The point that I was trying to make earlier is not that kids have an ultimate bearing on the festivities in which we partake in public but rather that, in some cases, the parents do not believe in drinking (nothing wrong with that at all) and they naturally pass those beliefs to their children.
When they go out into a public setting I am sure they would prefer if those they socialize with on occasion did not contradict the values they try to instill in their children. Granted they should teach their children to recognize what is, in their eyes, right and wrong and to make the correct choices. Furthermore, I would certainly hope they do not expect us (the public) to aide them in successfully keeping those children in a bubble until they fly from the nest.
Some may just say "fine, then stay at home with the kids and shelter them so we can enjoy ourselves” and that is not the attitude to have. There is no reason a group of reasonably diverse people cannot get together and enjoy each other’s company without drinking. That is what friends do for one another.
With all that said, I drink at home, I drink in public with and without my kid and other peoples' kids. Does that make me a hypocrite after what I just said? No. I do promise that the day someone tells me they feel uncomfortable with my drinking or would rather not have their kids exposed, I will, without reservation, respond with "You know what, that is perfectly ok. You are my friend and I completely understand." I can drink later, who cares.
One the flip side, indirectly related to this conversation, there are people who are recovering alcoholics and find it difficult to be in an alcohol saturated environment. I will leave it at that.
Frankly I don’t even think that kids are even the heart of the alcohol issue in this thread and I don’t even know why I am still going on 30 lines later. The sponsor of the event is who we are respecting so we can come back another day. No problem with that right.
Anyway, I regret I am not going to be there to hang out with everyone and party afterwards.
Let the floodgates open, release the lions, tear me up. Yahoo!!!:xyxthumbs:
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When they go out into a public setting I am sure they would prefer if those they socialize with on occasion did not contradict the values they try to instill in their children. Granted they should teach their children to recognize what is, in their eyes, right and wrong and to make the correct choices. Furthermore, I would certainly hope they do not expect us (the public) to aide them in successfully keeping those children in a bubble until they fly from the nest.
Some may just say "fine, then stay at home with the kids and shelter them so we can enjoy ourselves” and that is not the attitude to have. There is no reason a group of reasonably diverse people cannot get together and enjoy each other’s company without drinking. That is what friends do for one another.
With all that said, I drink at home, I drink in public with and without my kid and other peoples' kids. Does that make me a hypocrite after what I just said? No. I do promise that the day someone tells me they feel uncomfortable with my drinking or would rather not have their kids exposed, I will, without reservation, respond with "You know what, that is perfectly ok. You are my friend and I completely understand." I can drink later, who cares.
One the flip side, indirectly related to this conversation, there are people who are recovering alcoholics and find it difficult to be in an alcohol saturated environment. I will leave it at that.
Frankly I don’t even think that kids are even the heart of the alcohol issue in this thread and I don’t even know why I am still going on 30 lines later. The sponsor of the event is who we are respecting so we can come back another day. No problem with that right.
Anyway, I regret I am not going to be there to hang out with everyone and party afterwards.
Let the floodgates open, release the lions, tear me up. Yahoo!!!:xyxthumbs:
:beer:
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