Tryptamite said:I'm currently working on building a relationship with my brother who's 13. When my parents go out i'll but him a beer or two and have a few myself. I'm trying to be the cool but caring older brother. When he's older I'd love to be able to smoke dope with him... but anything harder I don't think so. I'd feel resposible if anything happened to him even in the long term.
Styrofoam Cheeto said:Not ragging on you or anything, but what happens when he makes a wrong choice like drunk driving? Or becomes an alcoholic when he gets older? I'm not saying that will happen, but wouldn't you feel partly responsible for handing your 13 year old brother alcohol? That just plain irresponsible. I understand if he was a bit older...Well, a lot older. 13 is just way too young! I don't care if they are exposed to that shit elsewhere, you, as a role model, shouldn't be letting your very young brother consume alcohol. What would you do if your 13 year old kid was drinking? How would that make you feel? I dunno, but I would be plenty worried.
yea i agree. thats very true. im a rebel and i love to do everything my parents wouldnt allow me to do. now that im older and my parents offer me a drink from time to time, i just say no. i honestly think its better to have your kids do it right in your face than to do it behind your back.meladori said:my dad started exposing my brother & i to alcohol when we were young, i was 11 or 12 when he first bought me a beer...actually i think it was a hooch lol but anyway... we both have a healthy attitude towards alcohol even now because it was never anything to rebel against. we were taught it's something to respect & you should know your limits. i think keeping something away from a youngling will only make them go wild when they get their hands on it.
in short. i think giving your brother the odd drink now & then is more than being a 'cool' brother, it's setting down a healthy relationship with alcohol.