Thinking about drinking

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i know im not supposed to at my age. I’m 14. A couple of weeks ago i had some wine and i really enjoyed it. Ever since then i have really wanted to have another drink so bad. Luckily there isn’t really any alcoholic beverages in my house but im afraid that if i find some i will drink it

Category: Tags: asked April 23, 2014

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Quick question, who did you drink the wine with?

At your age, many people that I know were allowed to drink on some occasions some of the time. My friends with Italian families often had a glass of wine with dinner and my friends with Australian backgrounds often had a beer at the BBQ.

Do your parent(s)/guardian drink regularly? If you can ask if you could start trying what they drink or having some wine with dinner, at special events etc. I'm sure they would appreciate that you are growing up and would at least consider it at a later date.

Learning how to drink responsibly is an incredibly valuable skill that many people never get the hang of. If your early drinking experiences can be supervised and in environments where it's not just "let's get as much down our throats of the strongest stuff possible before we get caught" you can help build your chances of a healthy relationship with drinking.

I really wouldn't recommend sneaking around or stealing drinks from your family, that will make it extremely hard for them to trust you. Instead, talk to them. Even if they don't feel comfortable with you trying drinks yet, they will start to reframe the way they see you from an irresponsible child to a mature young adult.

I know it's hard to talk about this kind of thing with parents (I was only able to with my mum, my dad had selective hearing on this topic haha) but if they do say not now, that's a start. If you did drink behind their backs before, I wouldn't advise letting that slip.

Good luck and there's no rush, you'll have plenty of drunken escapades and hungover sunrises to look forward to either way :)
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Here's the trick, don't go looking. It's not safe for you to drink. Peer pressure can really crush someones life, especially drinking. Don't develop a drinking problem at 14, it's really not healthy at all.
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Honey, I tried drinking and I ended up crying and laughing at the same time. It's a drug that goes in your system, it's not really good for you.As long as you don't get addicted, and you are responsible, then I think it should be fine. BUT THINK BEFORE YOU ACT! yes? You're a lovely human being I'm sureYours truly, You've got a friend in me
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Hey there,Having a drink isn't a bad thing, but I think it wise to tell you what can happen if you become addicted.I recently lost my Uncle to a drinking problem, the alcohol shrunk his brain and cause tumors that couldn't be fixed.Drink if you like, but please do so responsibly - People care about you and I'd hate to see anyone going through what I had to.
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Thinking of drinking at age14. Hmm you know my mome used to let me sip a little wine at parties but I never went looking for the remainders or any alcohol after wards. Addictive personalities(sp) are easy to recognize and I think you need to be conscience of where looking for another drink could eventually lead you. Please be careful with this. Look for support groups for teens just like you're scouring for alcohol. Sorry to if I sound too preachy but I have friends who are addicts or recovering addicts. It's not very pleasant atmosphere. And alcohol & drugs severely damage the brain. Take care of yourself. There is plenty of time for this.