parents always let us have small (really tiny) glass of wine at Christmas, Easter, etc, when we were around that age and it wasn't that big of a deal. I think if anything, it made us more responsible when we hit drinking age, if that makes any sense.

Now, if you're asking for young kids, absolutely not! We were having dinner at my DH's bosses house recently and their 5 year old daughter grabbed a wine glass and took a huge swig and they were laughing because she does it all the time and she loves red wine. This was me - Indifferent

Lesley0228 · May 2010

I said yes, but that would be for a teenager only. I believe that when you make something so voodoo and forbidden that it just makes the kids more curious to go out and try it. My parents let me taste beer when I was like 10. It was gross and I wasn't interested. Beer was something that was just always around growing up for me. I never saw adults wasted or anything and a healthy relationship with alcohol was always demonstrated. I guess it effected me because my DH will tell you that while he knows I like beer and drink it regularly, he has never seen me drunk.

BTW, I LOVE K's vintage pictures!

dragonsmercy · May 2010

My brother and I have been "allowed" to "taste" my dad's drinks since we were very young (5 or so). I most disgustedly remember trying white rum straight when I was 8... I haven't and will not touch that stuff ever again! When my brother and I hit 16, we were allowed to drink at home almost whenever we wanted (within reason, and always when one of the parents were home, supervising). I think this went a long way to helping us not be like a lot of teens that as soon as they hit 19 (legal drinking age here), go out to a bar and party it up, get totally trashed, and repeat every weekend (or more often). We'd already been exposed, and for us it wasn't a big deal.

In DH's case, it was more the fact that they travelled to France quite a bit (he's British), and it was completely culturally acceptable to give a 5yo watered down wine with dinner. So he's been exposed to drinking for a long time as well, and never really went through the drunken partying teens/20s, either.

So for us, it's not a big deal to let our child "taste" alcohol - and I do mean taste. They're not going to be given a cup of anything until they're in their late teens at the earliest (unless we go to France, or something, and it's -very- watered down wine), but I won't object to a sip, if they ask.

BugLuv · May 2010

Mrs.Kent:

I think in your case at age 12, it's not that big of a deal. My parents always let us have small (really tiny) glass of wine at Christmas, Easter, etc, when we were around that age and it wasn't that big of a deal. I think if anything, it made us more responsible when we hit drinking age, if that makes any sense.

Now, if you're asking for young kids, absolutely not! We were having dinner at my DH's bosses house recently and their 5 year old daughter grabbed a wine glass and took a huge swig and they were laughing because she does it all the time and she loves red wine. This was me -

On the same page as you. I think people who laugh when their kids drink are exactly why some of the posters are all up in arms!

BugLuv · May 2010

Lesley0228:

I said yes, but that would be for a teenager only. I believe that when you make something so voodoo and forbidden that it just makes the kids more curious to go out and try it. My parents let me taste beer when I was like 10. It was gross and I wasn't interested. Beer was something that was just always around growing up for me. I never saw adults wasted or anything and a healthy relationship with alcohol was always demonstrated. I guess it effected me because my DH will tell you that while he knows I like beer and drink it regularly, he has never seen me drunk.

BTW, I LOVE K's vintage pictures!

I like everything you just said - and Thank you!!!! It made me really want another one when I went back to look for them... but then he woke up crying at 2 am and I snapped back to reality! LOL!

Lesley0228 · May 2010

BugLuv:
Lesley0228:

I said yes, but that would be for a teenager only. I believe that when you make something so voodoo and forbidden that it just makes the kids more curious to go out and try it. My parents let me taste beer when I was like 10. It was gross and I wasn't interested. Beer was something that was just always around growing up for me. I never saw adults wasted or anything and a healthy relationship with alcohol was always demonstrated. I guess it effected me because my DH will tell you that while he knows I like beer and drink it regularly, he has never seen me drunk.

BTW, I LOVE K's vintage pictures!

I like everything you just said - and Thank you!!!! It made me really want another one when I went back to look for them... but then he woke up crying at 2 am and I snapped back to reality! LOL!

I was literally have heart palpitations writing out Tillie's birthday party invites tonight. Where did the year go?!

mistresscox · May 2010

I guess I'm the odd man out. I'd let her try it when she's old enough to remember how nasty it is, and only let her taste something gross like a Bud or straight alcohol (like a tequila shot). I would want to imprint on her how it hurts going down and tastes nasty.

Jules G · May 2010

I really don't have an answer for that, I guess I'll just have to cross that bridge when I get to it. I mean on one hand I don't want DD to think that it's not ok to have a drink every once in a while in moderation, but I don't want to condone it either. I guess it will depend on DD & her maturity level at the time. The whole teenage drinking thing makes me very nervous. I mean I did it, but I never really got out of control about it. I had a friend whose parents let her start drinking in high school & she is now an alcoholic (among other things). By no means am I saying that if you let your child taste alcohol, they'll become an alcoholic, it's just that I've seen it 1st hand and it's really hard to watch someone on that downward spiral. Wow this got long fast! Ok, done rambling now

dragonsmercy · May 2010

mistresscox:
I guess I'm the odd man out. I'd let her try it when she's old enough to remember how nasty it is, and only let her taste something gross like a Bud or straight alcohol (like a tequila shot). I would want to imprint on her how it hurts going down and tastes nasty.

Hmmm... I wonder if this was dad's reasoning behind giving me a straight shot of rum and saying "here, try this!" ... and then laughed at me when I ran to the sink to try to wash the nasty taste out of my mouth! I never liked beer, so he didn't care if I asked for a sip here and there (different brands, normally).

lwrigley2000 · May 2010

Yes. I was allowed to try sips of beer, wine, and cordials when the adults would have them at dinner. Like a pp said I was given my own glass with a teeny-tiny amount at holiday dinners...which I never drank up but made me feel included. Because it wasn't tabo in my house and I knew what things tasted like I never seeked alcohol out. I didn't drink in high school.

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