Teenagers these days

By prostitott - 04/05/2013 07:22

Today, I caught my 14-year-old daughter stealing alcohol from me. After berating her for half-an-hour I finally said, "At least you're not doing drugs." She gave me a guilty smile and sheepishly said, "At least I'm not a prostitute?" FML
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ComoEsJuan 24

When I was fourteen, I did some crazy things, but hey, I turned out fine. Right? Didn't I turn out fine?! TELL ME I'M PRETTY!

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saad2605 16

We live in a terrible time. A lot of this has to do with parenting, but there is also peer pressure. I am 18, was raised to respect family, myself and people around me, was never beaten. I have never done any drugs, drank, or smoke. Don't get me wrong. Some people don't work this way at all. Some just need a good beating sometimes. It just comes down to the parent to learn which way works best.

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Ali_Br_fml 33

Although I was beaten, (not the scary child-abuse way, the west-Indian way) it wasn't her first resort. My mom talked to me, and told me what I was not allowed to do. Her main thing was making me feel guilty for losing her trust, or her saying, "I'm going to tell your friends' mom you're not the sweet little angel they think you are," when I acted up. She believed in me, and praised me for good school-work, and looked forward to what I would be when I grew up, so I worked harder in school to make her proud. When I was a teen, she worked nights, and overnight, but trusted me never to do anything bad. I never did, and I never drank, had sex, or did drugs. I don't curse even now as an adult, or do anything above. She even let me watch rated R movies with her (R for violence, cursing & drugs or guns, not sex) But some parents raise their kids the same way, and their children run wild. It's a mix between parenting (what you teach your children to and not to do), peers, exposure, AND the individual child. She never drank in front of me either. Although I saw it on tv, I just never wanted to do it. Everyone has a brain, some just choose to ignore it. It helps to be the one everyone is compared to. Makes you not want to mess up...

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Ali_Br_fml 33

Oh darn, I didn't realize my paragraph was THAT long. I need to work on writing less. I'm So sorry...

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SweetasCandy0609 28

man what is wrong with kids these days trying to grow up to wang fast.

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SatansBiggestFan 4

alcohol is a drug. one of the worst, actually.

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MsMourningStar 22

Ground her. Lock her in her room. The only day light she will be able to see is the sun light from her bared windows!!! This drives me crazy.

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MDTeddy 13

I will never be okay with underage drinking. It makes me sick and those kids usually turn out to be horrible people. Op's daughter has an attitude.

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kitten1323 19

The only reason Alcohol is looked so down upon is because nobody knows how to drink responsibly. In Europe there is no drinking age because society doesn't make a big deal out of it and doesn't teach kids that it's "evil." If Americans would teach their damn kids how to drink responsibly instead of shielding them from alcohol until they turn 21 then kids wouldn't rebel and wouldn't get shit-faced on their 21st birthday or at parties.

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Raesin 21

'Europe' is not 1 country. The legal drinking age at home with adult supervision is 5, in the UK 14+ can consume alcohol with a meal while supervised and 14-17 can also be in pubs with adult supervision but not actually buy any alcohol. In France the legal drinking age at home is 16 with parental supervision. In Italy the legal age for drinking is 14+ if the alcohol is supplied by a parent or guardian. etc etc. Kids in 'Europe' are not raging alcoholics as soon as they're born and nor are they encouraged to drink. In the UK teenage alcoholics are worse than most places and you can't blame lack of exposure.

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kitten1323 19

I never said they were encouraged to drink. I said they are taught to drink RESPONSIBLY. Here in America its either you dont drink, or you get drunk. No in between. Its sickening

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prljm10 10

You deserve it for not being able to raise your child appropriately. She's minor and parents are responsible for them.

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