I have a 16 year old son and he's starting to go to parties where I know they have beer. Sometimes he comes home smelling like he's been drinking from a keg all night long. I'm a little worried about him. I don't want him to get fat.
Is there a good way to tell my son to drink Vodka instead of beer without sounding like a "parent"? I feel like the carbs will ruin him. Parents please help!!!!
2006-07-23 18:53:22 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Just to clarify. Neither my son or I have a drinking problem. My son only drinks because he wants to.
Kids will be kids right?
2006-07-23 19:40:07 · update #1
well, if your jsut worried about him getting fat, tell him to drink light beer, or better yet, go to a bookstore and buy a mixology book that has different mixures for drinks in it, buy it and give it to him. he'll think your the coolest parent ever. if fat isn't the only issue and your worried that he might not make it home or something else, have him drink at home and tell him he can invite a FEW friends. it's impossible to completely stop him from drinking all together, which it doesn't really sound like that's the problem anyway, but you can teach him to drink responsibly.
2006-07-23 19:44:33 · answer #1 · answered by Lynn 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
What kind of a parent are you anyway?
You would rather have your 16 year old son drink vodka instead of beer because of the calories?
You should be more concerned about teaching your son not to drink at all until he's of legal age, you fool.
I find your way of thinking is not that of a concerned parent but that of a fool who just doesn't give a damn about your sons drinking as long as he watches the calories and you don't want him fat but you don't care is he ends up a drunk by the age of 17.
You need professional help before your son ends up like his dad and worse.
You should be teaching your 16 year old son that it's no good to start drinking at such an early age, not to drink beer or vodka or anything at all.
Seek help right away!!!!!
2006-07-23 19:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
honesty. sit him down and poor a beer in a glass make sure it is really warm and have him smell it. Talk about the effects that this foul smelling beer can have when people succumb to it. Be the stronger person. Or you could do what my dad did. I said hey pop can I have a beer he said sure. As I went to drink it he slapped me right across the face and said when you turn 21 you can have on. the smell stayed on me all day. I don't even like the smell of beer.
2006-07-23 18:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by little larry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think you should have a parent child night, but there are optional things on how to tell him that you're worried about this harming him. I think that if you choose to have the Father-Son night that you should explain to him the harms of drinking and express to him that you feel the need to let him know that you believe he is harming or will turn out to harm himself. Well I hope I helped!
2006-07-23 19:13:19 · answer #4 · answered by picture_perfect 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh come on get real. Your son should not be drinking at 16 he needs to wait until he reaches the legal drinking age and can prove himself responsible enough to handle it. I have seen to many people killed by idiots of all ages who think that they can handle alcohol and then drive drunk. In fact it was a 16 year old who killed the mother of one of my students when he hit her head on at 50 mph on a city street because he had been drinking and did not realize how fast he was driving
2006-07-23 19:25:50 · answer #5 · answered by Theresa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your more interested in him drinking anything. He should not drink at all till at least 18. Especially if he drives now. You have to clean up your act before you can set him straight. He needs help now to stop. Pem
2006-07-23 19:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Patricia M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I really don't think it is too big of a deal because as long as he admits that he is drinking to you then you will be good, you don't want him lying to you because that leads to other things. More than half the US is overweight...one more is not going to hurt
2006-07-23 18:58:02 · answer #7 · answered by sam g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your a poor excuse for a father trying to change his bad habit of under-age "Beer-drinking" to under-age "Vodka-drinking", to save his calorie count.
You should also get him to stop smoking crack by handing out free cigarettes!
(i've seen it all now!)
2006-07-23 18:59:21 · answer #8 · answered by Swamp Zombie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given your concerns, I wouldn't worry about sounding like a parent, just say, "Hey, beer makes you fat, you know." If he goes, "What? What are you talking about?" just smile and shrug.
2006-07-23 18:59:04 · answer #9 · answered by presidentofallantarctica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It boggles me that you're more concerned about him becoming fat than becoming an alchoholic. And, since that's the case, I can't offer any good advice.
I, nor my kids, have never drank and I would never encourage them to.
2006-07-24 02:39:19 · answer #10 · answered by Dee M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋