{"id":4509,"date":"2014-02-18T21:39:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T04:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4509"},"modified":"2014-02-18T21:39:58","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T04:39:58","slug":"stapleton-moms-yahoo-group-finds-something-new-to-wine-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4509","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Mom\u2019s Yahoo! Group Finds Something New to \u201cWine\u201d About"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"kids<\/a>A recent hot topic on the Stapleton Mom\u2019s Yahoo! group was in regards to the positive and negative effects of kids drinking at an early age. Some people feel that allowing children to drink wine in the house as kids will make it so the kids do not overindulge when they get into their teens and twenties. \u201cYou look at Europeans, and they don\u2019t have the issues we have,\u201d says Brenda Potter. \u201cIt\u2019s because they drink at an early age, and therefore, don\u2019t view alcohol as something rebellious. As Americans, we should really change to this type of system.\u201d\n\nOther moms agree. \u201cWe allow our 13 and 11 year old to have a small glass of wine at dinner,\u201d says Ann York. \u201cI think it is a good way to teach them to be responsible with alcohol, and at the same time, hope they learn that drinking is part of society, and doing it won\u2019t make them cool.\u201d The goal for most of these parents is to gain more control over their child as they mature. \u201cWe are simply trying to get ahead of things,\u201d says Trisha Farrell. \u201cWe are hoping to control their life experiences so that they don\u2019t have to experience the highs and lows of life. We are already at work looking to arrange a marriage for our daughter as well.\u201d\nNot all parents agree that having your child drink at an early age will cause them to not binge drink as they get older. \u201cHave the people that are saying this ever been to Europe?\u201d asked Stacey Riekse? \u201cThat place is a mess. I have seen tons of drunk idiots in Europe, and not all of them were Americans. I doubt there is a correlation between letting kids drink early and then having them be responsible drinkers during college.\u201d \u201cI guess I don\u2019t care if other people let their kids drink,\u201d says Betsy Williams. \u201cBut, we are not going to allow our tween kids to drink in the house. They are going to have to sneak out of the house when they are in high school and get drunk for the first time on Mad Dog 20\/20 like we all did. I\u2019m not going to make it that easy on them.\u201d\nSurprisingly, the Stapleton Mom\u2019s Yahoo! group never did come to a consensus. So to find out what is best for your kids, read the opinions you agree with, then chastise the people who don\u2019t share your values and opinions. Ultimately, that will help us to collectively make the best decisions for our Stapleton children.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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