16yr old got drunk last night

@MyNameIsHurl Not an excuse

@NativePortlander1970 I know in Germany the legal drinking age is 16.

@MyNameIsHurl Who cares, still not an excuse to let her get intoxicated.

@NativePortlander1970 my Grandma used to give me wine at that age

@MyNameIsHurl 18

@MyNameIsHurl So, still not an excuse

@NativePortlander1970 well go call the cops, I don't know what to tell you.

@MyNameIsHurl You're missing the point, she allowed her to get intoxicated, which is very irresponsible.

@MyNameIsHurl Here in America, and I believe Canada as well, she'd be sitting in jail, regardless of whether it was in her own home or not.

@MyNameIsHurl i was js i didnt know shed reply too :|

@MyNameIsHurl I'll put it another way, OP claimed it was a house party, which means there's a chance there were other underage there not related to her that were most likely drinking, and got drunk, and are most likely being questioned by their own parents, which will most likely snitch her out, thus causing the authorities to question her ability to guardianship her younger siblings and take them away, while they take her to jail.

@NativePortlander1970 here it is perfectly legal to drink underage in a private home. People start drinking at house parties around 14. And not just some kids, 90% of them

@NativePortlander1970 where we live no ones parents are upset that they are drinking. They all host these parties. There is one most weekends. If my mum was here she would have given her spirits

@NativePortlander1970 Meanwhile here in the UK, my kids have gone to school events drunk aged 15+. A few years ago my older daughters’ school rented a nightclub and all the kids went there after drinking with friends at home. It’s a rite of passage here. Assume Oz has a similar view of things!

@NativePortlander1970 It’s just a different way of doing things. Worked out fine for my family, my girls were bored of drinking heavily by the time they were 20 and don’t drink often anymore. Personally I have always been of the opinion that letting them drink at home is the best way to teach them their limits and demystify alcohol.

@resealableheart I have six cousins that were in AA before they were 25 on my paternal side, that's over half of them, at least ten of my Dad's cousins, and one younger brother, were full drunks by the time they hit 18.

@NativePortlander1970 Makes sense why you are more concerned about it. That could be a hereditary issue with addiction. I personally don’t know any alcoholics, and none of my kids friends have alcohol issues. The majority are not big drinkers despite starting young.